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Title:  Erratum Musical: 7 Variations on a Draw of 88 Notes Artist:  Marcel Duchamp Label:  Sub Rosa Format:  CD Price:  € 14.40   Mp3 samples:   1   2

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marcel duchamp performed by stephane ginsburgh [piano]

the principle of musical erratum is simple: you choose a keyboard - any keyboard - you draw each note at random - no note can be struck twice, but all are struck - the resulting whole is played without any particular modulation, "a uniformity de rhythm, anaccentuation" says Duchamp.tThe premises of minimal and aleatory art are thus expressed in "the green box", published in 1934 (although the writings date back to 1912-15). to do this, we chose to use a piano (a bšsendorfer)

7 VARIATIONS ON A DRAW OF 88 NOTES
the pieces heard here were recorded on one single day - the beginning is lively, full of exploration (#1) - then it becomes gentler (#2) - almost feldmanian (#3) - we reach the hard core in the centre : 36 minutes that swallow up the everyday world (it's 4 pm, children are getting out of school, people are coming and going, cars rev up...) (#4) - then there is the magic inverse version (#5) - a strong reverse, tense, strung out (#6) - then, tenuous, ending as evening falls (#7) - the last note - no. 63 - is struck for the last time - it was also the first note, played six hours earlier...

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