Lecture on Markers for Performed Silence (in Beethoven)

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DFSMT 25th Anniversary Music Theory Conference: presentation entitled, “Embodied markers for silence” (Amsterdam Conservatory, March 2, 2024) These images illustrate embodiments of silence in Beethoven’s opus 111 piano sonata (first four bars): References Barthes, R. (2005). The Neutral: Lecture Course at the College de France (1977-1978) (R. Krauss & D. Hollier, Trans.). Columbia University Press. Brooks, W., Hornby, E., & Doctor, J. (2017). Silence, Music, Silent Music (N. Losseff, Ed.). Routledge. Cage, J. (1961). Silence: Lectures and Writings. Wesleyan University Press. Hodkinson, J. (2007). Presenting Absence: Constitutive Silences in Music

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Guy Livingston performs with the Zürich Ballet

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https://www.opernhaus.ch/en/spielplan/calendar/timekeepers/ Under the choreographic direction of Meryl Tankard, the Zurich Ballet presents a new version of Ballet mécanique, entitled “For Hedy.” The performance is scored to music by George Antheil, arranged for piano and 64-channel electronics by Paul Lehrman and Guy Livingston; and performed at the piano by Guy Livingston. Nine performances of “Timekeepers” at the Zurich Opera House as follows:20, 21, 26 January2, 4, 9, 17, 18, 23 Februaryprogramme: For Hedy, Les Noces, Rhapsody in Blue TimekeepersThe «golden» 1920s have gone down in history as a time of ecstatic

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Quiet Spheres

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My artwork consists of two parts: a musical instrument which remains on earth, and five spheres which travel into space. The electronic musical instrument vibrates below the reach of human hearing. But as soon as the miniature spheres are placed on the surface, the sound becomes audible, and you can hear the music. The five spheres are made of five different materials (steel, silver, pearl, howlite, lodolite). Each sphere has its own mass, color, reflectivity, and texture. Each also has its own sound when placed on the instrument. While in

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Moon Gallery

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I tried to incorporate some themes of silence and movement, quietness and activity, into my artwork. Although I have been designing artist boxes for years, this is the smallest one I ever made, at just under 1 cubic centimeter. “Quiet Spheres” is inspired by the 5 LaGrange points in outer space, which are gravitationally ‘neutral’ in relation to the earth and the sun (or the moon). My artwork is part of the Moon Gallery, which is currently orbiting the earth every 90 minutes on the International Space Station.

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