Excerpt from “Makrokosmos” (1972) by George Crumb In recent years, I have worked with graphic scores both with my conservatory students and in external workshops. This practice is an excellent introduction to contemporary music and a very engaging and enriching musical experience. GRAPHIC SCORES A graphic score is a textual representation of a work in … Leer más

Free Improvisation… Why Not?

Do you know that improvisation has always been a common practice among many performers in the history of music. Usually, improvisation is so often associated with jazz that seems that have nothing to do with “classical” (or written) music. However, improvisation has always been a common practice among many performers in the history of music. … Leer más

SOUND PORTRAITS IV & IVb, Enric Riu

, Detail from the album MADE IN BCN (La Mà de Guido, LMG-2154) Both versions of this work belong to the series of Sound Portraits (solo instrumental pieces) that ENRIC RIU developed in his investigations mid the 2010’s. The main concern in each one of these works is to find paths to break the existing … Leer más