Koori and Inuit Partitas by Krzysztof Knittel – Intermedial Soundscape
Intermediality, as a phenomenon of postmodern culture, constitutes one of the significant para- digms of modern comparative studies. Werner Wolf's theory of intermediality assumes presence of various relations which one medium enters into with other media, resulting in the case of multimedialit...
| Published in: | Prace Naukowe Akademii im. Jana Długosza w Częstochowie. Edukacja Muzyczna |
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| Language: | Polish |
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WYDAWNICTWO NAUKOWE UNIWERSYTETU JANA DŁUGOSZA W CZĘSTOCHOWIE
2019
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| Online Access: | https://czasopisma.ujd.edu.pl/index.php/EM/article/view/518 https://doi.org/10.16926/em.2017.12.04 |
| Summary: | Intermediality, as a phenomenon of postmodern culture, constitutes one of the significant para- digms of modern comparative studies. Werner Wolf's theory of intermediality assumes presence of various relations which one medium enters into with other media, resulting in the case of multimediality – the so called “media hybrids”. Partita I (Koori) for alto and soprano saxophones, symphony orchestra and electronic media as well as Partita II (Inuit) for flute, string orchestra and electronic media by the Polish composer Krzysztof Knittel, which will be the subject of the paper, are examples of intermedial works on the one hand, and, on the other, they constitute instances of ecological music that creates the so-called soundscape. Apart from the sounds emitted by tradi- tional instruments and electronic devices, the music material also comprises sounds separated from their sources: the original sounds of ethnic groups and sounds typical of the territories which they inhabit. In both Partitas, the sounds that originate from nature become symbols which convey semantic values. The compositions presented in the paper create a kind of acousmatic sound spec- tacle which reveals the symbolic meaning of sound emission. The analysis of both works will be conducted with reference to Murray R. Schafer and Werner Wolf's theoretical assumptions. Intermedialność, jako fenomen kultury ponowoczesnej, stanowi jeden z ważniejszych para-dygmatów współczesnych badań komparatystycznych. Teoria intermedialności autorstwa Wernera Wolfa zakłada obecność różnych relacji, w jakie dane medium wchodzi z innymi mediami, dającprzypadek multimedialności, tzw. „hybrydy medialne”. Partita I („Koori”) na saksofony altowyi sopranowy, orkiestrę symfoniczną i media elektroniczne oraz Partita II („Inuit”) na flet, orkie-strę smyczkową i media elektroniczne polskiego kompozytora Krzysztofa Knittla, które są przed- miotem niniejszego artykułu, z jednej strony stanowią przykład dzieł intermedialnych, z drugiej zaś przykład muzyki ekologicznej, tworzącej ... |
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