The open compositions
'Consemble' project was launched on July 14th 2007 after my paper
'Parallel Music – Towards a Utopian Compositional Form' was given on the final day of the
Utopia 2007 conference.
The inspiration for
open compositions comes from the idea of
open source and how this has been applied to
various arenas, including
music. Consemble, in particular, has also been informed by the success of
The Sound Of The Field project which allowed me to see the potential of opening up PMusic to participation from a wider audience (in fact audience is too passive a term - participants are just that i.e. active contributors).
The description of Consemble on the CL website is as follows:
'Consemble is a new Open Compositions venture launched by Chameleon Lectra on the 14th July 2007.
To take part, you are invited to listen to the current open Consembles and then email your own sounds - the ones you think ought to be included in the project - to build ongoing, indeterminate PMusic compositions. Every contributor will be credited and the work will be available, for free, from this site. Anyone may take part - amateurs, professional composers, sound artists, non-musicians etc. - there is no age limit. You may, of course, just want to listen to the pieces as they progress.
There are a series of project licences (Consemble: A, Consemble: B etc.) - each with its own brief and specifications to guide you; the intention however is to be broad, welcoming and inclusive. Consemble can be understood as a sound art or music project.
Please bear in mind that this work will be available for free to all, including children (so no pornographic sounds etc.) and no copyrighted material. Email details are provided on each Consemble page.
The project will last for at least 1 year and may well continue beyond.
Consemble is a licence for you to be a composer.'
Open Consembles:
Consemble: AConsemble: BConsemble: CConsemble: DIf you would like to take part, please visit
Consemble.
