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Electroacoustic Improvisation and Life Nourishment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 December 2022

Wang Jing
Wang Jing*
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Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Abstract

Drawing from the ancient Chinese text The Zhuangzi, the sinologist François Jullien suggests that to nourish one’s life is to nourish life’s vital potential by keeping it open to renewal. Inspired by the anthropocosmic vision of environment improvisation developed by the Chinese musician Li Jianhong, this article begins to explore the philosophical and aesthetic principles that connect electroacoustic improvisation to life nourishment through discussions of electroacoustic improvising practices from China but not limited to China. This article proposes that an understanding of electroacoustic improvisation on the spiritual and existential level offers a refreshed conceptualisation of creativity, environment and improvisation at large.

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Organised Sound , Volume 27 , Issue 3: Chinese Electroacoustic Music Today , December 2022 , pp. 379 - 386
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