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creative by constraint
This post argues that creativity is afforded by the constraints notation places on a musical practice, because imaginative freedom comes by the exploration of a musical space to which an instrumentalist’s own practice may not have led.
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william sweeney
A short introduction to the notational approaches of Scottish composer William Sweeney.
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the creative gap
The process that occurs between musical notation and its sonic realisation is often negatively described as an inexplicable ‘gap’. However, I argue that this ‘gap’ affords creativity in notated music.