[microsound-announce] Up-to-date with the 6 VARIATIONS Transcripts (the podcast series by Jon Leidecker on the history of sound appropriationism)

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*Up-to-date with the 6 VARIATIONS Transcripts (the podcast series by Jon
Leidecker on the history of sound appropriationism) *

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'Variation' is the formal term for a musical composition based on a previous
musical work, and many of those traditional methods (changing the key,
meter, rhythm, harmonies or tempi of a piece) are used in much the same
manner today by sampling musicians. But the practice of sampling is more
than a simple modernization or expansion of the number of options available
to those who seek their inspiration in the refinement of previous
composition. The history of this music traces nearly as far back as the
advent of recording, and its emergence and development mirrors the
increasingly selfconscious relationship of society to its experience of
music.

Starting with the precedents achieved by Charles Ives and John Cage,
VARIATIONS presents an overview of the major landmarks in Sampling Music,
following examples in twentieth century composition, folk art and commercial
media through to the meeting of all those threads in the present day.
Curated by Jon Leidecker.

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