Promoting environmental awareness through context-based composition
Cheryl E. Leonard is a San Francisco-based composer, performer and instrument maker who utilises sounds from natural objects and field recordings to create innovative compositions that are aesthetically appealing and also promote environmental awareness. This article examines Leonards work Antarctic...
| Published in: | Organised Sound |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2018
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355771817000267 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/111202 |
| Summary: | Cheryl E. Leonard is a San Francisco-based composer, performer and instrument maker who utilises sounds from natural objects and field recordings to create innovative compositions that are aesthetically appealing and also promote environmental awareness. This article examines Leonards work Antarctica: Music from the Ice (20092014), which comprises ten context-based pieces created from sounds produced with natural objects (such as penguin bones, rocks and shells) and field recordings the composer collected during her visit to Antarctica in 20089. In particular, the article focuses on the pieces Lullaby for E Seals, White on White, Greater than 20 Knots and Ablation Zone, showing how Leonard draws attention to pertinent environmental issues through her work, while at the same time producing compositions that are aurally pleasing and engaging for performers and listeners alike. |
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