Composición Musical

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE QUILMES
2° PARCIAL – DIPLOMATURA EN CIENCIAS SOCIALES
COMPOSICIÓN MUSICAL CON MEDIOS ELECTROACÚSTICOS

1. Analyze the following abstract and classify it intoINFORMATIVE or DESCRIPTIVE. Justify your answer.


Developing Multimedia Collaboration: The Ideas and Process ofGilgamesh

By Douglas Geers, University of Minnesota; and Maja Cerar, Columbia University.Contact: Douglas Geers Maja Cerar Email: d@dgeers.com msc48@columbia.edu

Abstract
In this article we describe the collaborative process leading to the creation of Gilgamesh, a 70-minute multimediatheater work for violin, eight channel electroacoustic music, installation, acting/Figurenspiel, and film created in 2000- 2002 and premiered in June 2002 at the Theater an der Sihl in Zürich,Switzerland. The cornerstones of this work are a musical composition and an installation, both of which can stand independently but which, when combined, become the setting and the driving force for enactinga stylized depiction of the epic of Gilgamesh. Three dramatic agents—a violinist, computer musician, and actor/Figurenspieler (object actor/ puppeteer) —bring the world of Gilgamesh to life byanimating the objects of the installation while performing the music live. In the following, we will trace the various stages in the collaborative creative process of this work, from the original conceptionto its premiere performances. It is our intention that documenting our process, including both its successes and shortcomings, will provide others with insights into how they might organize futurecreative collaborations. To help orient readers to the piece, a five-minute video clip from Gilgamesh is available for viewing at www.dgeers.com/audio/gilga.html.


INTRODUCTION
The impulse towardsGilgamesh began in 1999, when we (Geers and Cerar) worked successfully in carrying out two works composed by Geers: Turnstile, a short concert work for violin and fixed media playback, and Invisible...