En Plein Ear. Sonic postcards from a busy summer

Abstract

This article examines the realization of a piece for 17 instruments (small orchestra with divided strings) and electronics and illustrates: the context of conception; the methodological, cultural, aesthetic setting; the compositional techniques and the development of form; sound analysis and processing within composition and performance. Particular attention is given to the scope of listening and to the resources of sound and music computing. From the aesthetic and cultural point of view, the work is placed in the field of soundscape and auditory culture.