"Just as many different techniques create moving images, so do many different instruments create musical sounds. Images (ie colors, form, materials, juxtapositions and contrasts etc.) and sounds (ie. tones, melodies, rhythms, orchestral colors, harmonies and counterpoints) function the same in different media"
(This also backs up what I was talking about a few days ago when I was talking about the beardyman video)
He also developed his theories on visual music in the 70's which encased "the desire to create a moving abstract image as fluid and harmonic as auditory music". His theories is what I believe captures the entire essence of visual music.
He wrote over 100 articles as well as chapters and program notes. I have found many of his articles very useful. Here are just a few that I have read and have helped me to learn more about visual music and to source more information and artists in this area.
Just before Mortiz died, he donated all of his work to the center of visual music, which is based in Los Angeles and if I had enough money, I would be right over there. The website http://www.centerforvisualmusic.org/ has been another great site to go on, find articles for my research proposal which is due in the middle of December. It is a great website to find information to then go away and research things further.
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