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“tpn is ees how wo nd whe en en to ta real te br fhe vin pi 5 iy el Bag tect rw nema meds y Ue inns ‘iota te and tenon andbeven ears ee eed Meath pce Suk dns ce lc cle th Shoe Uanpnel. by ener etd mare ch Cie. ows CREE teal hoop te Tat ending eae a Po lea oe Roache dling hse of rig sing el Se ewe ewan er grater Sana el ci ‘Roser vid aught lent ond wa oi gn Wn oR Sa Ma ut 72 ‘Sas gh oie on Mu a Bf Ob Fascists Swarr onesie en 97 in Darmstadt Pianism, “Historically Informed” Webern, and Modernism’s Vanishing Performer NICHOLAS MATHEW "UL ing to don ti eon at mete mae te he Pesooe it be soed Wo nda ete alg he ew "ui ete cet camper cng ha ce Telling the Performer What He Should Do ISIORICALLY INFORMED STOCKHAUSEN PERFORMANCED OF ber Should any pian be wrryingabout ist What oud ven mean Right rm the caset oe et ashe se seetf educa absurd that bolle lary he aac tha ssa ‘hovel serpy ffomed perormance. And, ply ‘ecupect te seeing penesty— andes the waht cea Hind tDannstait ge mosernion 0 nlc the sorts gustan ly ses infrmed performers ~ I want sho thi pong "performance scee queioar aon plane ml by Stdhasen or Webern fr ot {abe intlectanlly and mancly wel Idee, Wier piano musi fa rl raies quero a perfemance hat lp igo sod ye {os ofhiterilyifored peroramne oat ou Bee we ge to iter ad Stren, howe, aed a ng np — then hstary f weer il ton at (oat nt one gy teers version of) 50 begin by eeligna hear bed en, ‘este of western mis tater fom pact at ext ny | ‘hatanyone who bas dled wee uc isory wl engi oe "he dry open inthe signal Dak Age of pete euie, vin ‘mui pease ae an act soe by tration and emery. Ths ‘meorgour sage pene apace the very banning of general se “pnnralienioaraceig Dacca apa ix, tendo compa thor hor othe Wes tha snateriag ‘fon weer lr tex-pnent seca? The npn of thsi tbat wenn mse wot tat ar no sory — ot et ev wees, ‘Oulton mica practi 0the ory goes otto "ov umes ae in ie inal Books — ft he od dash and ee ‘oben with, maze memory prompting ra Svea tations ae, end ‘medal macs oe looting gare soon, then air menace, Iolite nota ofthe Ae nos ands an wt "and Treats these epaangt ave sppoted ot he whed in meton sia fesse ow on coun of avr gre exains, Over macy cnr, ‘hey wl tr se ere nd ore ad lle les ad est chine, ‘ones, or nition, Wiis alles ors hey wl ave eve Into Pechovers tls sacking win ander cntary end bal ‘ouragess pant wll he ting down oppate the dense prescriptions of ‘Stckhases ob ats bed ha Webern Bethe "tery of aoatonlropres™ Itise sory Unt conta the hier of westen mse a it noe talc of powes— as fom performers ad he complex nel us ‘hr tey ou, own tren th exe th! Ue produce. What wat once fit gaily conga practice become tert tact understnige treme exist ecitons has bese eden C0 accent hat the caine mens oesatons sper slongide wht mc hstorans hve ‘dona dent she eet weer amps Pein ~ and even “omposer less oun ae marker Gres than moschioringrany as poe mated thn to bet Neverthe, accbding 0 the sory of hg wee 95 in of eM dry of ua ed ‘Sin hs ee Od era Po SRE Te a ea i hr hee cue aa ot EPID re ae ec Oor any apettet Secon heal cane a gg cep alien pas ewer’ cr edit rr tra nays ain a it ry Cae apy Pa 0612 (ihe nee tng ry ec Pega’ yo ee cet nemo vee ore ae “ SSPSHR Ghetto ton Sa a han ore oe ae ‘oulona rogues seas that they hav abet inane and opaque wa ‘eee sth command ‘Ads dis then ery to imagine dha every compo eh ati ayn ober lm the pad cote at Surou aod inpeage upon ould sem ty ineemently neasog ‘he eacnes of th natin, capone eet wth ever geste frtude She capris ofthe clr tht haps tem No monde tha th tk of asc scholar har tonal bento met cmos fr wpe oa oe ‘acotaninated groan of tha ets rn his po of ewe compost Intention sreveonly ns ofl ser erence dlget cle tone ou the eos a ancien oer oe the ngoer oie toe deny, "tthe mary of sotattonal oye does no ech Is coon with shan nee comporer fol rowing nto imperious Reethovenan ut ‘hors, alga incre compn poupat eros. Thee ‘it inthetle happens ae te Second Worl Wa wen cose bein ‘omatesweof meat guarteontl morte tan ee hee dled te: nw recring tect. Te of he toy hs 0 he ‘ery impale tht rove notation exces urge to rl