Crippled Symmetry
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jazzy_daveMy latest abstract -
Crippled Symmetry
This abstract colour field painting is inspired by the large colour field paintings of Mark Rothko and the slow undulating music of the 20th-century composer Morton Feldman. The title is based on a composition by Feldman which lasts for around ninety minutes. The Tate Modern has a room dedicated to the large colour field paintings of Mark Rothko.
Morton Feldman - Crippled Symmetry
The IXION Ensemble was formed by Andrew Toovey in 1988 to perform music by young composers alongside established figures. One of the most important composers at that time in the ensemble's repertoire was Morton Feldman whom Toovey had been taught by in 1986 and decided that more of his music needed to be played in the UK. This piece, Crippled Symmetry was featured in the 'Cutting Edge' series of concerts in the Warehouse, Waterloo, London in the early 1990s and recorded by Bob Briggs for his label Terra Nova, but never released. It was assumed lost on the death of Bob Briggs, but a cassette copy was recently found in the IXION Archive and thankfully composer Leo Grant masterfully transferred the cassette making it available for the first time publicly on here. The performers are Rowland Sutherland, flutes, Benjamin Morison - percussion and Michael Finnissy - piano/celesta.
Crippled Symmetry
This abstract colour field painting is inspired by the large colour field paintings of Mark Rothko and the slow undulating music of the 20th-century composer Morton Feldman. The title is based on a composition by Feldman which lasts for around ninety minutes. The Tate Modern has a room dedicated to the large colour field paintings of Mark Rothko.
Morton Feldman - Crippled Symmetry
The IXION Ensemble was formed by Andrew Toovey in 1988 to perform music by young composers alongside established figures. One of the most important composers at that time in the ensemble's repertoire was Morton Feldman whom Toovey had been taught by in 1986 and decided that more of his music needed to be played in the UK. This piece, Crippled Symmetry was featured in the 'Cutting Edge' series of concerts in the Warehouse, Waterloo, London in the early 1990s and recorded by Bob Briggs for his label Terra Nova, but never released. It was assumed lost on the death of Bob Briggs, but a cassette copy was recently found in the IXION Archive and thankfully composer Leo Grant masterfully transferred the cassette making it available for the first time publicly on here. The performers are Rowland Sutherland, flutes, Benjamin Morison - percussion and Michael Finnissy - piano/celesta.
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