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‘SATURN RETURN’ (2023) by @tezchaix for solo piano, 18x24” hand-drawn with graphite.

notationart's tweet image. ‘SATURN RETURN’ (2023) by @tezchaix for solo piano, 18x24” hand-drawn with graphite.

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In 1966, Cathy Berberian composed her first musical work, Stripsody, for solo voice. Stripsody explores the onomatopoeic sounds of comic strips illustrated by Roberto Zamarin, conveying a succession of engaging vignettes. A radical paradigm shift in composition during the 1960s.

notationart's tweet image. In 1966, Cathy Berberian composed her first musical work, Stripsody, for solo voice. Stripsody explores the onomatopoeic sounds of comic strips illustrated by Roberto Zamarin, conveying a succession of engaging vignettes. A radical paradigm shift in composition during the 1960s.
notationart's tweet image. In 1966, Cathy Berberian composed her first musical work, Stripsody, for solo voice. Stripsody explores the onomatopoeic sounds of comic strips illustrated by Roberto Zamarin, conveying a succession of engaging vignettes. A radical paradigm shift in composition during the 1960s.

Phillips - Ornamentik (1968) "Ornamentik" was written at the request of the American trombonist Stuart Dempster who asked for a piece that would suggest, within the character of a sustaining instrument, various provocative challenges to corner him into inventing new sounds.

notationart's tweet image. Phillips - Ornamentik  (1968)

"Ornamentik" was written at the request of the American trombonist Stuart Dempster who asked for a piece that would suggest, within the character of a sustaining instrument, various provocative challenges to corner him into inventing new sounds.

Fred Frith - Bricks for Six (1992) Frith's 1992 album Stone, Brick, Glass, Wood, Wire comprised a series of performances from graphic scores that were photographs of inanimate objects, including stone pavings, brick walls, windows, stacks of logs and high-tension wires.

notationart's tweet image. Fred Frith - Bricks for Six (1992)

Frith's 1992 album Stone, Brick, Glass, Wood, Wire comprised a series of performances from graphic scores that were photographs of inanimate objects, including stone pavings, brick walls, windows, stacks of logs and high-tension wires.

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John Cage - Aria (1958)

notationart's tweet image. John Cage - Aria (1958)

Various music scores of Tom Phillips (1937-2022)

notationart's tweet image. Various music scores of Tom Phillips (1937-2022)
notationart's tweet image. Various music scores of Tom Phillips (1937-2022)
notationart's tweet image. Various music scores of Tom Phillips (1937-2022)
notationart's tweet image. Various music scores of Tom Phillips (1937-2022)

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Cardew - "Treatise" (1963-1967) One fragment of the 193-page with no instructions. This means every performance of the piece is different.

notationart's tweet image. Cardew - "Treatise" (1963-1967)

One fragment of the 193-page with no instructions. This means every performance of the piece is different.

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Krzysztof Penderecki - Polymorphia (1961)

notationart's tweet image. Krzysztof Penderecki - Polymorphia (1961)

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György Ligeti - Artikulation (1958) Score for Listening: Rainer Wehinger Video credits: Donald Craig


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Tom Phillips - Six of Hearts (1991) #musicnotation #graphicscore #graphicnotation

notationart's tweet image. Tom Phillips - Six of Hearts (1991)

#musicnotation #graphicscore #graphicnotation

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Demonstration of the divison of octave in 24 unequal parts in Turkish Makam Music by Tanburi Cemil Bey. Rehber-i Mûsikî, Tanburi Cemil Bey (1904)

notationart's tweet image. Demonstration of the divison of octave in 24 unequal parts in Turkish Makam Music by Tanburi Cemil Bey.

Rehber-i Mûsikî, Tanburi Cemil Bey (1904)

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