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The Self-Organising Work of Music

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2011

Phivos-Angelos Kollias
Phivos-Angelos Kollias*
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Centre de Recherche Informatique et Création Musicale, Université de Paris VIII, France
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Abstract

In this paper, I will focus on the musical work as a self-organising entity within a systemic framework. In particular, two significant and inter-related systemic concepts will be mentioned: self-organisation and open system. Firstly, I shall explain the two concepts within the context of systems thinking with reference to a graphical model of second-order cybernetics. This section will conclude with a discussion of the difference between natural and artificial self-organising systems. I will then extend the systemic perspective, describing what I call self-organising music, and discussing my algorithmic composition Ephemeron as a case study.

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Organised Sound , Volume 16 , Issue 2: Performance Ecosystems , August 2011 , pp. 192 - 199
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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