The Problem of Musical Implementation of Non-Determined Notation Types by Earl Brown and His Followers Cover Image

Проблема музыкального воплощения недетерминированных видов нотации на примере творчества Эрла Брауна и его последователей
The Problem of Musical Implementation of Non-Determined Notation Types by Earl Brown and His Followers

Author(s): Svetlana Slatvinskaya
Subject(s): History, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music, History of ideas, History of Art
Published by: Издателство НМА „Проф. Панчо Владигеров”
Keywords: modern notation; graphic notation; time-notation; avant-garde; open form; contemporary art

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the important phenomena of modern musical art of the XX – XXI centuries in the field of notography – “graphic” and “time notation” types of notation, the creator of which is considered to be the representative of the American avant-garde – Earl Brown. The example of the “Folio” cycle demonstrates the peculiarities of “time notation”, where the iconic representations of durations are indeterminate and conventional. On the other hand, the graphic score of the play “December 1952” occupies a special place in the cycle, which combines two opposite approaches, in connection with which the problem of how to translate a spatial object into a temporal plane, which can lead to different results, is outlined. Through the prism of analyzing the works of Brown's followers in the use of “graphic” and “time notation” types of notation, the author notes the interrelation of notational solutions. In conclusion, a complex of issues concerning musical graphics is covered, from understanding the author's intention to its realization and peculiarities of perception.

  • Issue Year: 10/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 56-72
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Russian