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(online) Workshop series

"Introduction to The Contemporary Piano Music: Performance and Composition"

Workshop

Keywords: Performance Studies, Composition, Contemporary Piano Music, New Music, Contemporary Piano, Extended Techniques, Computer-Driven Reproducing Pianos

ABSTRACT

    Introduction to the contemporary piano repertoire;

    Introduction to recent developments of the body/mechanism of the traditional instrument; including recent innovations and experimentations such as: Aliquot stringing, Electronic Augmentation of the Piano, Computer-Driven Reproducing pianos, Disklavier and others;

    Introduction to important unconventional (extended) techniques in contemporary piano music such as: special effects produced on the keyboard; performance inside the piano; performance inside the piano with one hand and on the keyboard with the other; addition of foreign materials (preparation); use of sounds made on the frame/case of the piano; use of microtones; use of sound amplification; use of extramusical devices including addition of human sounds; new pedal effects.

    DATES

      ► 27 August - 17 September, 2020: Online Workshop Series (4 courses), "Introduction to The Contemporary Piano Music: Performance and Composition", Rangahang School of Music, Tehran, Iran.

      ► 15 July, 2020: Workshop, "Introduction to The Contemporary Piano Music: Performance and Composition", Navaye Shahr Ashoub Music Institut, Tehran, Iran