Saturday, January 15, 2011

Composition - Arvo Part and Cornelius Cardew

On the topic of great composers, check out Arvo Part as well as Cornelius Cardew's "Treatise".

Composed in 1989, Arvo Part's "Magnificat" is a landmark of his later phase as a composer focusing on minimalism. It uses tintinnabuli, a technique for composing created by Part himself.


Composer Cornelius Cardew was one of the first to experiment with graphic notation. Below are examples from his composition "Treatise" as well as a nicely crafted video with opinions on it's meaning and significance. 






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