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"I am composing the test piece for the 2021 Van Cliburn competition ... One issue [about Bach] may be that I celebrate a certain chaos or irresolution in art ..
by bjornlouser 6y ago
"I am composing the test piece for the 2021 Van Cliburn competition ... One issue [about Bach] may be that I celebrate a certain chaos or irresolution in art ..."
Can't help but wonder if modern composers use 'chaos and irresolution' as a way to rationalize their terrible compositions.
Hopefully Hough will give us a beautiful pastiche.
Previous Van Cliburn test pieces:
Bernstein's Touches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFjdVP_tQYA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFjdVP_tQYA
Christopher Theofanidis BIRICHINO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXuKF20h480 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXuKF20h480
- yomly 6y ago>Can't help but wonder if modern composers use 'chaos and irresolution' as a way to rationalize their terrible compositions. I can somewhat sympathise with artists feeling everything is done. I'm not convinced you could be novel in a baroque or classical form without ending up feeling derivative