Orpheus Instituut - Orpheus Institute - Advanced Studies & Research in Music

RESEARCH @ ORCIM

During the period 2010-2013 the ORCiM researchers will focus on one theme:

Artistic Experimentation in Music. Within this focus, ORCiM researchers and groups of researchers conduct several individual research projects. In regular international ORCiM meetings these projects are confronted with each other and permanently evaluated and modified.

Learn more about: ORCiM's individual research projects

ARTISTIC EXPERIMENTATION IN MUSIC

Experimentation is omnipresent in artistic practice and in the processes of music making. Artistic experimentation encompasses the actions that an artist undertakes in developing and constantly renewing personal artistic identity and expertise. Exploring this field has the potential to give greater insight into how art unfolds, and opens new possibilities for artistic practice and reception.

ORCiM's research for this period will be inspired by the following fundamental questions:

What is the character, function and potential of experimentation in musical practice?
How does experimentation shape artistic identity and expertise, and how can it disclose aspects of embodied knowledge?
How does artistic experimentation affect the development of musical practices?
How does artistic experimentation in music relate to other fields of human activity?

The research focus on Artistic Experimentation will be carried out by [ORCiM] Orpheus Research Centre in Music (Orpheus Institute) in association with the following institutions:

University of Music and Dramatic Arts, Graz www.kug.ac.at/en/home.html
Sibelius Academy, Helsinki www.siba.fi
Queensland Conservatorium www.griffith.edu.au/music/queensland-conservatorium
University of York www.york.ac.uk

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ORCiM Artistic Experiment brochure 2010-2013