Glossary
- Accompanist (role)
- Ad libitum
- Agenda of Players
- Aleatoricism
- Aspect
- Balance
- Bartle taxonomy
- BCG
- Conductor (role)
- Constellation
- Constructor (role)
- Co-optionality
- Cue cards
- Dice
- Dimension
- Downtime
- Emergence
- End Condition
- Event
- Event list
- Extended technique
- Fighting
- Genre
- Goals
- Horizon of intent
- Insert game
- Inspire cards
- Judge
- Karaoke
- King-making problem
- Leader problem
- Learning curve
- Ludomusical dissonance
- Mechanic
- Music game
- Non-idiomatic music
- Open work
- Player
- Preparation
- Prompter (role)
- Psychographics
- Roles of participants
- RPG
- Rule Cards
- Speedrun
- Trading
- Transition
- Upgrade
- Victory condition
- Xenochrony
- XP
- Yes And
A line-up for a single performance of improvised music.
Usage
In different genres there are some fixed personnell spots to fill for a performance like string quartet in classical music (2 violins, viola, cello) or piano trio in jazz (piano, double bass, drums). In non-idiomatic music possibilities in that regard are endless, but considerations about with whom and on what instruments you will play is a key aspect of influencing your future improvisation.
You can make forming constellations a part of your game or have a challenging activity centered around it. Early games of John Zorn were mostly about constellations — they provided an algorithm of who should play with whom in what order.
Exotic constellations
An activity for experienced improvisers that would revolve around constellations is to perform with especially challenging sets of instruments. This might mean instruments of the same type, with narrow capabilities or of extremely differing dynamic range.
