Recent publications by Dr. Marcel Cobussen
Recently, four books have been published which contain a chapter by ACPA senior researcher, lecturer and PhD-supervisor Dr. Marcel Cobussen.
Recently, four books have been published which contain a chapter by ACPA senior researcher, lecturer and PhD-supervisor Dr. Marcel Cobussen.
1. “Steps to an Ecology of Improvisation”, in F. Schroeder and M. Ó hAodha (eds.) Sound Weaving. Writings on Improvisation. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014, pp. 31-45.
2. “Aesthetic Sensibility and Artistic Sonification”, in: M. Schwab and H. Borgdorff (eds.) The Exposition of Artistic Research: Publishing Art in Academia. Leiden: LUP, 2013.
3.“The (Post)Modern Music of Edgard Varèse”, in: S. Houppermans e.a. (eds.) Modernism Today. Amsterdam: Rodopi, 2013, pp. 247-261.
4. “Improvisation and Singularity”, in: H. Frisk and S. Ostersjo (eds.) (re)thinking improvisation. Artistic explorations and conceptual writings. Lund: Lund University, 2013, pp. 92-95.
Besides, one of the essays Dr. Cobussen wrote (in collaboration with Vincent Meelberg) for the Journal of Sonic Studies has been translated into Spanish: ‘Reflexiones sobre entornos sonoros’ (trans. Iván Ordóñez), http://privadotextos.wordpress.com/2013/06/11/reflexiones-sobre-entornos-sonoros/.
Upcoming Presentations
In 2014 Cobussen will present papers, give lectures, and do some workshops abroad. Here is a selection:
1. A presentation at Queens University Belfast on improvisation.
2. A paper presentation at the University of the Arts Belgrade on iPod listening in urban spaces.
3. A paper presentation at the second ESSA conference in Copenhagen on sonic epistemology.
The Field of Musical Improvisation
This will be the title of a new publication by Cobussen. The book, composed as an e-pub containing audio files, video’s, and hyperlinks, deals with the relation between improvisation – according to Cobussen an inextricable element in all music making – and complex systems. Besides claiming the omnipresence of improvisation in musical activities, and defending the idea that improvisation can be regarded as a complex system, Cobussen also advocates singularity instead of generalizations: each improvisation consists of a unique interaction of several actors, factors, and vectors.
More information on Cobussen’s teaching activities, his publications, and his current projects can be found on his website Thinking Sounds ( http://cobussen.com)