SEMINAR AIMS

This project has been created for A level music students at York College. It is primarily of relevance for the performing and composition components of the EDEXCEL A level course, and it is hoped that the resource created will be of value to all 'A' level music courses and anyone wishing to further their knowledge of new music.

The project can be divided into three aspects:

1) Discussion between Performer and student via e-mail on issues such as the understanding and performance of the works to be featured and what it is like to be a performer of 20th Century music written for 'cello and/or piano.

2) The creation of a resource through research and discussion for the works and composers featured.

3) The seminar discussions at the Ferens Art Gallery which will also become part of the resource retrospectively.

New music is always a challenge for an audience especially a young audience unfamiliar with the musical language used. The pre-concert preparation is an attempt to demystify and prepare the ground.

N.Bartram

Click on composers works below, for more information:

Pierre Boulez: Sonata No. 1 (piano).
Andre Ristic: 'Borscht' for solo 'cello.
Stanislaw Hansel: Psychic Music 2 (piano).
Jonathan Harvey: 3 sketches for solo 'cello.
John Cage: Winter Music (piano and images).
Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Sonata for solo 'cello.
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Klavierstuck 7 (piano).
Witold Lutoslawski: Grave for 'cello and piano.

Click here for information about Interpretation and Technique