LOGIC OF SOUND AND SILENCE: CHAOS AND ORDER

Logic of Sound and Silence formalises the timbre-texture co-ordinate of avant-garde music through the prism of logic and set theory. Timbres are grouped into sets, and the implementation of set-theoretic operations and the algebra of sets reveal hidden properties and functions of sonoristic structures in music. By characterising co-ordinates, dimensions, and parameters, logic provides a rigorous system of structural analysis for contemporary music.

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