Author Archives: laf3adm
EA Bucket 15.
The zeitkratzer troupe gathered in Slovenia and Croatia to execute structured improvisations motivated by Stockhausen’s baffling instructions.
EA Bucket 15.
The zeitkratzer troupe gathered in Slovenia and Croatia to execute structured improvisations motivated by Stockhausen’s baffling instructions.
Taking Random for a Walk
My too-early listening – at a low volume setting so as not to disturb Best Beloved – includes late-Feldman anything and, these days especially, Haydn’s string quartets most handsomely performed on the Tacet label by Auryn Quartet.
Taking Random for a Walk
My too-early listening – at a low volume setting so as not to disturb Best Beloved – includes late-Feldman anything and, these days especially, Haydn’s string quartets most handsomely performed on the Tacet label by Auryn Quartet.
Four, Four Tom, Four Tom John, Four Tom Johnsons
In a rough sense, mathematical minimalism governs Johnson’s structures in that they are frequently plotted by the application of numerical rules.
Four, Four Tom, Four Tom John, Four Tom Johnsons
In a rough sense, mathematical minimalism governs Johnson’s structures in that they are frequently plotted by the application of numerical rules.
Snapshots – Grace: Hans Abrahamsen
Having decried the bulk of contemporary music, I take a rare opportunity to indulge in advocacy.
Snapshots – Grace: Hans Abrahamsen
Having decried the bulk of contemporary music, I take a rare opportunity to indulge in advocacy.
Looking for Pettersson, Stumbling across Locatelli
Here’s another installment in what’s becoming a series on composers’ haunts and memorials.
Looking for Pettersson, Stumbling across Locatelli
Here’s another installment in what’s becoming a series on composers’ haunts and memorials.
Coffee! Now!
Coffee unites practice through rehearsal to performance. It promises lucidity. It delivers the imagination to unexplored regions.
Coffee! Now!
Coffee unites practice through rehearsal to performance. It promises lucidity. It delivers the imagination to unexplored regions.
Violin Duos 1: Nono
This updates my survey of Nono’s “Hay que caminar„ soñando; the intervening nine years have seen only two additions.
Violin Duos 1: Nono
This updates my survey of Nono’s “Hay que caminar„ soñando; the intervening nine years have seen only two additions.
Out with the New
For me, the most distressing element of new music is the self-satisfaction of its practitioners.
Out with the New
For me, the most distressing element of new music is the self-satisfaction of its practitioners.
Thierry Pécou
Like Messiaen and Vivier, Pécou employs Western instruments and structures yet reflects other music. This Parisian with Caribbean ancestry (b. 1965) also perpetuates the crystal palette of Ravel, Dutilleux and Boulez in orchestral and chamber works.
Thierry Pécou
Like Messiaen and Vivier, Pécou employs Western instruments and structures yet reflects other music. This Parisian with Caribbean ancestry (b. 1965) also perpetuates the crystal palette of Ravel, Dutilleux and Boulez in orchestral and chamber works.
Random Noise 35: Monastic Cell, but Comfy
I like to think of myself as a man of (tenuously connected) parts…
Random Noise 35: Monastic Cell, but Comfy
I like to think of myself as a man of (tenuously connected) parts…