A Lesson by Pierre Boulez.

This documentary is a real study of resonance written for fifteen instruments by Pierre Boulez. It is a kind of 'concerto for conductor', the conductor 'composes' and controls the work via an elaborate and complex series of cues, directing the content of the music and deciding wh...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: (1925), Pierre Boulez (Composer, Performer, Conductor)
Other Authors: Sommer, Andy (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In French.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : EuroArts, 2000.
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:This documentary is a real study of resonance written for fifteen instruments by Pierre Boulez. It is a kind of 'concerto for conductor', the conductor 'composes' and controls the work via an elaborate and complex series of cues, directing the content of the music and deciding which musicians play when as well as what they play. Sur Incises : The composer explains the hidden architecture of Sur Incises to a young lay audience. The film is completed by a concert with Boulez conducting the nine soloists of the Ensemble Intercontemporain.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed April 20, 2017).
Written in 1998.
Physical Description:1 online resource (50 minutes)
Playing Time:00:49:57