consuming son ‘And enseguene performers 1 te spied — superseded by 1 ned oft, ch a erat orf al hy Rl, “one wl be theo pra ton an eee the uc enchyahe crponer wet" Promised Ep Varée?Text as cloned therein of performace ws tere enthing ef The pectrmer vans, "isariftaonl muse stoops xed he ire sary f notasonal prog fry tls modest ne pale he cating lise ofthe perormer ent imp ve te ist auceat gull tes ‘federal serhes~ and neal ance the ern ee aie, tong acepien of auhonhipaogmentg the rete ower of wit In hi strc sche, a sel es poe twos hs unaided ‘which anothers ‘vss of the mest mele twentieth ery toner Cont whe tha meats for hoe conceive fhe perarmer le, nde onder an ‘blest nro the Data, Sra 984 Tel a SH al Jn hn Om Ati 3 (St en amas ec ae et me oi th ary ee amp Sn Kaveh Sepp ey abort Eo anon Lon a ewe Gene rn © Wi ind partion A, Wen ‘hist V joe Famyle 1-1 aotaton apps tke a concern for tel ete 1 rte posable lis oat bang the et loge We fi eres onthe ee of he perfrmer rang 2 0 ‘eee a et lah one ight ei wk what ala paca ly ee ‘er than to becomes fanctn of heaton — sel aes fewer of orders aa rane ape lpr Te none e preposeuy| reserve ae fr example the ecng ofthe cherdat the ean fe ‘ecosystem, which, reve. ocala the mle tena The panin ic ot on gen ear oder he early eed damien of ‘the page rns, nt ona prec clted sponse om the pant = but these odes ar Trier cee in «General Foewoe ae Pre ‘ced wih an unaeted ote le, the lat etre to “pee the ey forthe urton Inte’ slr ean tat "he ako aos he rales ofthe prevos one sou ote ey bf" ‘An implication of patie hat or prormanceconvesion x turd to come acros hee. Idee, athe Freer kes es, aise 0 ected by instracion, And the tory fatal prog wal ae lieve hat thir the conaon to wch axa The Demise of Gesture Ubarly needs spingtatacasetnotsonlprsionnhisKartle fromthe 1980s inseparable rath eral rede ewan atthe ‘me: Masa parameters hata ator wits tcntl hae tobe ely speed ser ll — an he nce preci hey repented the te ‘oat the aubor woud appa o exe. To th exe tris of ation ogres and sores of cmponional prog, populcd bythe memes ofthe socalled Second Viens School and the Datta generation Inve a shared Lolo nage Idee, Scheu cansepion of his ‘om pace in msi hisry Was fasted on te lt tha gr composes Inevnty beak tera expe a chal conta ne ye smi cares eyiaabt —vison a ich composes ad eles ae thus perp wring: “Bade ohighe ar smcng i ony wth resenting tat has aver een presented Bete nite Shonen 1946 ‘ns aseadan conception of denible mas “aye” was excuse eg ow me hdl es ia eo at pgp ‘rele mshi rc Sy sarees of constant: No oe sal get Lmiatons other than those tare da ots flat he aphere” “Trude Alora Pipe der eve ak, pled in 148, pres hese tin mantic smokes ences it the service of let stofSchoeaerpsompostonal develope In Adora ew msc ‘Soory une trough an unceaeg dash beeen he compoan jet TAD btrcaly edie tendenes fh mel materi Scoeabe ‘Bas ne im wih pec sion ofthis alee ~ fat hat ‘Thocsbury ml ated o wth cafe and coseroaten? In Aao0> SchvmaSchoeteg scheement is 9 ve progres ald cin 0 ‘Mhvwand nec of bt had previo been te conetionl"econd at” ‘natal syle and esi hes obi al geste was hve (Glen oe th apes of toa uel ~ bat be sobsegunl ep to ex SES feta at gestrl oesburin hat were ascii The ‘fare & Adore: war tha ave one ompston,thowgh which fhecompone ens ee the very et wai of contol om cle ‘hele tie technigue ws above all Bist Te” (goss) * This Sin: Aloe agued, Berge use of wevetane techngo in the cate of Tce vol nbd mul angaage colored hs mele with ory ad recy t mach one ope Adeeb tok the inratonwinerichnthe (ete be Vile Caner ws emblem his spc "Fr al he mse ‘ehnenat ofits compontional cigar mat sean dies" Yet {Cows hisorea at oth we tne methods Ader agus ie fonds of impor ptelanguge” that lnguageeunged yt ry stars of are-pesr ha might com be conti of easy ooo Nr ng ans fe an Sle ta a ee Ne St tk tee CET Seb intent ae ‘nan Ponpidoed28Tlen Tit a1 Depew ae + ctstngle seme Lo Dn 8 ned ‘SUSAN ee yt re ‘Sovran annie sn "ete An an dt er of te ale ‘Mi ea cme 2 1 pane Cer ec, scents clog or easton tt a nat bet ut txrliby he par Tt ax doo sconce ach {tage pated teat te heey et oma eps th Senco in hon ti ee a Aero sy