Making the Archive and Archiving the Making: insights and outcomes from a major research project

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
SIMON WATERS
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Performance Practice ◽  
Electroacoustic Music ◽  
The Other ◽  
Technical Level ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Major Research ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Aesthetic Judgement ◽  
And Performance

This paper seeks to address some of the problems faced by those archiving an area of musical practice – electroacoustic music and the sonic arts – which is, by definition, involved with technologies which change and develop, and which unsurprisingly is itself in a state of flux and transformation. Drawing on the experience gained from two linked research projects – one looking at the development of the practice, the other seeking to archive it – it is suggested that the two apparently disparate areas of activity can be fruitfully regarded as overlapping in many respects. Both activities involve selection and aesthetic judgement, both strive for an elusive ‘completeness’ while acknowledging its impossibility, and at a technical level the strategies now emerging for searching and collating information from ‘separate’ archives look increasingly like the strategies used in some areas of ‘real-time’ composition and performance practice. It is argued that archivists of material from such a disparate and rapidly developing practice, rather than aiming for spurious ‘coverage’ of the field, should acknowledge and celebrate their difference from each other, while conforming to simple principles which will allow their archived content to be searched and collated dynamically by individual users, each querying and configuring the material optimally for their own purposes.

RESEARCH PROJECT PLANNING METHODS

2011 ◽  
Vol 162 (4) ◽  
pp. 332-341
Author(s):  
Dorota KUCHTA
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
The Other ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
National Centre ◽  
Planning Methods ◽  
High Uncertainty

Classic project planning methods are summed up. It is shown that they are not suited for research projects and it is justified that a research project should be planned in a different way from the other ones. A review of methods from the literature is conducted – of the methods dedicated to research projects, but also of the methods dedicated to other types of projects biased by a high uncertainty and changeability degree. It is indicated how the latter might be applied to research projects. Further research directions are shown, which will allow one to work out planning methods for research projects adapted to their specificity. Attention is drawn to the fact that various types of research projects exist, while each type may potentially require a different planning method. The requirements set to research project plans by such institutions as the European Commission, the National Centre of Research and Development and the National Centre of Science are mentioned, and it is pointed out that these requirements should be changed in order to optimise the expenditure of financial resources earmarked for research.

Hacking Choreography: Dance and Live Coding

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Sicchio
Keyword(s):  
Programming Languages ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Performance Practice ◽  
Computer Music ◽  
Computer Programming ◽  
Live Performance ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Transdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Performance Events ◽  
The Creation

This article explores the intersection of live coding and choreography, discussing the “practice as research” project Hacking Choreography. It examines the use of computer programming languages within dance scores, the creation of scores in real time, and the transparency of these scores to the audience during performance. Four pieces created by the author are discussed in terms of these elements and compared to live-coding practices for computer music. Through this, not only does live coding emerge as a performance practice related to sound or visuals, but it also continues its trajectory as a transdisciplinary approach to live performance events.

scholarly journals Designing Musical Games for Electroacoustic Improvisation

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-88
Author(s):  
Christos Michalakos
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Performance Practice ◽  
Game Design ◽  
Music Composition ◽  
Live Electronics ◽  
Design Decisions ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Game Engines ◽  
And Performance

This paper describes the background and motivations behind the author’s electroacoustic game-pieces Pathfinder (2016) and ICARUS (2019), designed specifically for his performance practice with an augmented drum kit. The use of game structures in music is outlined, while musical expression in the context of commercial musical games using conventional game controllers is discussed. Notions such as agility, agency and authorship in music composition and improvisation are in parallel with game design and play, where players are asked to develop skills through affordances within a digital game-space. It is argued that the recent democratisation of game engines opens a wide range of expressive opportunities for real-time game-based improvisation and performance. Some of the design decisions and performance strategies for the two instrument-controlled games are presented to illustrate the discussion; this is done in terms of game design, physical control through the augmented instrument, live electronics and overall artistic goals of the pieces. Finally, future directions for instrument-controlled electroacoustic game-pieces are suggested.

scholarly journals If not a shaman, then what?

