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In this paper we discuss the meaning of musical instruments, particularly an electronic instrument intended for ensemble improvisation that is called the exPressure Pad. A basic premise is that the actual instrument in play mediates and actualizes particular aesthetical ideas, comparable to a composition. In play a multitude of interactions and cross relations occur: between the players, between the instrument and the player, and between the player and the musical outcome. However, the inherent properties of the instrument delimit what we can, and cannot do, therefore, it is feasible to claim that the instrument directs and informs our playing as much as we are shaping the musical output.

type	research exposition
keywords	improvisation, electronic music, Interaction, instrument design
date	28/05/2012
last modified	04/06/2019
status	in progress
share status	public
affiliation	Academy of Music and Drama, University of Gothenburg
license	All rights reserved
url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/23963/23964
external link	http://www.ems-network.org/ems12/abstract.html

id	name	copyright	license
24038	InstrTheoryMusic	Nilsson	All rights reserved
24035	Expr_VectorEngine	Dahlstedt/Nilsson	All rights reserved
24002	ExprTriggerFinger_Basic	PA Nilsson	All rights reserved
23998	ExprTriggerFinger_Basic.graffle	PA Nilsson	All rights reserved
23979	duopantoMorf2	Palle Dahstedt	All rights reserved

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