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ORGANISED SOUND
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An International Journal of Music and Technology

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Volume 3, Number 1. Issue thematic title: MICROSTRUCTURE AND MACROSTRUCTURE.
Date of Publication: April 1998.
Publishers: Cambridge University Press.
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Articles to be considered for publication in the named issue are now invited.

Microstructure and Macrostructure

It may be argued that two issues are essential for the achievement of
meaning in a work of music. On the one hand, the overall coherence of a
piece depends on the articulation of its structure. On the other, this
structure is realised through its discourse, which is dependent on the
articulation of the actual sounds; inflections, accents, local changes in
tempo, etc. may alter the meaning of a passage significantly. While this is
true of most music, it acquires additional significance for the composer in
the electroacoustic domain since s/he becomes  responsible for the inner
attributes of timbre. It is therefore not surprising that the structure of
a significant number of electroacoustic works is, in one way or another,
abstracted from the characteristics of its materials. The important
relationship between small temporal units - such as motives and phrases -
and overall form of a piece is extended to encompass the inner mechanisms
of the constituents of those units: the sounds themselves. Furthermore,
changes in the conception of the world, such as the idea of
self-similarity, with its projection of structure from the microscopic to
the macroscopic, has also had an effect on the way musicians think.

However, the questions remaining unanswered are numerous. Can there be
structure which unifies a work at different temporal levels? Can this
unification include timbre so that the inner characteristics of its sounds
affect the structure of a piece? Will time be completely absorbed by timbre
to an extent which includes the overall temporal span of a work - emulating
the integration of space and time in the theory relativity? Is it possible
to pre-program this type of cross-dimensional unity? If so, how?
Articles which attempt to answer or re-formulate these and related
questions are invited. For example, they may consist of the following:
	· direct discussion of the aesthetic issues raised above.
	· compositional techniques specially devised for the integration of
structure at different levels.
	· analytical methodology with a particular emphasis on the
 		relationship between structure and sonic material.
	· hardware/software tools designed to integrate micro-structure and
		macro-structure.

Contributors are encouraged to propose sound examples which may be included
in the annual CD to be released with Volume 3, Number 3. The editors will
particularly welcome submissions from student contributors.

TIMETABLE for SUBMISSIONS

Articles and other material for the editors’ consideration should be
submitted by December 31st, 1997. If submitted in hard copy, four copies
should be posted to:
	The Editors,
	Organised Sound
	Department of Music
	University of York,
	Heslington
	York  YO1 5DD
	UK

Email submissions are encouraged and should be mailed to:

	os@cage.york.ac.uk

Full details of submission requirements can be found at:

	http://www.cup.cam.ac.uk/Journals/JNLSCAT/oso/osoIFC.html

Co-Editors: Ross Kirk, Leigh Landy, Tony Myatt, Richard Orton

Guest Editor for Volume 3, Number 1: Rajmil Fischman

Corresponding Editors:
	Lelio Camilieri, Daniel Oppenheim, Miller Puckette, Barry Truax,
	David Worrall.

International Editorial Advisory Board:
      	Marc Battier, Francois Bayle, Peter Castine, Alcedo Coenen,
	Francis Dhomont, Simon Emmerson, Rajmil Fischman, Takayuki Rai,
	Jean-Claude Risset, Francis Rumsey, John Rimmer, Conrado Silva,
	Christiane Ten-Hoopen, Daniel Teruggi, Jukka Tiensuu, Trevor Wishart,
	Scott Wyatt,Iannis Xenakis.


Rajmil Fischman
Keele University
Music Department
Keele Staffs.
ST5 5BG
UK
Tel: +44(1782)583297
Faxl: +44(1782)583295
Email address: r.a.fischman@cc.keele.ac.uk