Lukas Ligeti as a unique elecroacoustic composer-performer: with reference to the instrument 'Marimba Lumina'.
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2008-07-03T09:50:12Z
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Netshivhambe, Evans Ntshengedzeni
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This research report investigates the role of the musical instrument, Marimba Lumina in
the post-electronic music compositions by Lukas Ligeti, musician, performer and
composer. Innovative works require new kinds of interfaces and instruments for new
modes of musical expression. Post-electronic composers can now redefine their music
and find a new musical identity through the advancement of technology. Although
tradition has always been a key influence on the expressive level of composers, new
trends and technologies have helped to catapult them to greater heights of achievement.
In this research, through the examination of various musical parameters that define and
characterise Ligeti’s compositions performed on the Marimba Lumina, the application of
these parameters will be explored in the context of computer-based music. Technology
has had an enormous impact on the world of music creating new dimensions and
possibilities to the extent that composers have virtually limitless avenues of self
expression through their music. This research report also addresses the issues surrounding
“laptop musicians1”.
1 Musicians that perform music by pushing computer buttons