Home Truths

Blackburn, Manuella

Abstract

Programme note: Interruptions dominate this composition, acting as pauses, abrupt stops, moments cut short and held breaths. These moments represent the many interruptions experienced in my daily life, in work, activities and composing. Interruptions are temporal states where continuity is ceased but then resumed or returned to after the interrupting event is over. In this work, interruptions are positioned as the main event; acting as focal points and instances to explore the creative potential of these typically unwanted occurrences. There are many different types of interruptions constructed throughout the composition. These show the different outcomes between successful versus unsuccessful interruptions, those that form segues to those that forcefully threaten and break down sound’s continuous presence. This creative experimentation with many interruptions is set within the context of home life and home sounds. These sounds tell a story, imitating interruptions to flow, being in the home for extended periods and all this entails.

Citation

Blackburn, M. (2024). Home Truths. [Digital, fixed media and CD]. Premiere performance: IX Festival de Música Electroacústica UC: Tercera jornada, Auditorio — Centro de Extensión Campus Oriente — Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago (Chile)

• Other Type: Composition
• Acceptance Date: Jan 1, 2024
• Online Publication Date: May 4, 2024
• Publication Date: May 4, 2024
• Deposit Date: Jan 21, 2025
• Pages: N/A
• Keywords: Acousmatic music, composition, music, interruptions
• Public URL: https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1049656
• Related Public URLs: https://electrocd.com/en/album/6641-interruptions
• Additional Information: This is a music composition which is published on an album by empreintes DIGITALes, Montreal, Canada.