"How do keyboards make music playable? Drawing on theories of media, systems, and cultural techniques, Keys to play spans Greek myth and contemporary Japanese digital games to chart an archaeology of musical play and its animation via improvisation, performance, and recreation. …
Improvisation is an art form which has arguably been present since the existence of music itself. Inventing music on the spot, like spontaneous speech, is a common expression of artistry throughout history and across musical boundaries. While improvisation has maintained its imp…
The purpose of this treatise is to introduce and discuss Victoria Bond’s keyboard works and to preserve their individual origin stories. As of February 2020, there are two piano concerti, eight unique works featuring keyboard as the only traditional instrument (several of these …