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Study in Rain and Light: An approach for audiovisual composition
Author Info
MacDonald, James Donald, III
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1554491734331463
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2019, Doctor of Musical Arts, Ohio State University, Music.
Abstract
From spring 2017 to March 2019 I composed an original, hour-long audiovisual electroacoustic work that utilized 4.1-channel sound, four projectors, and lights. This work, Study in Rain and Light, features sound entirely synthesized from rain sounds and visual content generated from videos of rainy days. In order to do so, I needed to develop techniques for audiovisual relationships. These techniques are based on terminology used in film and audiovisual research, such as congruence and counterpoint. By adopting these concepts as composition techniques, I was able to create meaningful relationships between sound and image that worked to unify a concert-length work. In this document, I will describe the techniques that I used and how I applied them in order to compose this work.
Committee
Thomas Wells (Advisor)
Jan Radzynski (Committee Member)
Anna Gawboy (Committee Member)
Pages
237 p.
Subject Headings
Music
Keywords
music
;
composition
;
music composition
;
multimedia
;
audiovisual
;
electroacoustic
;
audiovisual composition
;
multimedia composition
;
electronic music
;
composition technique
;
Max
;
Ableton
;
Isadora
;
Max MSP
;
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MacDonald, III, J. D. (2019).
Study in Rain and Light: An approach for audiovisual composition
[Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1554491734331463
APA Style (7th edition)
MacDonald, III, James.
Study in Rain and Light: An approach for audiovisual composition.
2019. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1554491734331463.
MLA Style (8th edition)
MacDonald, III, James. "Study in Rain and Light: An approach for audiovisual composition." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1554491734331463
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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