Etudes of Existence

Author(s) Information

• Frank Lang, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoFollow

College - Author 1

College of Liberal Arts

Department - Author 1

Music Department

Degree Name - Author 1

BA in Music

Date

5-2026

Primary Advisor

Julie Herndon, College of Liberal Arts, Music Department

Abstract/Summary

The goal of Etudes of Existence was to experiment with sounds and compositional techniques that were different from what I normally use. It is completely recorded and written by me, using my home setup to put everything together. The three-track EP revolves around the main concepts of musical time and color, with the first track focusing on time, the second on color, and third on both. I was interested in exploring these ideas because I love synthesizers and really wanted to experiment with their timbre. I decided that time would be a good complement to timbral color and set out to make a set of etudes focus on the two.

URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/musp/158