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Scores Of Nature (Volume 1), Anthony Elia
Scores Of Nature (Volume 1), Anthony Elia
Bridwell Library Research
1. Bone & Stone Sonata;
2. Jellyfish & Seaweed Suite;
3. Bonfire Bay Sonata;
Three works of experimental music and notation are included in Scores of Nature (Volume 1), which include pieces written on beaches with fishbone and pebbles, a bonfire and bay in Sointula, and a piece recommended for solo 'cello, where the score is an image of a beached jellyfish in a bedding of seaweed, in which the musician needs to react to the image and play what they are imagining from that image. From the description provided in the score text: "In this piece, Jellyfish & …
A Festival Of Form: Score, Anthony Elia
A Festival Of Form: Score, Anthony Elia
Bridwell Library Research
"A Festival of Form" was both an event at Bridwell and Perkins School of Theology and a conceptual piece of music that lasted several days. In this rendering, the "piece of music" was articulated in a fluid combination of activities that included works by other composers, including John Cage. The activities involved--from lectures, conversations, and meals to actual performances of both short works and especially the world-record breaking rendition of "Organ2/ASLSP" played by Christopher Anderson--comprise the entirety of "A Festival of Form" as performance piece. The challenge of this work is that unlike nearly any other music, it is purposely …