(University of Oregon, 2023-03) Boyt, Zachary James;
Sounds of Unseen Boundaries: A Digital Portfolio Dissertation of Seven Original
Compositions for Data-driven Instruments is presented as a Digital Portfolio Dissertation
of seven compositions for data-driven instruments. The entirety of the Digital Portfolio
Dissertation consists of video documentation of each piece, software and score material
used in performance, and a text document serving as an accompanying analytical guide to
each composition and its respective data-driven instrument. This document contains
definitions related to the conceptual frameworks of data-driven instruments, an analysis
of the design and implementation of each instrument, data mapping strategies used,
compositional structures, and issues and practices in their performance. The compositions
included in this Digital Portfolio Dissertation are: unFamiliar, Within the Tallest Tree,
Things Look Different Here, A Need to Be Free, A Musical Interpretation on the Findings
of Voyager 2, family, friends, and Virtualability.
