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ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY AS A PERSPECTIVE IN MUSICAL ANALYSIS

K. Szymanska-Stulka

Abstract

In my paper I am going to consider the process of composing from the perspective of influences from space surrounding the author. I was inspired by environmental psychology – human factors science - as an interdisciplinary field that focuses on the interplay between individuals and their surroundings encompassing natural environments, social settings, built environments, learning environments, and informational environments. We know today that environmental psychology expands widely in attracting other areas of knowledge in its pursuit, not only psychologists but also geographers, economists, landscape architects and anthropologists. I propose to add a voice of musical theory here in studying the background of a composer’s strategies and decisions in creating a musical work. As the topic of a theoretical view I choose some examples from Polish modern music of leading composers such as Witold Lutos?awski, Andrzej Panufnik, Aleksander Ko?ciów and Dariusz Przybylski. I concentrate on the impulse of their output (how they find inspirations to their music) and what is their compositional process (what factors have the biggest impact on it). I will focus both on composers' statements about their creative process as well as on how it is reflected in selected pieces. The compositional technique and inspirational ideas for compositions will be in the area of my interest. The methodological background for this paper is based on studies by E. Clarke, Music and Consciousness. Philosophical, Psychological and Cultural Perspective, Oxford 2011; R. Gifford, Environmental Psychology: Principles and Practice, New York 2014; R. Gifford, Research Methods for Environmental Psychology, New York 2016. The composers' reflections will be added in analysis of their style of composing and significant factors which determine the compositional shape and composers' strategic decisions. The following publications will be included as the examples, e.g. A. Ko?ciów, Lithaniae: dzie?o jako krajobraz. Autorefleksja twórcy, Warszawa 2013; A. Panufnik, Impulse and design in my music, London 1974; Ch. B. Rae, The Music of Lutos?awski, London 1999. https:// www. dariuszprzybylski.eu/ 2018.

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DOI resolver: doi.org/10.5593/sgemsocial2018H/61/S16.059

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