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Notation as Art
"A musical notation is a language which determines what you can say;
what you want to say determines your language."
Cornelius Cardew 1961
Richard Hoadley
2007-15
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Sonic Art
Use of notation
Complete an entire composition or performance using

notation
Explore use of standard or graphic notation in

expression and coordination
Use small elements of notation in an otherwise

acousmatic environment
Investigate the ethics of notations
Investigate software notations (the cognitive

dimensions of notations)
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Notation as Art Luce Antonii Junte
Cantorinus ad Eorum Instructionem (1540)
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Notation as Art
Robert Fludd (1574-1637)
Robert Fludd (1574-1637). Opera, [Francofurti : Goudae], Oppenhemii,!

J. Th. de Bry et haeredes, C. F. et G. Fitzer, P. Pammazenius, 1617-1638.
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Notation as Art Gabriel Sizes

Etude: Exprimentale dAcoustique Musicale (1920)
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Notation as Art Randy Raine-Reusch
Leaves 2 (1993)
This score can be

performed aurally,
visually,
kinesthetically,
synaesthetically,
interactively, literally,
symbolically, or
philosophically.
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Notation as Art Randy Raine-Reusch
Inside the Wind for Chorus (2003)
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Notation as Art Toru Takemitsu
Study for Vibration (from Corona for Pianists) (1962)
"The performance may start at any point of the perimeter no

matter clockwise or counterclockwise."
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Notation as Art Murray Schafer
Divan I Shams I Tabriz for Orchestra, seven singers and electronic sounds
(1977)
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Notation as Art Barry Guy
Bird Gong Game (1990)
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Notation as Art Cornelius Cardew
Recording from Cornelius Cardew Memorial Concert:

http://www.ubu.com/sound/cardew.html
Treatise (detail, with audio) (1967)
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Treatise (detail) (1967)
Treatise - Performed by Seven Guitars
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[6:31]
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http://www.blockmuseum.northwestern.edu/
picturesofmusic/pages/anim.html
Treatise: An Animated Analysis
Treatise An Animated Analysis
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George Crumb: Makrokosmos I - 12. Spiral Galaxy

[Symbol] Aquarius (1973)
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George Crumb Makrokosmos II - 12. Agnus Dei

[Symbol] Capricorn (1973) (with audio)
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Elizabeth Harington The Art of Fugue bookart
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Elizabeth Harington The Art of Fugue bookart
A literary use or response to the fugue can be found

in Joyce's 11th episode in Ulysses ('Sirens') in
which the wording and chapter structure attempted with some poetic license - to mimic or work within
the rules of the fugue. Unsurprisingly, a quick
search on 'Sirens' revealed that John Cage, a
leading musical experimentalist and graphic score
'artist' names James Joyce as an influence (also
see Cages Roratorio).
Notation as Art
See: 'James Joyce and Avant Garde Music', Scott

W. Klein 2004 at the Contemporary Music Centre.
James Joyce and Avant Garde Music
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Kerry John Andrews For Andrea section 4 [detail]
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Screen capture from See Music Project: Kircher/Monteverdi
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Two versions of musical notations from China

As you can see from these examples, notation is more
than just a particular view of a particular musical idea it will soon become apparent that musical notation has
a profound eect on the nature of the ideas themselves,
as well as indicating to us the musical priorities of the
culture that invented them.
As you can imagine, these notations have a significant

eect on what can be described and how it can be
described. Virtually any piece of western classical
music would be dicult to read or write using this
system. What does this tell us about notation in
general?
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Hugo Cole Signs and Symbols
Above is a table from Hugo Cole's book Signs and Symbols, showing examples of two
primary types of musical symbols used throughout the world. As you can see, this division
also applies to other symbols we use, including our written languages. Symbols either
describe their meaning by graphical similarity (pictograms) or through less obvious, more
abstract associations (although these may well have once been graphical too), (ideograms).
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Signs and Symbols
Also taken from Hugo

Cole's book. Take a very
simple human verbal
response and, through a
variety of processes of
varying complexity,
investigate the varieties
of notation appropriate.
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Signs and Symbols
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Signs and Symbols
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Notation as Art
Notation in the Twentieth Century

