NAUTILUS: A CASE STUDY IN HOW A DIGITAL SCORE CAN TRANSFORM CREATIVITY

Vear, Craig; Rees, Carla; Stephenson, Adam

Abstract

This article discusses Nautilus (2022), a composition for solo bass flute created using machine-learning techniques and a Unity game engine. We consider the approaches we adopted and how they enhanced creativity and musicianship for those involved. We reflect on Unity's potential as a novel and flexible driver for the creation of a musical score in which traditional elements of compositional design are presented to a performer as a co-creator for interpretation and communication inside the act of musicking. Through this we offer insights into performer agency and how a performer decodes media, sound, images and AI through their instrument, personal skills and musical aesthetic. We describe how the notion of a music score was re-conceptualised, transforming our understanding of the activities of composition, collaboration and performance.

Citation

Vear, C., Rees, C., & Stephenson, A. (2023). NAUTILUS: A CASE STUDY IN HOW A DIGITAL SCORE CAN TRANSFORM CREATIVITY. Tempo, 77(303), 33-42. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0040298222000791

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 15, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Jan 11, 2023
• Publication Date: Jan 11, 2023
• Deposit Date: Mar 6, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 6, 2023
• Journal: Tempo
• Print ISSN: 0040-2982
• Electronic ISSN: 1478-2286
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 77
• Issue: 303
• Article Number: January
• Pages: 33-42
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0040298222000791
• Keywords: Music
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/18168204
• Publisher URL: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/tempo/article/nautilus-a-case-study-in-how-a-digital-score-can-transform-creativity/ECA8754B7F504F62A1B54D343D8E093C
• Additional Information: Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press