I am unable to find a streaming copy of the original 1977 version that we listened to in class. Zattra, l the assembling of stria by john chowning. It brings together the results of my now thirteenyearold project. The synthesis of complex audio spectra by means of. X, an analytical approach to john chownings phone page 12.
Born august 22, 1934, in salem, nj, he was first exposed to electronic music while studying in paris, attending live performances by karlheinz stockhausen and pierre boulez. Sab choir choral score romantic composed by john hilton, john mundy, john ward, thomas campian, thurston dart, william holborne, william byrd 15401623, thomas morley 15571602, thomas tomkins 15721656, thomas weelkes 15761623, thomas bateson, john wilbye 15741638, henry youll, and thomas ford. This article describes an analytic study of the process used by john chowning for the composition of stria. Stria 1977 by john chowning is a milestone in the history of computer music. Sep 01, 2007 an analysis of the compositional techniques in john chownings stria an analysis of the compositional techniques in john chownings stria meneghini, matteo 20070901 00. Both john and marianne had two children, jade, sam, madeline, and evan. He received the doctorate in composition dma from stanford university in 1966, where he studied with leland smith. Watch the video for stria from john chownings john chowning. This article is intended to complete the description of the compositional process given in a previous work meneghini 2003, largely restated by bossis in a subsequent paper bossis 2005. John chownings stria, a case study from the tacem project.
This study examines the fixed media composition phone by john chowning from its aesthetic perspective, compositional theory and computer sound synthesis techniques. This research moves from the hypothesis that stria exists in several versions and follows the his. An analysis of the compositional techniques in john chownings stria an analysis of the compositional techniques in john chownings stria meneghini, matteo 20070901 00. Fast fourier transform analyses are used to create spectrograms.
Boulez presents stria in 1980 at theatre dorsay, paris audio only. My analysis of this wonderful piece is now published on the ircam site. Audiobus is the app that makes the rest of your setup better. In fm frequency modulation synthesis, both the carrier. You will also be able to edit pages on the site or add new content, depending on your wishes are you a composer. Audio compact disc, with booklet containing an interview recorded on 8 may 1987, transcribed and edited by j. One of chowning s most famous pieces is called stria 1977. If no is shown, see their site of origin for details, or contact me. Online shopping from a great selection at digital music store. A philological investigation zattra, laura 20070901 00.
John chowning was born on august 22, 1934 in salem, new jersey, usa. Multilevel interactive sound synthesizer, a tribute to john chowning s frequency modulation technique applied to audio synthesis. In 1988, john chowning published a commercial cd containing phone, turenas, stria and sabelithe. Project muse computer music journalvolume 31, number 3. Turenas stria phone sabelithe for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Stria 1977 as most of electroacoustic music produced in the beginning of digital synthesis techniques was fixed on a mass storage disk with a strong background noise caused by the use of low sample rates 12.
Following military service in a navy band and university studies at wittenberg university, he studied composition with nadia boulanger in paris for three years where for the first time he heard electroacoustic music. Chowning married elisabeth keller and they had two children, john and marianne. The analysis of computer music presents new challenges to the field of music theory. When you register on, you will be able to subscribe to the monthly newsletter. This is a very interesting case study for any scholars who is interested in authorial philology and critique genetique, im sure of that. John chowning stria 1977 by cem 350 free listening. The father of the digital synthesizer, inventor and composer john chowning forever altered the face of modern music. Meneghini, m an analysis of the compositional techniques in john chownings stria. The analysis of the creative and revision process that john chowning carried out in the realization of stria 1977 is made possible by textual criticism and. As well as being a notable inventor and researcher, john chowning is primarily a composer, and the vox festival was concluded by an evening concert of four chowning compositions turenas 1972, stria 1977, phone 1981 and voices v3 2011 reproduced through a 4.
Stria is the title of a very important composition by john chowning and i would like to say that this computer music piece represents the manifest. John chownings computermusic composition stria premiered on october 1977 in paris, during the perspectives du xxi siecle concerts. Chowning discovered the frequency modulation synthesis fm algorithm in 1967. Multilevel interactive sound synthesizer idea and csoundorchestra by eugenio giordani stria is the title of a very important composition by john chowning and i would like to say that this computer music piece represents the manifest of frequency modulation technique applied to audio synthesis, invented by mr. Each case study involved researching the historical and contextual background of the work, emulating the technology used to create it and analyzing its. He earned his bachelor of music at wittenberg university. Chowning grew up in wilmington delaware where he studied music through high school.
