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The theme of space/
universe would best suit this
piece, as due to its (universe)
size and constant expansion,
an object can float towards
“nowhere”. When composing,
I often think on the journey I
want to take the listener to.
Through Space is slightly dif-
ferent, as the journey takes
the listener towards nowhere;
instead, it always comes back
to a similar point, giving a
sense of familiarity and mel-
ancholy, as no matter how
much we move within space,
it seems we are always sur-
rounded by the same el- What interested me
ements as our departure the most in Through Space
point.. The concept of gener- was the coding part and how
ative music is being used to precise I could control the
reflect the vast space, whilst “environment”. I have writ-
the selection of pitches and ten for jazz before and em-
sounds used help to evoke a ployed the use of improvisa-
melancholic sound, reinforc- tion slashes, however, while
ing the idea of floating alone coding, I was able to add a
towards nowhere. very precise element of con-
trolled randomness. I could
control minimal details within
this randomness, from letting
the computer choose a value
for stereo panning within a
framework to a completely
random integers for rests.
The overlay of all random-
ness results in a different
performance every time.
Different from jazz, working
within computer generated
sound, allows me to explore
areas that I would not be
able to explore efficiently
with a performer; for exam-
ple, controlling the panning,
easily achieving microtones
and creating a more inde-
pendent layer which disre-
gards everything surrounding
it.