Improvisational Explorations of Twentieth-Century Classical Music: Notation, Representation and Musical Metaphors
Peter Knudsen · CPMPC 2026 · Paper
Keywords: Improvisation · Notation · Metaphor · Composition and improvisation · Room and space · Performer agency · Artistic research · Interpretation
Draws on: Otto Friedrich Bollnow
Abstract
MISSING – only a summary came through: reimagining Debussy, Ravel, Lili Boulanger, Beach, Hindemith, Crawford Seeger, Dutilleux and Takemitsu through improvisation; notational approaches; storytelling and “room” metaphors (Bollnow’s Handlungsraum).
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