volume 2 issue 1 pages 93-133

Timbre and harmony: Interpolations of timbral structures

Kaija Saariaho 1
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Institut de Recherche el Coordination Acoustique/Musique , Paris, Francecomposer
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date1987-01-01
scimago Q2
SJR0.166
CiteScore1.4
Impact factor0.1
ISSN07494467, 14772256
Music
Abstract
In this article, I discuss the use of musical timbre and harmony, and their relations, taking examples from my own works. I discuss also the use of the computer in composition and musical research. Speaking of timbre, I introduce the sound/noise axis, which I use to create musical tension and to replace the dynamic function of harmony. Along this axis, generally speaking, “noise” replaces the concept of dissonance and “sound” that of consonance. The axis is, nevertheless, only one‐dimensional, and I wonder if there might be ways to organize timbre in more complex — hierarchical? — ways. In my work with the computer I seek ways of combining in a concrete way timbre and harmony, for example by using similar models for building sounds themselves and their pitch organizations.
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Saariaho K. Timbre and harmony: Interpolations of timbral structures // Contemporary Music Review. 1987. Vol. 2. No. 1. pp. 93-133.
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Saariaho K. Timbre and harmony: Interpolations of timbral structures // Contemporary Music Review. 1987. Vol. 2. No. 1. pp. 93-133.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1080/07494468708567055
UR - https://doi.org/10.1080/07494468708567055
TI - Timbre and harmony: Interpolations of timbral structures
T2 - Contemporary Music Review
AU - Saariaho, Kaija
PY - 1987
DA - 1987/01/01
PB - Taylor & Francis
SP - 93-133
IS - 1
VL - 2
SN - 0749-4467
SN - 1477-2256
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@article{1987_Saariaho,
author = {Kaija Saariaho},
title = {Timbre and harmony: Interpolations of timbral structures},
journal = {Contemporary Music Review},
year = {1987},
volume = {2},
publisher = {Taylor & Francis},
month = {jan},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/07494468708567055},
number = {1},
pages = {93--133},
doi = {10.1080/07494468708567055}
}
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Saariaho, Kaija. “Timbre and harmony: Interpolations of timbral structures.” Contemporary Music Review, vol. 2, no. 1, Jan. 1987, pp. 93-133. https://doi.org/10.1080/07494468708567055.