Abstract:With a view to uncovering the political implications of notational, technological and musical innovation in composer-performer relationships within Western art music, this paper examines three disparate works: Christian Wolff's Duo for Pianists II (1958); Brian Ferneyhough's Unity Capsule (1975); and Georg Hajdu's Schwer… unheimlich Schwer (2009). By first exploring two innovative 20th century works, Duo for Pianists II and Unity Capsule, the paper establishes a framework for a discussion of the political and… Show more
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