poème concret (2000)
for 'cello, viola, violin, tape
By Bernhard Gander
Austrian
Austrian
poème concret for string trio and electronic sounds is based on concrete sounds and noises (machines, traffic, building sites, office) which are used by the tape and echoed in the instruments. The richness of this material seemed inexhaustible for me and the choice of sound is not merely a game of recognizing them during performance. The brevity and small ensemble contributes to the ípoetic’ character of the piece. —BG
Other works by Bernhard Gander:
“All I say is that non-experts often know more than experts and should therefore be consulted and that prophets of truth (including those who use arguments) more often than not are carried along by a visions that clashes with the very events that vision is supposed to be exploring.
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--Paul K. Feyerabend, Against Method