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Codex: Embodied Communication In Richard Barrett’S Scores For Improvisation, Hannah Reardon-Smith
Codex: Embodied Communication In Richard Barrett’S Scores For Improvisation, Hannah Reardon-Smith
Directions of New Music
This paper examines the process of preparing Barrett’s codex V (2007) and codex XV (2015) and their performance on Saturday 18 June, 2016, as part of the Ghent Advanced Master in Contemporary Performance Practice (ManaMa) academy examinations in Brussels, Belgium. This project involved the development of deep collaborative relationships with a number of other performers, the study and interpretation of alternative notational practices, and the invention of a variety of ad hoc solutions to issues of coordination and ensemble unity, with a particular focus on clear physical communication. Reflections on my own process of preparation and rehearsal are supplemented by …