la vida en cópias oder Musica Reciclata:

Migration of Meanings, Transmediation, Self-citation and Musical Ekphrasis in Hybrid Electroacoustic Composition

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/mh.v26.85175

Keywords:

Migration of the meanings, Transmediation, Musical ekphrasis, Self-citation, Hybrid music

Abstract

This article investigates the interrelations between migration of meanings, transmediation, self-citation and musical ekphrasis as applied to contemporary musical creation. Through the analytical study of two hybrid electroacoustic works—The Eerie Stillness of Desolation for piano and tape and Ghost Words for double bass and tape—composed during an artistic residency with Da_Sh Ensemble, Madrid, the paper examines how acoustic writing and electroacoustic materials jointly construct the architectural, semantic, and affective dimensions of each work. Central to this investigation are processes of self-citation, recycling, and transformation of pre-existing materials, alongside newly created sonic elements conceived specifically for each composition. Drawing upon theoretical frameworks of intertextuality (Bloom, Straus, López-Cano), musical ekphrasis (Bruhn), and contemporary theories of transmediation and migration of meanings, the study proposes an integrated analytical model for understanding hybrid musical practices within a multisemiotic and multimediatic cultural environment

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Author Biography

  • Antonio Celso Ribeiro, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Vit´oria, Espírito Santo, Brasil antoniocelsoribeiro@gmail.com

    Holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music (Composition) from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (1993), a Master’s degree in Linguistics from the University of Vale do Sapucaí – Univás (2006), and a PhD in Music from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (2016). Additional training includes a Bachelor’s degree in Arts from Centro Universitário Belas Artes de São Paulo (2007). Completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Jewish music and Ladino literature at the Salti Institute for Ladino Studies, Bar-Ilan University, Israel (2020). He is Professor of Composition and Orchestration in the Bachelor’s Degree in Composition within the Department of Art Theory and Music at the Center for Arts of the Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitória. Ribeiro also serves as a faculty member in the Graduate Program in Arts at UFES and in the Graduate Program in Music at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Brazil. He studied composition with Argentine composer Eduardo Juan Bértola and Brazilian composer Oilian Lanna, and attended composition masterclasses with Mozart Guerra-Peixe and Ernst Widmer. He was Composer-in-Residence at the 9th Thailand International Composition Festival in Bangkok (2013). His awards include the Chai Found Music Workshop (Shizhu, Taipei, 2011), the International Composition Award Al-Quds (Jerusalem, 2011), and the Atlas Ensemble Composition Contest (Amsterdam, 2014). His current research focuses on intertextual relations between Music and the Arts, with emphasis on the concepts of transmedialization, migration of the senses, ekphrasis applied to music, and artificial intelligence. He is further developing this research during his ongoing second postdoctoral fellowship at the Royal College of Arts of the University of Coimbra, Portugal. His works are published and recorded by Da_Sh Music Editions, Madrid, Spain

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Published

2026-05-17

Issue

Vol. 26 (2026)

Section

Artigos

How to Cite

CELSO RIBEIRO, A. la vida en cópias oder Musica Reciclata: : Migration of Meanings, Transmediation, Self-citation and Musical Ekphrasis in Hybrid Electroacoustic Composition. MÚSICA HODIE, v. 26, 17 May2026.