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Illustration and the compositional process: an update on pedagogical and creative uses (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Blackburn, M. (2013, January). Illustration and the compositional process: an update on pedagogical and creative uses. Paper presented at From Tape to Typedef: Compositional Methods in Electroacoustic Music, From Tape to Typedef: Compositional Methods in Electroacoustic Music Conference Programme University of Sheffield

Switched on (2012)
Other
Blackburn, M. (2012). Switched on. [Composition on music album - Metamorphosis]

Switched on (2012)
Other
Blackburn, M. (2012). Switched on. [Composition on music album]

Improvisation, Dynamic Form and the Acousmatic Music Composer: Perspectives on Triple Retort (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Blackburn, M. (2012, December). Improvisation, Dynamic Form and the Acousmatic Music Composer: Perspectives on Triple Retort. Paper presented at INTER/actions Symposium, 2012, University of Bangor, Wales

This paper introduces the semi-improvised mixed work
Triple Retort
(2011) for flute, cello, mezzo-soprano and three laptops, and presents the concept of constructing dynamic form as a means of enabling and encouraging variation with each performa... Read More about Improvisation, Dynamic Form and the Acousmatic Music Composer: Perspectives on Triple Retort.

Switched on (2012)
Other
Blackburn, M. (2012). Switched on. [Composition on a published CD]

Formes audibles (2012)
Digital Artefact
Blackburn, M. (2012). Formes audibles. [Digital Music Album]

The Visual Sound-Shapes of Spectromorphology: an illustrative guide to composition (2011)
Journal Article
Blackburn, M. (2011). The Visual Sound-Shapes of Spectromorphology: an illustrative guide to composition. Organised Sound, 16(1), 5-13. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1355771810000385

Since its conception, Denis Smalley's spectromorphology has equipped listeners and practitioners of electroacoustic music with appropriate and relevant vocabulary to describe the sound-shapes, sensations and evocations associated with experiences of... Read More about The Visual Sound-Shapes of Spectromorphology: an illustrative guide to composition.

Electroacoustic Music Incorporating Latin American Influences: A consideration of implications, reception and borrowing (2010)
Journal Article
Blackburn, M. (2010). Electroacoustic Music Incorporating Latin American Influences: A consideration of implications, reception and borrowing. eContact! - The electronic journal of electroacoustics, 12(4),

This paper aims to address the issue of incorporating Latin American influences into electroacoustic music. A questionnaire (Appendix 1) devised to identify sources of influence and methods of incorporation was responded to by a selection of electroa... Read More about Electroacoustic Music Incorporating Latin American Influences: A consideration of implications, reception and borrowing.

Vista Points (2009)
Other
Blackburn, M. (2009). Vista Points. [Music composition on music album]

Causal Impacts (2006)
Other
Blackburn, M. (2006). Causal Impacts. [Composition in music album]