conceptual art
The strongly conceptual concipated works which are mentioned
here have either a relation to improvistaion or are re-compositions or
de-constructions of existing pieces.
Cover Versions (since 2006)
Improvisation models after well-known record covers. Usually a graphic translation or a reference to the original title.
among others:
Zeitgemäße Bearbeitungen bekannter Werke
[Well-known Pieces up-to-date]
(2008) after Franz Schubert
example
Aria (1998) after J. S. Bach
example
Eislerquartett (2004) after Joseph Haydn and Hanns Eisler
for string quartet
The second movement from Joseph Haydn's "emperor's quartet" is
re-composed in such way, that not "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser" is
varied, but "Auferstanden aus Ruinen" by Hanns Eisler, that means not
the present national anthem of the Federal Republic of Germany, but the
one of the former German Democratic Republic.
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Echokanon (2005) after Orlando di Lasso
for one instrument and live-electronic
Deconstructing M. (2006) on the occasion of W. A. Mozart's 250th bithday
for four instruments
One of the best-known pieces by Mozart is deconstructed that way, only
one parameter is given in each case (dynamic, pitch, rhythm or
harmony). The remaining parameters are improvised.