“Noise(s) as Music” Solveig Ottman
noise: “any undesired sound
either one that is intrinsically objectionable or interferes with other sounds
that are being listened to” Encyclopedia Brittanica Online.
The sounds of MRT examined
Magnetic resonance tomography – 3D imaging by creating ‘slices’ or
layers at any point through a structure
tomo- = cut
graph- = writing
music: “the art and science of
combining vocal or instrumental sounds or tones in varying melody, harmony,
rhythm and timbre especially so as to form structurally complete and emotionally
expressive compositions.” Webster online.
see also
Paul Hegarty , Noise/Music A
History
and
Haus Arafna: Mirror Me
"oscillators instead of
instruments; frequency modulation instead of notes; voltage control instead of
computer control; abstraction instead of perfection; reduction instead of
saturation; high density instead of high fidelity; energy instead of
entertainment"
see also
Volkova (Argentina)
and
Blixa Bargeld
The Case of the Theatrophone 1881-1936
Melissa Van Drie
A subscription service to wealthy opera and theatre goers to use the
early telephone as a means of listening to live broadcasts.
A bizarre tale of technology
, often more effective through its imaginary rather than its experiential
qualities, exemplified well by the disappointing reality of listening to the
theatrophone.
see also Richard O’Monroy, Service de Nuit, 1892, reporting on
watching listeners to the Theatrophone