wich Scnebeg fund to pepeing sad tne, ‘hate oa cn, eta cn mt 0 cone ‘po om in ph ig ri coenon en ioe een ment i ei smo tippy ht Soe al ey a ‘mh pn sh hc ened ops vim frost fren ht he ad ofen eo Araya dr nn Ite do nines rl mtd pend er Scheel dination parca afoot nat my cepts i he kn Cone wth tne rant ant tg ral ype ee te cere pnts dy et tran con we Adres band Te oor ‘Se ae worry a ie he coded Song ths pnton bee te ced wn a esse 82 poke “Sober Dea lat camel a the ctr ce {tc tnaeston hl onsite "intend ore ‘ecoper hat hndre te coe cl eel ace Spend il or wm psn By 175 Ch Ran oo [efron prove ad haps of elt plano moe paar ‘era hed ate alr th pe of ele et Eicoternte mpc Shey mempaphed e Pane Eta rigs pel i eo “he postr connie th became tt te inet cng of swdvesinesompaten wa, se x Dama teré Hat Bet sete he wot honey at ih ca ett ‘rane gt, erie ot lpn ed ye 7 (oe Cnn iyi Anh a een * Catan ra Yo Vi 175 2 compote, cout a preigeted and generic” By 196, Adorno cold onde nt ol sie ad contusion of ehoebey uniting alert Bac the aon ed hese prince at pervades Aheeniteisiny of Weer mai” Wheeasevn Pach, Mazar and Bete ‘nae we of esha tl dwn to the aot timatinecto’ tease | the 1950s ha shown thao the presence of tecture nds te age oF tepaisorer™ is in the ape desis of tool and conseotonlgstares tha the consequccs ofthe umergent trent sores of notation and Compositional progesr emerge mot cay. The exhaustive of site Seores supped sons wp the Eigse of al others, which performers In tee nob ome” wit ace to abit md convention, Mew eel mel ens eee eres faeces composts proces, which re meaning only beae compere {ator than asuing comple contd of he means of ma expresion Tv dle part of ib cae ne roan speaking, th nin epee ofthese we performer, wove ag ee ‘Speedo pla nse party sxoding to bared undetandgs of mail Ineoning a0 geste —ondertandingsthat at this eet, aver hay the comporees on The demise of tare tha denies pes his roe "her on reiing tsk low ord, Historically Informed Webern? 1s well wn tht he prenige of Ween mu in pata os | onsaquene of he Drmsadt reepion of teve-tonecomposten Tn the Stood solame of the furl Die Roe, paced 1955 frag ten es snc Weber eat, Darmstadt compos and thats cole ‘Shanes the clan that Wer we the ni member oft Scherer cide toa necood the trae lations af sel ehnigae, Eine th Shier ofthe ome, esrb Weber serene the palnfal titgh (femancata? and rgd that alone among bls cntemporar,he had Se Di ip Kee Di 2S: As Lgl SSRI Guat Seine a he Scag Dee ae fina! he as peor en Man ym nent uot fn, ee psp that eran pel the endo hems" Othe even sugested ia eri procedures in Weberds muse might ne have een led fo plc and gt be eid open fl pu cha ‘tne 1 vi of Weer ot oto horoghsing ena sono ant iw ere coe a Kew ef Neb pot ‘teatbom muse seein een echesttna) Ribera {gp Weber own epaedpterans ce aen teepepe) ‘here nw anc bnge fn eaeding ck to Barer ad bepnd “ie ht atone heed the Cael compe fr be tte ee cies dating otter plied es Te toe hw ta cots Fn re sean aly ‘id est Weber cones aha cn ec ‘ere een ciel emt tte a ‘Mal decopoen sce he Renan” Maren fa as Weber Scnemprey eye bona inte hth sd Se Spat rnc Seed cots en Weber pan foci ands om hx sen poin® Dae oy Us he nea tt ew pain oh wight ery cr wht Kay ay hors (tg Bol) ne te mat {susp mundetnings fiery sng ep tee ‘odd or Weber na ht ig come ae en mae creche eed gs” Th Dann astro Wehr ht ang imp on the verona Ba me sone P tesa at “ge Ci Wit nat Dogg rm a * re Ea ty ie i Ml Coy ee age Cal vey ie ‘Spey rar of an (oe ne ro a heat seo rane Ce Cay aes pry unt and pesmi er dst onsets Soman tt hep ns of msl pean SER eye edly Anes be Dart ae on Wee Sickert ee Meri” prince seg that ‘thr utin hosed i thc ete Too et — ‘iar sare! by Savy posed rma, Tsai pol (Colne hte cosy pcone I Week SSS dieting tsa ga cal re he ‘Tonic prmer en Jonting tow woke aad ‘sBaps pene On mp Sl thn cle eee a uence nthe ie of wha Tn os me seeped pin coun wh Moone eto te ce ale” "— "he conviction that what mters most (or more strongly rea a lane) awk oe eg of rt Tain ce ey aon yh perme pl de ‘ayant font ener lr 0 Scone el pe au ey Senet Bey nen ge ay anced ee i ret

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