Michael Nyman: Collected Writings
Pwyll ap Siôn · 2016
Contents: Foreword, Michael Nyman Preface Introduction Part I Reviews, Criticisms and Short Prose Writings: Section 1 1968-1969: Blocks of granite The sound of music Enter Birtwistle New favourites Shawms and rackets Alexander Goehr's Naboth's Vineyard Harrison Birtwistle's Punch and Judy Minimal music Chaconnes About time too Now you see it, now you don't Is this a record? Play group Work projects Demolition squad French polish Two new works by Birtwistle Not being done This way madness Boulez in the labyrinth Skip and run Hands off Patchwork Mr Birtwistle is out Purcell in his cups Brass tacks With reference to Birtwistle's Medusa Scratch and co Drums and symbols. Section 2 1970-1971: Old master Food of love Six to one Ancient monument Flowerpot men Stockhausen and David Bedford Birtwistle's rituals Satiety Anachronisms Big screen opera Sign language Boulez's law Stockhausen - the musician, the machine Interconnections Stockhausen kommt Panethnic Steve Reich, Phil Glass Stockhausen Towards interpretation Stravarese Uncommercial Melody rides again Disciplinarians Dart's epitaph. Section 3 1972-1977: Learning from scratch Causerie Circle complete Christian Wolff The experimental tradition As the Titanic went down Last week's broadcast music: Morton Feldman Last week's broadcast music: electronic music Last week's broadcast music: Robert Simpson Last week's broadcast music: Harrison Birtwistle Last week's broadcast music: Anton Bruckner Americana Tippett at 70 Peak district Bare essentials Mexican discovery Lindbergh's flight. Part II Articles, Essays, Interviews and Longer Prose Pieces: Towards (a definition of) experimental music Tim Souster's night out at the Proms John Cage in Paris Steve Reich: an interview with Michael Nyman Harrison Birtwistle Cornelius Cardew's The Great Learning SR - mysteries of the phase Cage and Satie Cage/Cardew The experimental