Ethnologies ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-155
Author(s):  
Bridget Cauthery
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Human Activity ◽  
Performance Practice ◽  
Western Indian Ocean ◽  
Blind Spot ◽  
Entry Point ◽  
The Other ◽  
The West ◽  
And Performance

Abstract Reflecting on his fieldwork among the Malagasy speakers of Mayotte in the western Indian Ocean, Canadian anthropologist Michael Lambek questions why the West has such a “blind spot” when it comes to the human activity of trance. Querying the West’s blind spot has led me to argue that trance, as related in the ethnographic record, may be perceived as an attribute or characteristic of the Other. In this article, celebrated Canadian modern dancer Margie Gillis’ relationship with trance in her creative and performance practice is explored. Trance becomes an-Other entry point — one that has not been touched upon during Gillis’ lifetime — for interpreting both her role as a performer and her performing body.

scholarly journals Trends in Intelligent Communication Systems: Review of Standards, Major Research Projects, and Identification of Research Gaps

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Koufos ◽  
Karim Haloui ◽  
Mehrdad Dianati ◽  
Matthew Higgins ◽  
Jaafar Elmirghani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Communication Networks ◽  
Intelligent Control ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Data Analytics ◽  
Network Data ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Major Research ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
The Core

The increasing complexity of communication systems, following the advent of heterogeneous technologies, services and use cases with diverse technical requirements, provide a strong case for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and data-driven machine learning (ML) techniques in studying, designing and operating emerging communication networks. At the same time, the access and ability to process large volumes of network data can unleash the full potential of a network orchestrated by AI/ML to optimise the usage of available resources while keeping both CapEx and OpEx low. Driven by these new opportunities, the ongoing standardisation activities indicate strong interest to reap the benefits of incorporating AI and ML techniques in communication networks. For instance, 3GPP has introduced the network data analytics function (NWDAF) at the 5G core network for the control and management of network slices, and for providing predictive analytics, or statistics, about past events to other network functions, leveraging AI/ML and big data analytics. Likewise, at the radio access network (RAN), the O-RAN Alliance has already defined an architecture to infuse intelligence into the RAN, where closed-loop control models are classified based on their operational timescale, i.e., real-time, near real-time, and non-real-time RAN intelligent control (RIC). Different from the existing related surveys, in this review article, we group the major research studies in the design of model-aided ML-based transceivers following the breakdown suggested by the O-RAN Alliance. At the core and the edge networks, we review the ongoing standardisation activities in intelligent networking and the existing works cognisant of the architecture recommended by 3GPP and ETSI. We also review the existing trends in ML algorithms running on low-power micro-controller units, known as TinyML. We conclude with a summary of recent and currently funded projects on intelligent communications and networking. This review reveals that the telecommunication industry and standardisation bodies have been mostly focused on non-real-time RIC, data analytics at the core and the edge, AI-based network slicing, and vendor inter-operability issues, whereas most recent academic research has focused on real-time RIC. In addition, intelligent radio resource management and aspects of intelligent control of the propagation channel using reflecting intelligent surfaces have captured the attention of ongoing research projects.

Modern Eras and Alternative Futures: The American Elections of 2016 in the Longest Run

The Forum ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Byron E. Shafer ◽  
Regina L. Wagner
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Major Research ◽  
Alternative Futures ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Longest Run ◽  
American Elections

AbstractOn the morning after, the aggregate story of the American elections of 2016 was one of surprise. Professional pundits – not to mention the pollsters, those masters of disaggregation – had been rather strikingly wrong. So, one of the major products of the elections of 2016 was a major research project for these professional disaggregators. But can those who treat elections as aggregate phenomena – as patterned wins and losses across time – fit these results into an ongoing pattern? Within this pattern, what looks familiar and what looks anomalous? Or, said the other way around, when

Stilte dirigeren. Michael Maierhofs gebruik van gedirigeerde en gemeten stiltes / Conducting Silence. Michael Maierhof’s use of conducted and measured silences

Forum+ ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 64-71
Author(s):  
Thomas R. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Performance Practice ◽  
The Other ◽  
And Performance

