Högskolan i Skövde

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This submission is an audiofile and a short paper describing of the process leading to the creation of the piece Descending into the NOW! by Lars Bröndum and Anders Sjölin. The paper is a practice-based presentation of the research and rehearsals in live electronic music that culminated in a live performance at the 2024 Moxsonic Sound festival at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Missouri, USA.

This paper is a short description of the process leading to the creation of the piece Descending into the NOW! by Lars Bröndum and Anders Sjölin. The audio file is the primary component in this research and the paper is a complementary description of the creation of the piece. This may be of interest of musicians involved in similar improvisatory work processes. Interactivity was explored by improvising the music in different situations and rooms. The paper is a practice-based presentation of the research and rehearsals in live electronic music that culminated in a live performance at the 2024 Moxsonic Sound festival at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Missouri, USA. Interactivity was explored within a improvised framework.  Rehearsals took place in Skövde, Stockholm, on-line via Zoom and in Warrensburg, Missouri.  The resulting piece, entitled,” Descending into the NOW!” is a live recording of 15-minute duration. The paper includes an introduction of the composers and an explanation of the electronic instrumentation setup and features a short analysis of the piece. The paper concludes with reflections over the outcome of the work.