Translation as a Compositional Strategy

Seán Clancy

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The aim of this body of work is to explore translation, the act of communicating the meaning of one phenomenon (the source) to another phenomenon (the target) through musical composition. This is illustrated by three related works that translate different events/objects into musical experiences: 1. Fourteen Minutes of Music on the Subject of Greeting Cards 2. Forty-Five Minutes of Music on the Subject of Football 3. ireland england The intention is to create interesting structures through innovative compositional techniques that may be taken up by others. The act of translation imbues the musical work with meaning relating to our lived experiences. As a result, composition as lived experience becomes the overarching narrative, highlighting a departure from more abstract concerns to hyper-personal ones.

type	research exposition
keywords	Music and performing arts 2021
date	08/07/2020
published	18/12/2020
last modified	21/04/2023
status	published
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copyright	Seán Clancy 2020
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url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/947247/947248
doi	https://doi.org/10.22501/rc.947247
published in	Research Catalogue, Birmingham City University
portal issue	1. self-published

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