Stiltes zijn een essentieel onderdeel van muziek. Wanneer stilte nauwkeurig wordt gemeten, zoals in Michael Maierhofs Zonen 6 voor gitaarorkest, kan deze een hele compositie structureren en de luisteraar helpen om een stuk zin te geven. Het artistieke gebruik ervan heeft ook een dramatische invloed op de rol en de uitvoeringspraktijk van de dirigent. Precies 75% van Zonen 6 voor gitaarorkest van Michael Maierhof bestaat uit gecomponeerde en uitgemeten soundscapes, uitgevoerd door zeventien gitaristen. De andere 25% van het stuk bestaat uit afgemeten en gedirigeerde stilte. In dit artikel peilt Thomas Moore het artistieke gebruik van deze stiltes en onderzoekt hij de manier waarop zij de soundscapes omlijsten en helpen structureren. Ook het nut van de dirigent(e) tijdens deze stiltes wordt overwogen, net als de manieren waarop de dirigent(e) invloed uitoefent op de uitvoering door de gitaristen, en de perceptie van het stuk door het publiek.Silences are an essential part of music. When rigorously measured, like in Michael Maierhof's Zonen 6 for guitar orchestra, silences can structure an entire composition and help the listener make sense of a piece. Their artistic usage also has a dramatic affect on the conductor's role and performance practice. Exactly 75% of Michael Maierhof's Zonen 6 for guitar orchestra can be described as composed and metered soundscapes played and performed by seventeen guitar players. The other 25% of the piece is comprised of measured and conducted silence. In this article, Thomas Moore will delve in the artistic use of these silences and examine the manner in which they frame the soundscapes and help create structure. The use of the conductor throughout these silences will also be considered, as well as the possible ways in which this affects the guitarists' performance and the audience's perception of the piece.

scholarly journals Translation, hospitality and conflict: Language mediators as an activist community of practice across the Mediterranean

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annarita Taronna
Keyword(s):  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
The Other ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Boat People ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The Mediterranean

This article reports on a research project that involved conducting interviews with a group of language mediators who assisted the newlyarrived migrants in Southern Italy by not only interpreting for them, but also advising and helping the “boat people” to claim and negotiate their rights in the hosting country. Interview questions addressed a range of urgent issues, many of which demonstrate how the practice of language mediation is particularly relevant in today’s context of migration emergency.  Indeed, it profoundly shapes how we think about terms such as language, negotiation, contact, conflict, hospitality and community, and how we consider the roles of the mediators in building effective cross-border solidarity networks in real time.  However, the interview answers do not provide an idealistic and idealized vision of welcoming the other. Rather, they outline a geography of proximity marked by the ancient hospes–hostis dichotomy that connotes the complexity, the ambiguity, the uncertainty, the unpredictability and the contingency  characteristic of relations with the other.

Sound, space, sculpture: some thoughts on the ‘what’, ‘how’ and ‘why’ of sound diffusion

1998 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
JONTY HARRISON
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Performance Practice ◽  
Measuring Equipment ◽  
Electroacoustic Music ◽  
Diffusion System ◽  
Manual Control ◽  
The World ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Uk

Sound diffusion – the realtime (usually manual) control of the relative levels and spatial deployment during performance – is one of the most contentious issues in the field of electroacoustic music. There are parts of the world where the practice is virtually unknown; in other places it is the norm and appropriate facilities would be provided as a matter of course for any visiting composer or performer. These ‘local variations’ are not merely ripples on the surface of a standardised performance practice but stem from underlying attitudes to what composition and performance in this medium are about and, ultimately, to a definition of music itself. What follows summarises observations drawn from fifteen years of working with the BEAST concert diffusion system in numerous performance spaces in the UK and Europe, as well as experiencing, both as listener and performer, other systems in Europe and North America. Scientific rigour, in the normally accepted sense of tables of measurements etc., is not my goal – my portable measuring equipment has been my ears, and my conclusions are based on what I have heard.

scholarly journals Impact of DanceSport on General Fitness from the Perspective of Chinese Athletes

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Jiahui Xu ◽  
Xiaofen Li
Keyword(s):  
Energy Metabolism ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Performance Practice ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Physiological Strain ◽  
Scientific Training ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Athlete Performance

Energy metabolism and motion are the essence of dance. Scientific training of athletes involves theoretical guidance in terms of fitness, talent-based selection, and high-performance practice. However, limited research work is carried out on the physiological strain of DanceSport competitions. Therefore, proper channel needs to be established for aerobic-based exercise on participant’s performance and general fitness. Competition simulation is used to collect personal data from real-time experimentations. Database gathers athlete information based on age, gender, and performance. Furthermore, results are obtained from experiment, record, and simulation in comparison to evaluate athlete performance. Main purpose of this article is to discover the characteristics of DanceSport from the perspectives of energetics in 32 domestic elite. Finally, World DanceSport Federation Judging System 2.1 “WFJS2.1” strategy is utilized for international game challenges.

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