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Revealing Sonic Wisdom in the Works of Cat Hope

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 November 2020

Sam McAuliffe  and
Cat Hope
Sam McAuliffe*
Affiliation:
Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
Cat Hope*
Affiliation:
Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
*
Emails: [email protected]
[email protected]
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Abstract

There are many ways in which wisdom pervades artistic discourse. It is only recently, however, that a concerted effort has been made to understand the wisdom embodied in music. Drawing from the literal translation of phonosophy, this article attempts to unveil what might be described as sonic wisdom from a composer’s perspective, derived from an interview between Australian philosopher Samuel McAuliffe and composer Cat Hope. Hope’s notational practice challenges the hierarchies established by common practice notation, resulting in her contemporary art music being accessible to a wider range of performers, including those that do not read any music notations. Engagement with Hope’s notation leads to a revealing and transfer of a different kind of sonic wisdom than found in more traditionally notated works, in a process facilitated by technologies and articulated through musicianship.

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Organised Sound , Volume 25 , Issue 3: On Phonosophy , December 2020 , pp. 327 - 332
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© Cambridge University Press, 2020.

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