Sonic Phantoms: Composition with Auditory Phantasmatic Presence

by Thomas Bey William Bailey and Barbara Ellison

Book Overview

In this book, Barbara Ellison and Thomas B. W. Bailey lay out and explore the mystifying and evanescent musical territory of 'sonic phantoms': auditory illusions within the musical material that convey a 'phantasmatic' presence. Structured around a large body of compositional work developed by Ellison over the past decade, sonic phantoms are revealed and illustrated as they arise through a diverse array of musical sources, materials, techniques,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501391763
• ISBN13: 9781501391767
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"