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    Kaija Saariaho's Près: a case study in the analysis of mixed electroacoustic music
    Barker, Zoe Elizabeth ( 2015-11-06)
    This dissertation broadly deals with the relatively new field of electroacoustic music analysis, with an overview of its brief history and developing analytical techniques culminating in a case study of Kaija Saariaho's Près. The paper examines some problems inherent to the analysis of this repertoire and assesses new analytical methods proposed by Denis Smalley, Leigh Landy and Judith Lochhead. Taking aspects from these approaches, a methodology is constructed to perform an analysis of Kaija Saariaho’s Près for solo cello and live electronics. The analysis itself relies primarily on aural analytical techniques, using the score to supplement observations. This hybrid approach to the analysis of mixed electroacoustic music has the possibility to be adapted to other works in this genre.
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    The development of a cognitive framework for the analysis of acousmatic music
    HIRST, DAVID ( 2006-05)
    This PhD in Music Composition is in the form of a written dissertation plus a series of electroacoustic music compositions on Audio CD. The thesis develops the “Segregation, Integration, Assimilation and Meaning” (SIAM) framework for the analysis of acousmatic musical works derived from research on auditory cognition. This framework is applied to a detailed analysis of Denis Smalley’s “Wind Chimes”. The dissertation finally asserts that the framework developed for the analysis of acousmatic music has been demonstrated to be effective and it discusses some implications for future research. (For complete abstract open document)