In Module 2, “Guided Listening Tour”, a number of categories were established
which group the pieces according to their “orchestration” or production
techniques.
Match the definition with the right category.
This category concerns a hybrid genre in which electroacoustic means
are used in the manner of “normal” instruments, producing musical
styles with a more traditional character.
Click on the category you think is correct.
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Correct response: Electro-Pop, Electro-Jazz, Ambient, etc.
As the terms “electro-pop”, “electro-jazz”, “ambient” etc. may already suggest, this hybrid category reflects the fact that the history of electroacoustics closely parallels the evolution of the electronic equipment it uses. Because of this close relationship, its history traces a line that floats freely back and forth between the commercial world and the composers’ studios.
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