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Leigh Landy (born 1951) [1] is a composer and musicologist of Dutch and American citizenship.[2] He holds a Research Chair at De Montfort University where he directs the Music, Technology and Innovation Research Centre. Marc Battier, Professor of Musicology, University Paris-Sorbonne says
"The contribution of Leigh Landy to the understanding of recent developments in music technology is paramount. Landy's thoughts on electronic music address the essence of this musical genre".[3]
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[edit] Composition
Landy's compositions include several works for video, dance and theatre. He has worked extensively with the late playwright, Heiner Müller, the new media artist, Michel Jaffrennou and the composer-performer, Jos Zwaanenburg. He was composer in residence for the Dutch National Theatre during its first years of existence and is currently co-director of Idée Fixe – Experimental Sound and Movement Theatre with the choreographer, Evelyn Jamieson.[4]
[edit] Musicology
Landy's musicological publications focus on studies of electroacoustic music, including the notion of musical dramaturgy, contemporary music in a cross-arts context, access and the contemporary time-based arts, and devising practices in the performing arts. He is editor of the international journal of music technology Organised Sound (Cambridge University Press) and author of five books including:
- What’s the Matter with Today’s Experimental Music? (Routledge, 1991)
- Experimental Music Notebooks (Routledge, 1994)
- Understanding the Art of Sound Organization (MIT Press, 2007)
- La musique des sons/The Music of Sounds (Sorbonne MINT/OMF, 2007)
He directs the ElectroAcoustic Resource Site (EARS) project [5] and is a founding member of the Electroacoustic Music Studies Network (EMS).[6]
- Electroacoustic Music: Analytical Perspectives. Edited by Thomas Licata. (Contributions to the Study of Music and Dance, 63.) Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2002 [7]
[edit] References
- ^ Muse retrieved 6th May 2009
- ^ Martin Supper: "Landy, Leigh" in: MGG - Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Musik, hrsg. v. Ludwig Finscher, zweite, neubearbeitete Ausgabe, Supplement. Kassel/Stuttgart: Bärenreiter/Metzler, 2008, Sp. 457-459.
- ^ Cover to Understanding the Art of Sound Organization
- ^ See Devising Dance and Music: Idée Fixe. Experimental Sound and Movement Theatre
- ^ ElectroAcoustic Resource Site (EARS) project
- ^ Electroacoustic Music Studies Network (EMS)
- ^ Muse retrieved 6th May 2009
