Mixed composition
The mixed composition class at the Haute école de musique de Genève (HEM) fosters an atmosphere of open creativity, attentive to new ideas, where the students’ desire for invention in composition is based on an apprenticeship in the tools for electro-acoustic creativity and the careful aesthetic thought that is an indispensable ingredient.
Electro-acoustic composition, which emerged in the second half of the 20th century, has blossomed into a multitude of trends, on both the aesthetic and technical fronts. After an experimental period, it has imposed itself as a creative and fruitful alternative - and complement - to traditional written composition. In an entirely natural way, it has found a place at the educational academies, where training of this kind has become a standard option for creative students from all different backgrounds.
Its natural extension, mixed music, which brings electronic music, with all its facets, to the world of traditional instrumental music, is increasingly widespread, and composers have assimilated a diverse range of techniques into their sound palette and creative output.
output. The teaching of mixed composition at the Haute école de musique de Genève (HEM) meets high standards when it comes to quality and the demands placed on students. It covers a very diverse range of practices, ranging from traditional instruments to the most novel systems.
By dint of their independent nature and the way they are constantly changing, electroacoustic and mixed music fashion a bond between traditional writing and the innovations brought by multimedia practices.
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