Saunders, J (2024) 'Perfect information: scores as self-evident processes.' In: Kocher, P, ed. TENOR: Ninth International Conference on Technologies for Music Notation and Representation, Zurich, Switzerland 4–6 April 2024. University of the Arts, Zurich, pp. 53-57.
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Abstract
Self-evident processes in music suggest the possibility of close engagement with the operation of a piece, with the potential for empathic and communal experiences to be had by both participants and observers. Taking the notion of perfect and imperfect information in games as a starting point, the paper considers what might be gained by presenting scores as systems of perfect information. In games with perfect or public information, all the necessary information is made available to us, so we have the potential to understand player choices and empathise with them when spectating. In process music, if the necessary information is made available to us we also have the potential to understand player choices and empathise with them. The paper considers the development of self-evident music in this context, proposing three modes of information delivery: demonstrating, explaining and showing. These modes are considered in relation to the management of information flow and the corresponding cognitive load placed on listeners through the control of speed, density, simultaneity and sequentiality in the presentation of instructions.
| Item Type: | Book Chapter or Section |
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| Subjects: | M Music and Books on Music > M Music |
| Divisions: | Bath School of Music and Performing Arts |
| Research Centres and Groups: | OpenScores Lab Research Group |
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| Date Deposited: | 15 Apr 2024 12:06 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Apr 2024 12:07 |
| URI / Page ID: | https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/16220 |
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