“The Theory is Not Yet Music”: An Analysis of Pierre Schaeffer’s \u3ci\u3eEtude aux allures\u3c/i\u3e

Throughout his career, Pierre Schaeffer composed several sound works to test and inspire his evolving musical theories. By composing with edited sound recordings, rather than traditional musical instruments, he hoped to discover new ways of creating musical structures based on sound parameters other than pitch. This study is an analysis of Schaeffer’s sound work Etude aux allures. This Etude examines the musical potential of the sound parameter allure, which is Schaeffer’s term for the pulsed modulation of pitch, volume, or other sound parameters. Without the existence of a standardized analytical methodology, the Etude is viewed from several perspectives. First, a typomorphological analysis of the sound-work is presented in the form of a transcription using Lasse Thoresen’s Aural Sonology graphic notational symbols. The symbols represent the salient characteristics of each sound object in the Etude. Next, the piece is compared to a hypothetical compositional plan from Schaeffer’s Treatise on Musical Objects. This comparison explains why the sounds in the piece might have been selected. Finally, the role of the sound characteristic allure is analyzed. I argue that the Etude is an example of what Schaeffer called a Teaching Reel, intended to help listeners focus their attention on the allure of each sound object

Clarinet and Shadow

Clarinet and Shadow is a musical composition for clarinet and electronics. In the piece, live electronics pitch shift the sound of the clarinet to create harmonies and add the sound of an artificial instrument. The electronics are the clarinet\u27s shadow: unreal, always there, and tied to its movement

System analysis & design -- laser drilling database and interface implementation

This project is concerned with the development of an application to aid in the standardization of laser drilling of turbine blades manufactured by Pratt and Whitney. The application will serve three purposes - creating a database of data from test and development procedures relative to the fan blade manufacturing process, the retrieval of information from that database, and the search for similar parts and parameters from the database

255 The Community Research Liaison Model: Facilitating community-engaged research

OBJECTIVES/GOALS: The Community Research Liaison Model (CRLM) is a novel model to facilitate community engaged research (CEnR) and community–academic research partnerships focused on health priorities identified by the community. We describe the CRLM development process and how it is operationalized today. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: The CRLM, informed by the Principles of Community Engagement, builds trust among rural communities and expands capacity for community and investigator-initiated research. We followed a multi-phase process to design and implement a community engagement model that could be replicated. The resulting CRLM moves community–academic research collaborations from objectives to outputs using a conceptual framework that specifies our guiding principles, objectives, and actions to facilitate the objectives (i.e., capacity, motivations, and partners), and outputs. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: The CRLM has been fully implemented across Oregon. Six Community Research Liaisons collectively support 18 predominantly rural Oregon counties. Since 2017, the liaison team has engaged with communities on nearly 300 community projects. The CRLM has been successful in facilitating CEnR and community–academic research partnerships. The model has always existed on a dynamic foundation and continues to be responsive to the lessons learned by the community and researchers. The model is expanding across Oregon as an equitable approach to addressing health disparities across the state. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE: Our CRLM is based on the idea that community partnerships build research capacity at the community level and are the backbone for pursuing equitable solutions and better health for communities we serve. Our model is unique in its use of CRLs to facilitate community–academic partnerships; this model has brought successes and challenges over the years