Variations on a Musical Scene
for pitched instruments, percussion, electronics, motors, light
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+++ live amplified body sound, wireless system, mini-speakers attached to instruments
Duration: ca. 25′ (various, open form)
*The performance incorporates the Save the Arts! strike, which originated at the Akademie der Künste.
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In instrumental performance, physical actions occupy a peripheral role, existing primarily to serve the production of sound. This piece explores the transformation of these once-peripheral actions, amplifying their unique qualities through an original musical scene and its four subsequent variations.
As sound loses its central meaning, the focus shifts to the performers themselves—their presence, effort, and subjectivity—revealing the human essence embedded within the act of performance, whereas expressiveness, sarcasm, and absurdity one might witness remain residual.
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