Chowning, professor emeritus of music at stanford, developed the technique for creating digital sounds in the late 1960s which was patented and then licensed to yamaha in 1973. The work was commissioned in 1976 by luciano berio, who. The synthesis of complex audio spectra by means of frequency. An analysis of the compositional techniques in john chowning. By simulating strias entire composing environment, our interactive software enables its users to experiment with the time, pitch and spatialisation parameters of the algorithm in order to build herhis own musical events and to evaluate both the possible creative outcomes of such a compositional system and the relevance of chownings. This article is intended to complete the description of the compositional process given in a previous work meneghini 2003, largely restated by bossis in a. The analysis of the creative and revision process that john chowning carried out in the realization of stria 1977 is made possible by textual criticism and interpretation based on digital and audio sources, sketches, and oral communications. In glorious mono jennifer walshe all the many peopls 2019. Theyre off the grid microtonal pieces, so may sound a little alien on first listens, but its interesting to hear the possibilities for fm that chowning saw beyond the dx7. The synthesis of complex audio spectra by means of frequency modulation. John chowning experiments with electronic music and discovered the fm synthesis which sounds very much like a real gong. Project muse the assembling of stria by john chowning. Sep 01, 2007 the assembling of stria by john chowning.
Grainlet, trainlet, fm, timepitch shifting, timepitch jittering, live input manipulation etc. John chowning the classical composers database musicalics. August 1934 in salem, new jersey ist ein us amerikanischer. A philological investigation the assembling of stria by john chowning. Established in 1977 as the definitive journal of its field, computer music journal cmj covers a wide range of topics such as digital audio signal processing, electroacoustic composition, new musical controllers, and music information retrieval. Clarke, michael, dufeu, frederic and manning, peter 2016 using software emulation to explore the creative and technical processes in computer music. The music published in our channel is exclusively dedicated to divulgation purposes and not commercial. One of the best ways to understand the capabilities of stria is to listen to the four pieces composed by john chowning under the same name the godfather of fm as we know it. In fm frequency modulation synthesis, both the carrier frequency and the modulation frequency are within the. Phone sic 19801981 turenas 1972 stria 1977 sabelithe 1971. The synthesis of complex audio spectra by means of frrequency modulation journal of the audio engineering society 1 the synthesis of complex audio spectra by means of frequency modulation digital version 22007 john m. Watch the video for stria from john chowning s john chowning. Stream john chowning stria 1977 by cem 350 from desktop or your mobile device. Theyre off the grid microtonal pieces, so may sound a little alien on first.
The tacem project technology and creativity in electroacoustic music has investigated the relationship between technological innovation and compositional processes on the basis of nine case studies, including john chownings stria 1977. Following military service and four years at wittenberg university, he studied composition in paris with nadia boulanger. An analysis of the compositional techniques in john. Chowning papers sc0906 sc0906127 3 papers accession arch2008177 box 1, folder 1 correspondence 19741976 box 1, folder 2 correspondence 1978 box 1, folder 3 correspondence 1979 box 1, folder 4 correspondence 1980 box 1, folder 5 correspondence 1981 box 1, folder 6 correspondence 1982 box 1, folder 7 correspondence. John chowning turenas stria phone sabelithe boomkat. This work for quadraphonic tape was created with frequency modulation digital synthesis, a technique invented by chowning himself, and reverberation in max mathews music 10 language, driven with.
Produced by johns hopkins university press in collaboration with the sheridan libraries. This article starts from the assumption that musicology needs methods borrowed from philology for studying computer music. John chowning project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The tracks were written in 19801981, 1972, 1977, and 1971.
Week twos listening is stria 1977 by john chowning. An electronic odyssey 1993 and the ballad of don lewis. I started this project in 2006, which was just achieved for the repremiered in paris, at the. Using software emulation to explore the creative and. The findings from the spectrograms are juxtaposed with compositional. Chowning is known for having discovered the fm synthesis algorithm in 1967. An interactive simulation of john chownings creative environment.
Turenas stria phone sabelithe by john chowning on amazon music. An interactive simulation of john chownings creative environment for the composition of stria 1977. Multilevel interactive sound synthesizer, a tribute to john chownings frequency modulation technique applied to audio synthesis ipulsaret all timedomain varieties of granular synthesis. John s second marriage is to maureen doody tiernay and they had one child named james scott. Stria is the title of a very important composition by john chowning and i would like to say that this computer music piece represents the manifest of frequency modulation technique applied. Citeseerx document details isaac councill, lee giles, pradeep teregowda.
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