Transcript The RAMline - Rewriting Musical History

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Rewriting Musical
History
extracts from presentation at Topic Maps 2008
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Imagine the lifecycle of a piece of music
from the original idea or inspiration in the
mind of the composer, through the
process of its being written down,
performed and recorded, to the listener’s
experience and memory of it...
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the PLACE
• Royal Academy of Music
• founded 1822
• composition, jazz, instrumental
performance, musical theatre, opera,
etc.
• 50 countries represented
• creative collaborations, e.g. MIT Media
Lab
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the PEOPLE
• ANTONY PITTS, Senior Lecturer in Creative
Technology, composer & director
– long-standing interest in the nature of time
• JOHN DRINKWATER, Lecturer in
Technology, technology evangelist
– radio programmes and web projects for the BBC
• HANNAH RIDDELL, Academic Studies
Lecturer & BMus Tutor, Baroque flutist
– A Reception Study of J.S.Bach’s Musical Offering
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A day in the life of...
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...the Royal Academy of Music
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12/03/2008 11:45
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Of Sound Mind (BBC Radio 3,
02/05/1999)
Paul Webster - interviewee
the journey of music from inspiration to reception
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a musical journey
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one Academy - many
networks
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paper ramline of Musical
Offering
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paper ramline of Musical
Offering
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index
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technologies
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people
works
places
and events to join them up
linking to content
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visualization
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multi-dimensional index
local archives and online resources
timeline
life-cycle
extensible ontology
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who, where, and when?
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specifically musical
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which works?
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12/03/2008 09:30
Rewriting History
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!students at work!
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!students at work!
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the FUTURE
• Phase 1
– working model
• Phase 2
– Academy events & resources
– e-portfolios
– collaboration with other institutions
• Phase 3
– open access
– hugely ambitious
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Thank you for listening!
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