things of musical note

  • william sweeney

    william sweeney

    A short introduction to the notational approaches of Scottish composer William Sweeney.

  • the creative gap

    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.

  • the prepared piano

    the prepared piano

    Regarding the prepared piano’s changeable nature and bearing in mind ideas of distributed creativity, we ponder the question: what actually is a musical instrument?