The technique of taking short melodic or rhythmic fragments of limited durations and incorporating these samples
into a new composition. This was made possible by the invention of electronic equipment that can record or sample
external sounds, store them digitally, and then, in the course of recalling them, enable a composer to re-create and/or change their pitch, duration, or other musical qualities. (That is why
Bobby Mcferrin
is characterized as the human sampler.
) Its compositional...
