Musivisual Language
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In art, the musivisual language is a semiotic
system that is the synchronous union between the language of music and the language of image. The term was first coined by the Spanish composer Alejandro Román
, and indicates the existence of an own unique language of film music.
For over a century, film and other media (television, the video or multimedia
) have developed a language of communication that has been included alongside the music specifically applied to these means of expression. In the mean time, audiovisual music has itself developed a code in relation to the image you give a new product, the brainchild of multidisciplinary interaction.
When audiovisual film music and text contact, the final product acquires new meanings from which the previous elements presented separately. In this communication process, musical codes (melody
, rhythm, harmony
, sound, texture
, form
), in synchrony with the film (image
, talks, noise
...) interact so that the viewer (receiver) decodes the message from this union.
Román raises two levels on the specificity of film music: first appearance semiotic, i.e. the contribution of meanings of music over the image, and secondly the specific aesthetic of film music, which means it has its own stylistic elements not belonging to other music (concert or independent). These elements are presented of the shape (structure), which is determined by the cinematic form itself (assembly).
Semiotics
Semiotics, also called semiotic studies or semiology, is the study of signs and sign processes , indication, designation, likeness, analogy, metaphor, symbolism, signification, and communication...
system that is the synchronous union between the language of music and the language of image. The term was first coined by the Spanish composer Alejandro Román
Alejandro Román
Alejandro Román, is an Spanish composer and pianist. Musician of eclectic style, his works cover both current symphonic composition like jazz or film music.-Biography: Román is from Madrid...
, and indicates the existence of an own unique language of film music.
For over a century, film and other media (television, the video or multimedia
Multimedia
Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. The term can be used as a noun or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms. The term is used in contrast to media which use only rudimentary computer display such as text-only, or...
) have developed a language of communication that has been included alongside the music specifically applied to these means of expression. In the mean time, audiovisual music has itself developed a code in relation to the image you give a new product, the brainchild of multidisciplinary interaction.
Definition
According to the author:When audiovisual film music and text contact, the final product acquires new meanings from which the previous elements presented separately. In this communication process, musical codes (melody
Melody
A melody , also tune, voice, or line, is a linear succession of musical tones which is perceived as a single entity...
, rhythm, harmony
Harmony
In music, harmony is the use of simultaneous pitches , or chords. The study of harmony involves chords and their construction and chord progressions and the principles of connection that govern them. Harmony is often said to refer to the "vertical" aspect of music, as distinguished from melodic...
, sound, texture
Texture (music)
In music, texture is the way the melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic materials are combined in a composition , thus determining the overall quality of sound of a piece...
, form
Musical form
The term musical form refers to the overall structure or plan of a piece of music, and it describes the layout of a composition as divided into sections...
), in synchrony with the film (image
Image
An image is an artifact, for example a two-dimensional picture, that has a similar appearance to some subject—usually a physical object or a person.-Characteristics:...
, talks, noise
Noise
In common use, the word noise means any unwanted sound. In both analog and digital electronics, noise is random unwanted perturbation to a wanted signal; it is called noise as a generalisation of the acoustic noise heard when listening to a weak radio transmission with significant electrical noise...
...) interact so that the viewer (receiver) decodes the message from this union.
Román raises two levels on the specificity of film music: first appearance semiotic, i.e. the contribution of meanings of music over the image, and secondly the specific aesthetic of film music, which means it has its own stylistic elements not belonging to other music (concert or independent). These elements are presented of the shape (structure), which is determined by the cinematic form itself (assembly).
See also
- LanguageLanguageLanguage may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
- SemioticsSemioticsSemiotics, also called semiotic studies or semiology, is the study of signs and sign processes , indication, designation, likeness, analogy, metaphor, symbolism, signification, and communication...
- AestheticsAestheticsAesthetics is a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, and taste, and with the creation and appreciation of beauty. It is more scientifically defined as the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values, sometimes called judgments of sentiment and taste...
- Film scoreFilm scoreA film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film, forming part of the film's soundtrack, which also usually includes dialogue and sound effects...
- Soundtrack
- Alejandro RománAlejandro RománAlejandro Román, is an Spanish composer and pianist. Musician of eclectic style, his works cover both current symphonic composition like jazz or film music.-Biography: Román is from Madrid...
- Visual languageVisual languageA visual language is a system of communication using visual elements. Speech as a means of communication cannot strictly be separated from the whole of human communicative activity which includes the visual and the term 'language' in relation to vision is an extension of its use to describe the...