Found object (music)
Found objects are sometimes used in music, often to add unusual percussive elements to a work. Their use in such contexts is as old as music itself, as the original invention of musical instruments almost certainly developed from the sounds of natural objects rather than from any specifically designed instruments.[2]
Use in classical and experimental music
The use of found objects in
Use in popular music
The band Neptune uses VCR-casings, scrap metal and all kinds of other found objects to create experimental musical instruments.[8] [9]
Found objects have occasionally been featured in very well known pop songs: "You Still Believe In Me" from the
Found sounds
The use of found objects in music takes one of two general forms: either objects are deliberately recorded, with their sound used directly or in processed form, or previous recordings are sampled for use as part of a work (the latter often being referred to simply as "found sound" or "sampling"). With the improvement and easy accessibility of sampling technology since the 1980s, this second method has flourished and is a major component of much modern popular music, particularly in such genres as hip hop.
Examples
See also
References
- ^ "Bowafridgeaphone - odd unique strange experimental weird musical instrument by Iner Souster". www.oddmusic.com.
- ^ See "The Music of Man", Y. Menuhin and C.W. Davis, Methuen, Toronto, 1979
- David Byrne on "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts" and on several tracks of his solo album "Before and After Science", where they are listed with such names as "metallics"
- ^ "Harry Partch | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Instruments of Harry Partch: Cloud-Chamber Bowls". Corporeal.com. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ The Art of the Commonplace: Found Sounds in Compositional Practice
- ^ Eisinger, Dale (2013-04-09). "The 25 Best Performance Art Pieces of All Time". Complex. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ Jed Heneberry (2008-02-15). "Neptune creates new instruments, album". Boston Music Spotlight. Archived from the original on February 25, 2009. Retrieved 5 Feb 2009.
- ^ Gretchen Hasse (December 3, 2007). "Electro-Harmonix Memory Man and Micro Synth are Keys to Neptune's Noise Kingdom". gearwire.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2009. Retrieved 5 Feb 2009.
- ^ "You Still Believe In Me (Stereo / Remastered)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
Further reading
Martin J. Junker: Buchhaltung – Percussion octet with books. Norsk Musikforlag, Oslo 2011
Martin J. Junker: Pop up! – Percussion octet (quartet) for pop-up garden waste bags. Gretel-Verlag, Dinklage 2021 http://www.gretel-verlag.de/de/index.htm