Digital Score: Musicianship, Creativity and Innovation

Digital technology is revolutionizing the musical score by providing new possibilities for dynamic interaction between performers and music. The Digital Score: Musicianship, Creativity, and Innovation explores this new landscape, considering how digital scores create meaning and offering insights from over fifty musicians and composers.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 228 pages
Publication date: 12 April 2019
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The advent of digital technology has brought about a transformative shift in the realm of musical scores, unveiling a wide array of innovative score systems that have opened up new possibilities for musicians. These systems range from attempts to replicate the traditional print score to animated and graphical scores, and even incorporating artificial intelligence-based options. The impact of digital scoring extends far beyond mere replication, as it profoundly influences the musical process by enabling dynamic interactions between performers and music, reshaping our understanding of the boundaries between composition, score, improvisation, and performance.

In response to this evolving landscape, The Digital Score: Musicianship, Creativity, and Innovation emerges as a comprehensive guide, delving into the profound implications of these digital transformations for music-making. Authored by Craig Vear, a leading figure in the field of practice-based experimentation, this book offers a rich and insightful framework for understanding how digital scores create meaning. Through a meticulous exploration of the interplay between affect, embodiment, and digital scores, Vear provides a comprehensive and critical examination of this emerging field, which lacks clear boundaries and conventions.

Featuring insights from over fifty musicians and composers from diverse geographical regions across four continents, this book serves as a valuable resource for both music researchers and practitioners alike. It sheds light on the diverse perspectives and experiences of those who have embraced the digital score, providing valuable insights into the creative processes, challenges, and opportunities that it presents. By exploring the intersections of technology, music, and human expression, The Digital Score: Musicianship, Creativity, and Innovation contributes to our understanding of the evolving nature of musical practice and its potential for innovation and growth in the years to come.

Weight: 376g
Dimension: 227 x 168 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781138586680