Mathias spahlinger biography sample
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farben der frühe ()
(colors of dawn)
for seven pianos
duration: 53'
premiere: stuttgart
peermusic
die idee, für eine große zahl von klavieren zu schreiben und nur tonhöhen zu verwenden, die konventionell erzeugt, also auf tasten gespielt werden, folgt dem bedürfnis, in bezug auf eine der zentralen eigenschaften der neuen musik, die farbe, sozusagen die reset-taste zu drücken, einmal nur die dezentere buntheit der schwarz/weiß/grau-tönungen zuzulassen, die aus tonhöhen-, lautstärken- und dichteverhältnissen als abhängige variable hervorgehen, nicht selbst eigenständige charaktere sind – wie etwa die identifizierbaren instrumentalfarben.
lässt sich, was wesentlich neu ist an der neuen musik, beschreiben als die prinzipielle veränderung des verhältnisses der teile zum ganzen – keine verdinglichung, gegenstandsähnlichkeit soll sein, kein geschlossenes werk - dann sind klangfarbe und geräusch, die anarchischen eigenschaften, sozusagen unmittelbar neue musik. denn die anderen, "klassischen" parameter sind eindimensional (linear veränderbar, also systematisierbar, skalierbar, beherrschbar), die klangfarben dagegen sind n-dimensional, in alle richtungen variabel, nirgendwo abschlusshaft, wie die neue musik selbst.
mir kam es darauf an, den gedanken durchzuführen, dass
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Mathias Spahlinger
Reviews
While on the one hand, Neil Thomas Smith succeeds in filling up a void in academic literature on Spahlinger in English, his writing exceeds that purpose by bringing Spahlinger’s work into a general cultural and political context.[] What is perhaps the most remarkable aspect of Smith’s book is the detailed analysis of many notable works of Spahlinger, which generations of composers will find very useful after listening to the music. On the whole therefore, this very enlightening book illustrates how one of the most influential composers at the dawn of the 21st century put thought and sound into the wholeness of his unique works that continue to intrigue the global artistic community.
Jonas Baes, Popular Music
"Smith's book is a valuable contribution to contemporary music scholarship and to the debates around modernism and political aesthetics, particularly in the UK, where such things are far less frequently discussed.
The main strength of Smith's book is its much needed overview of Spahlinger's works and aesthetic. Smith divides this into four principal themes – musique concrète instrumentale, order, open form and perception – within each of which he analyses and provides critical commentar•
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