Designing constraints: Composing and performing with digital musical systems

Computer Music Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 62-73

  Magnusson, Thor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFORDANCES; COMPOSITIONAL THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEM; DESIGN DECISIONS; MUSICAL EXPRESSION; SOURCE MATERIAL;

INSTRUMENTS;

ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 78650084122     PISSN: 01489267     EISSN: 15315169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/COMJ_a_00026     Document Type: Article

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