Plunderphonics
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A form of musical composition based on the unauthorized use of existing audio recordings. uncountable
"Such a practice (which is autosonic, by the way) could be viewed as a “mega-editing” process; but I would like to draw a distinction between plunderphonics and edited versions, because the former clearly aim to denature the hypotext."
Example
More examples"Such a practice (which is autosonic, by the way) could be viewed as a “mega-editing” process; but I would like to draw a distinction between plunderphonics and edited versions, because the former clearly aim to denature the hypotext."
Etymology
Coined by Canadian composer John Oswald in 1985 as a compound of plunder + phonics in the essay Plunderphonics, or Audio Piracy as a Compositional Prerogative.
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