Adrian Clement’s inspiration
Mauricio Kagel
Jewish-Hungarian 20/21st Century composer Gyorgy Ligeti wrote three books of etudes (studies) for piano from 1985-2003. He dedicated these studies to various individuals or in one case, a group of people ("his friends in Poland"). I went and researched all of people he dedicated his work to and I came across a painter who painted abstract representations of polyphonic music. I wanted to find this painter and his work again, but I can't seem to do so, even after going through all of the people Ligeti dedicated his etudes to. Suffice to say, the purpose of posting this post was not to exclaim my admiration for this painter, but to use his work to prove that people are inspired and influenced by fields other than art, in this case music.
As I was going through the people Ligeti dedicated his etudes to, I came across Mauricio Kagel. I remember researching him in 2006 or maybe 2007. Kagel is a 20/21st Century contemporary composer, who explores the theatrical side of musical performance. From Wikipedia, "Many of [Kagel's] pieces give specific theatrical instructions to the performers, such as to adopt certain facial expressions while playing, to make their stage entrances in a particular way, to physically interact with other performers and so on. His work has often been compared to the theatre of the absurd." The thing I am most impressed with Kagel is the fact that he blurs the distinction between genres and creative fields, and in doing so creates something unique that can't be pigeonholed. This, in fact, is one of my own aims in my work, hence the reason I am posting this.
Below, I have added a link to some of Kagel’s films, courtesy of UbuWeb Film. These works in particular blur the distinction between film and music in a totally original, avant-garde style.
Jewish-Hungarian 20/21st Century composer Gyorgy Ligeti wrote three books of etudes (studies) for piano from 1985-2003. He dedicated these studies to various individuals or in one case, a group of people ("his friends in Poland"). I went and researched all of people he dedicated his work to and I came across a painter who painted abstract representations of polyphonic music. I wanted to find this painter and his work again, but I can't seem to do so, even after going through all of the people Ligeti dedicated his etudes to. Suffice to say, the purpose of posting this post was not to exclaim my admiration for this painter, but to use his work to prove that people are inspired and influenced by fields other than art, in this case music.
As I was going through the people Ligeti dedicated his etudes to, I came across Mauricio Kagel. I remember researching him in 2006 or maybe 2007. Kagel is a 20/21st Century contemporary composer, who explores the theatrical side of musical performance. From Wikipedia, "Many of [Kagel's] pieces give specific theatrical instructions to the performers, such as to adopt certain facial expressions while playing, to make their stage entrances in a particular way, to physically interact with other performers and so on. His work has often been compared to the theatre of the absurd." The thing I am most impressed with Kagel is the fact that he blurs the distinction between genres and creative fields, and in doing so creates something unique that can't be pigeonholed. This, in fact, is one of my own aims in my work, hence the reason I am posting this.
Below, I have added a link to some of Kagel’s films, courtesy of UbuWeb Film. These works in particular blur the distinction between film and music in a totally original, avant-garde style.
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