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Image-of-sound, or i-sound: Metaphor/metaform

1989; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 4; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/07494468900640261

1477-2256

François Bayle,

Multisensory perception and integration

Taking the case presented by the acousmatic situation (radio, records, and especially works of organized sound designed for concerts), the central question discussed is that of conditions or criteria of the listenability of organized sounds projected into a listening space by electroacoustic means. Based on their morphological “appearance” — raw material, transformation stages, composed sequences — effects of salience and pregnance, as well as distinguishing features of reference and coherence, will be assessed. A recognition model for perceptual forms in the musical dimension is drawn from compositional experience for the acousmatic stage. A function-flowchart is proposed as a “bridge” between the physical and the symbolic, between hearing sound and comprehending its meaning, between listening and understanding.