From Tradition to Open Forms: The Role of Hermeneutics in the Constitution of Contemporary Musical Text

This paper intends to examine the epistemology of contemporary musical notation and its communicative medium both as to its semantic quality and creative power. At the moment in which the composer selects a notation that fits the current system, the materialization of compositional making expands the ontological space of interpretation through an activity that seeks to approximate meaning and understanding. In this sense, we sought to dialogue on different fronts with the current state of the art on notation, representation, and interpretation, in an attempt to instill a sense of unity and logic proper to modern hermeneutics. From a discussion of the paradigmatic view of traditional notation (ZAMPRONHA, 2000), the ability to develop nonconventional forms of notation gains strength as it presents itself as a multiplier of possibilities. Conclusively, the presented perspective reveals a current model of artistic research centered on a mediated interaction between composer and performer, using hermeneutics as the guiding thread.

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