Manifest: A Music Composition for Soundscape and Amplified Clarinet Engaging the Windsor Hum

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dc.contributor.advisorRadford, Laurie
dc.contributor.authorGarbet, Brian David
dc.contributor.committeememberBell, Allan
dc.contributor.committeememberEagle, David
dc.contributor.committeememberSallis, Friedemann
dc.contributor.committeememberEpstein, Marcia Jenneth
dc.contributor.committeememberSmallwood, Scott
dc.date2020-11
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-29T21:28:21Z
dc.date.available2020-09-29T21:28:21Z
dc.date.issued2020-09-25
dc.description.abstractManifest is a five-movement composition for amplified clarinet and fixed multi-channel audio. The context for this work is the subject of noise pollution and the effect it can have on people and the ecosystem. In addition to the industrial noise of a manufacturing region, areas of Windsor, Ontario, are afflicted by a bothersome and persistent low frequency excitation known as the Windsor Hum. Unlike visible pollution, noise is an often-neglected concern, and much more discussion is needed to bring awareness to the health issues that arise from prolonged exposure to it. A community of resilient citizens has been enduring the disruptive consequences of industrial noise in Windsor and strive for a peaceful, healthy quality of life. Manifest is a social commentary delivered in the form of musique documentaire, a documentary-inspired approach to electroacoustic music. The foundation for the work was a series of investigative field recording trips to the Windsor region to capture the soundworld that would be used to establish the piece’s setting, while also acquiring an understanding of the predicament people were reporting. Through these recordings, additional research, and interviews with local residents, the relationship between heavy industry, industrial noise, the geography of the area, and the experiences of the people were developed into a narrative structure that was then used as the framework for the piece. The composition presents an immersive journey through Windsor, and the phenomenon of the Hum unfolds en route. The heterogeneous soundscape evokes parklands, a steel mill, and a large active river, all unified by recordings of spoken word, the clarinet, and brief transitional segments. The clarinet with live electronics represents the people and technology and serves as a common element linking these diverse sonic environments, featuring the versatility of this expressive instrument. As a compositional point of departure designed to strengthen the relationship between the clarinet and the soundscape, pitch material was derived from transcriptions and spectral analysis of the field recordings. This report presents the context, conceptualization, creative process, and analysis of this composition.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGarbet, B. D. (2020). Manifest: A Music Composition for Soundscape and Amplified Clarinet Engaging the Windsor Hum (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/38305
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/112646
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArtsen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.subjectmusicen_US
dc.subjectelectroacoustic compositionen_US
dc.subjectsoundscapeen_US
dc.subjectnoiseen_US
dc.subjectlow frequency noiseen_US
dc.subjectnoise pollutionen_US
dc.subjectWindsor Humen_US
dc.subjectclarineten_US
dc.subjectmusique documentaireen_US
dc.subjectspoken worden_US
dc.subjectinterviewen_US
dc.subjectcut-upsen_US
dc.subjectlive electronicsen_US
dc.subjectloopsen_US
dc.subjectaudio loopsen_US
dc.subjecttape loopsen_US
dc.subjectsound-processingen_US
dc.subjectfield recordingen_US
dc.subjectsoundfile playbacken_US
dc.subjectamplificationen_US
dc.subjectspatializationen_US
dc.subjectspectral analysisen_US
dc.subjecttranscriptionen_US
dc.subjectgraphic notationen_US
dc.subjectsonic performanceen_US
dc.subjectmixed musicen_US
dc.subjectquadraphonicen_US
dc.subjectsubwooferen_US
dc.subjectthe Humen_US
dc.subjectinfrasounden_US
dc.subjectZug Islanden_US
dc.subjectdocumentaryen_US
dc.subjectsustainabilityen_US
dc.subjectcymaticsen_US
dc.subjecttransformationen_US
dc.subjectnew musicen_US
dc.subjectCanadian musicen_US
dc.subjectcontemporary musicen_US
dc.subjectcontemporary compositionen_US
dc.subject.classificationFine Artsen_US
dc.subject.classificationMusicen_US
dc.subject.classificationEducation--Arten_US
dc.subject.classificationEducation--Technologyen_US
dc.titleManifest: A Music Composition for Soundscape and Amplified Clarinet Engaging the Windsor Humen_US
dc.typedoctoral thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineMusicen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)en_US
ucalgary.item.requestcopytrueen_US
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