Since the early days of western notation, certain elements have become more and
more explicitly governed by notation and at the same time, the complexity of the
musical grammar of these ideas has also become more complex as composers
have sought to achieve ever more original ideas. The first two examples, both
from Stockhausen show one aspect of this problem, specifically here with the
complexity of dynamic information making both the reading and performance of
such material very dicult:
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Stockhausen Klavierstuck 1
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Methods with which composers have attempted to overcome problems

of over-complexity in notation
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Graphic Notations
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Notation as Art
Complexity and Simplicity
Boulez Le Marteau Sans Maitre original
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Notation as Art
Boulez Le Marteau Sans Maitre 'alternative' version
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Many Notations
There follow a variety of examples of dierent forms

of notation.
See how well you think they communicate.
Can you think of any examples which might have

done?
Why do you think these composers felt the need to

experiment in these ways?
Why have none of these, or, for that matter, any of the
other examples of these really come into use? Or
have they?
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Earle Brown Available Forms 2
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Robert Moran Four Visions No.2
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Christian Wolf Duet 2
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Morton Feldman Intersection 3
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Notation as Art
Karlheinz Stockhausen Zyklus
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Karlheinz Stockhausen Zyklus
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Cornelius Cardew Octet '61
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Text Pieces: Stockhausen From the Seven Days Right Durations (1968)
Play a sound
Play it for so long
until you feel
that you should stop
Again play a sound

Play it for so long
until you feel
and so on
Stop
when you feel
But whether you play or stop:

keep listening to the others
At best play
when people are listening
Do not rehearse
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Black MIDI
http://rhizome.org/editorial/2013/sep/23/impossiblemusic-black-midi/
!
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/black-midi
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Animated notation and kinetic typography

http://animatednotation.blogspot.co.uk
!
http://animatednotation.com
!
https://vimeo.com/channels/kinetictypography
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Sonic Art
INScore
demo
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Notation as Art
Epilogue...
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Notation as Art
Bibliography
http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2006/07/visual-context-of-music.html
http://www.blockmuseum.northwestern.edu/picturesofmusic/
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what you want to say determines your language."

Cornelius Cardew 1961

This presentation is available in pdf format at

Complete an entire composition or performance using

Explore use of standard or graphic notation in

Use small elements of notation in an otherwise

Investigate the ethics of notations

Investigate software notations (the cognitive

Notation as Art Luce Antonii Junte

Cantorinus ad Eorum Instructionem (1540)

Robert Fludd (1574-1637)

Robert Fludd (1574-1637). Opera, [Francofurti : Goudae], Oppenhemii,!

Notation as Art Gabriel Sizes

Etude: Exprimentale dAcoustique Musicale (1920)

Notation as Art Randy Raine-Reusch

This score can be

Notation as Art Randy Raine-Reusch

Inside the Wind for Chorus (2003)

Notation as Art Toru Takemitsu

Study for Vibration (from Corona for Pianists) (1962)

"The performance may start at any point of the perimeter no

Notation as Art Murray Schafer

Notation as Art Barry Guy

Bird Gong Game (1990)

Notation as Art Cornelius Cardew

Recording from Cornelius Cardew Memorial Concert:

Treatise (detail, with audio) (1967)

Notation as Art Cornelius Cardew

Treatise (detail) (1967)

Treatise - Performed by Seven Guitars

Notation as Art Cornelius Cardew

Treatise (detail) (1967)

Notation as Art Cornelius Cardew

Treatise (detail) (1967)

Treatise: An Animated Analysis

Notation as Art Cornelius Cardew

Treatise An Animated Analysis

George Crumb: Makrokosmos I - 12. Spiral Galaxy

George Crumb Makrokosmos II - 12. Agnus Dei

Elizabeth Harington The Art of Fugue bookart

Elizabeth Harington The Art of Fugue bookart

A literary use or response to the fugue can be found

See: 'James Joyce and Avant Garde Music', Scott

James Joyce and Avant Garde Music

Kerry John Andrews For Andrea section 4 [detail]

Screen capture from See Music Project: Kircher/Monteverdi

Two versions of musical notations from China

As you can imagine, these notations have a significant

Hugo Cole Signs and Symbols

Signs and Symbols

Also taken from Hugo

Signs and Symbols

Signs and Symbols

Notation in the Twentieth Century

Methods with which composers have attempted to overcome problems

Complexity and Simplicity

Boulez Le Marteau Sans Maitre original

Boulez Le Marteau Sans Maitre 'alternative' version

There follow a variety of examples of dierent forms

See how well you think they communicate.

Can you think of any examples which might have