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My thoughts on Lachenmann's NUN differ slightly from julio's suggestion that it is music "closer, more faithful to the instruments".
NUN utilizes actual harmonic/melodic materials, much closer to a sense of Western traditional music, where as in Gran Torso, one hears more from the instrument themselves; tailpieces, scrolls, backboard. You can't get closer to the instrument than that, can you .... (?)
I hadn't actually heard NUN until you pointed me to it. Great music.
Cheers.
NUN utilizes actual harmonic/melodic materials, much closer to a sense of Western traditional music, where as in Gran Torso, one hears more from the instrument themselves; tailpieces, scrolls, backboard. You can't get closer to the instrument than that, can you .... (?)
I hadn't actually heard NUN until you pointed me to it. Great music.
Cheers.
posted by Johnny Chang at 01:54
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giving it a brief listen now and yes...I guess what must've really struck me the last time I heard it was how the instruments seemed to be broken down into very bitty playing which actually cohered together at some points, and that, in turn, must've really disjointed whatever sense of harmony/melody i have left. How he keeps it up for nearly 40 mins i found somehow impressive, too (but maybe I'm easily impressed).
hopefully getting to amoeba isn't too annoying for you but have you heard Jakob Ullmann's "A Catalogue of sounds" (on edition RZ) for string trio + 12 (13?) string ensemble? I actually should've recommended that, as its probably much more sensitive to wood and perharps more in line with Gran Torso (but quite different, almost barely-there music). But its 73 minutes long and i've only managed to listen to it once at round midnight and i haven't quite yet recovered.
anyway, glad you enjoyed 'NUN'.
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