O abordare fenomenologico-muzicologică a muzicii electronice: Nici vis, nici lumina, nici tristeţe şi SBA de Mihail Afanasiev
A phenomenological-musicological approach to electronic music: No dream, no light, no sadness and SBA by Mihail Afanasiev

Summary/Abstract: In the present article, the author undertakes a phenomenological-musicological analysis of the electronic music, namely of the works signed by Mihail Afanasiev, composer from the Republic of Moldova. The Western European tendencies in electronic music combined with the multi-stage electronic processing technique are reflected in the studio music of the composer M. Afanasiev. The composer’s concerns in developing a musical discourse of untempered origin and, at the same time, of a “high informational density” were highlighted in the first creations composed in the early 1990s - No Dream, No Light, No Sadness (1996) and SBA (2001) - both works present technological, aesthetic and musical innovations. Investigating studio music requires a complex approach, the application of traditional methods of musicology proves to be ineffective in many aspects. The author of the present study uses the phenomenological tools to reveal certain issues regarding to the electronic music phenomenon.

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