Murat Güneş

Novelty in electronic music arises through familiarity

In a sea of infinite possible choices, the composer of electronic music has to seek familiar ground to establish a common grammar with the listener; for the grammar of composition to align with that of listening.

References:

Roads, Composing Electronic Music: A New Aesthetic (2015) p. 29

Traditional musical languages adhere to familiar grammars. This familiarity acts as a framework for setting up small surprises. We see this in the scores of Mozart where, despite a great deal of apparent repetition in the structure, nearly every measure of the score contains a grain of novelty. In creative electronic music, where the grammar is not familiar, the surprise often consists in finding familiarity.