#music-composition

#music-composition

Lou Harrison once said, 'Cooperative composition is fun, if the rules are set up and nobody cheats,' reflecting on his collaborative work in music. He embraced the spirit of teamwork.

Almost all the major works from the second half of Pierre Boulez's composing career developed in the same way: their starting point is a small-scale ensemble or solo piece that served as the kernel for the much expanded and elaborated later score.

In Kontakte, Stockhausen illustrates the interplay of rhythm, timbre, and pitch through electronic means, establishing the idea of unity in electronic music.

Kurtag's 'Jatekok' collection has evolved from didactic exercises to a comprehensive encyclopedia of personal expression, with over 400 deeply varied piano miniatures.

"While his wife and children were still in bed, he wrote on a cheap baritone ukulele, which he plucks off the wall from between rows of guitars."

The Aerophone actually became a game controller initially as a joke; I found a program to translate MIDI input to keyboard input, leading to gaming.