Improvisation in Electronic Music—The Case of Vienna Electronica
The purpose of this article is to establish what improvisation means and how it is used by electronic musicians operating in Vienna from the late 1980s till the present day: Peter Rehberg, Peter Kruder, Rupert Huber, Patrick Pulsinger, and the members of the band Sofa Surfers. It attempts to find ou...
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| description | The purpose of this article is to establish what improvisation means and how it is used by electronic musicians operating in Vienna from the late 1980s till the present day: Peter Rehberg, Peter Kruder, Rupert Huber, Patrick Pulsinger, and the members of the band Sofa Surfers. It attempts to find out whether they believe that their choice of electronic instruments enhanced or impeded their ability to improvise and their sense of artistic agency; what type of improvisation they favour and what are their views on the changing role of improvisation in producing electronic music. It also examines the difference between old and new style electronic instruments in improvisation and music production at large. Finally, it asks a question whether the musicians had any views about the link (or the lack thereof) between the cultural milieu in which they operate and their willingness and ability to improvise. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-51544c8b468642209fb294a704cc3c602022-12-21T22:37:44ZengDe GruyterOpen Cultural Studies2451-34742018-12-012155356110.1515/culture-2018-0050culture-2018-0050Improvisation in Electronic Music—The Case of Vienna ElectronicaMazierska Ewa0School of Humanities and the Social Sciences, University of Central Lancashire,Lancashire, UKThe purpose of this article is to establish what improvisation means and how it is used by electronic musicians operating in Vienna from the late 1980s till the present day: Peter Rehberg, Peter Kruder, Rupert Huber, Patrick Pulsinger, and the members of the band Sofa Surfers. It attempts to find out whether they believe that their choice of electronic instruments enhanced or impeded their ability to improvise and their sense of artistic agency; what type of improvisation they favour and what are their views on the changing role of improvisation in producing electronic music. It also examines the difference between old and new style electronic instruments in improvisation and music production at large. Finally, it asks a question whether the musicians had any views about the link (or the lack thereof) between the cultural milieu in which they operate and their willingness and ability to improvise.https://doi.org/10.1515/culture-2018-0050improvisationelectronic musicidiomatic and non-idiomatic improvisationrupert huberpeter kruderpatrick pulsingerpeter rehbergsofa surfers |
| spellingShingle | Mazierska Ewa Improvisation in Electronic Music—The Case of Vienna Electronica Open Cultural Studies improvisation electronic music idiomatic and non-idiomatic improvisation rupert huber peter kruder patrick pulsinger peter rehberg sofa surfers |
| title | Improvisation in Electronic Music—The Case of Vienna Electronica |
| title_full | Improvisation in Electronic Music—The Case of Vienna Electronica |
| title_fullStr | Improvisation in Electronic Music—The Case of Vienna Electronica |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improvisation in Electronic Music—The Case of Vienna Electronica |
| title_short | Improvisation in Electronic Music—The Case of Vienna Electronica |
| title_sort | improvisation in electronic music the case of vienna electronica |
| topic | improvisation electronic music idiomatic and non-idiomatic improvisation rupert huber peter kruder patrick pulsinger peter rehberg sofa surfers |
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