Archive for June, 2007

The Ballet Mecanique Page

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

This is the page from the Antheil website leads to information about a recent performance of Ballet Mecanique in Washington (also see youTube excerpt below) The Ballet Mecanique Page.

Scroll down the page to see a heading
BALLET MECANIQUE causes a “HAPPY RIOT” in WASHINGTON, DC!

and watch a video of the performance.

Also, a link just below that one leads to an excerpt of the original film - check it out - crazzzyyyy

Small Brain Records [Animated Score]

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

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This site includes some fun Flash animated scores - :: Small Brain Records [Animated Score]. The writer seeks to make the score as aesthetically engaging for the audience as the music.

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Cycling ‘74 || My Wii Life…

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

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This is an interesting article on the implementation of the Nintendo WiiMote using Max/MSP and playing the Cycling74 synth engine MODE Cycling ‘74 || My Wii Life…. There is a useful discussion of the accuracy of the Wii sensors and the mappign strategies selected.

It links to a streamed performance on http://www.stillstream.com/

A Young Persons Guide to Treatise

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

The Spiral Cage Improvisors have a page called: A Young Persons Guide to Treatise. It contains a link to this excellent Flash animation of Cardew’s Treatise score re, and includes interprative discussion which is enlightening. It also contains a brocken link to Howard Skempton’s BBC documentary on Treatise.

different waters: Cornelius Cardew - Treatise

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

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This is an excellent page with a bunch of links to workshops and performances and essays on : Cornelius Cardew’s - Treatise

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Bagatellen: graphic notation

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

This page on Bagatellen discusses the Cardew score Treatise and more broadly : graphic notation. The description of an interpretation of the first page of the Treatise score is very enlightening.

BibliOdyssey: The Visual Context of Music

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

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The BibliOdyssey blog has an excellent page on the Visual Context of Music which includes a number of graphical scores and numerous links at the bottom of the page - well worth a look

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Cardew - Treatise Score

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

Sheet Music Plus have the score for Cardew’s great graphical score Treatise and the companion Treatise Handbook . They also have scores for John Cage’s prepared piano works and for 4:33″
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