Music-Sound-Design

Blurring the lines between sound design and music, between diegetic and non:

Old and older

Recorded at the cathedral where it was first performed, this performance highlights the spatial dimension of the music (a topical subject but we sometimes forget the long history of sound disposition in spaces):

The string writing is, of course, very effective (score from imslp).

Bartok - Bagatelles Op. 6

These short piano pieces are wonderful sources for examining innovative harmony (and rhythm, and composition technique, and ...)

Graphic Score

This set displays a variety of approaches to graphic representation of sound. This group effort results in a full 'score' for a fairly extensive composition:

Michael Finnissy

Find the English Country Tunes:

Threnody - Penderecki

An animated score of a seminal work of the 20th century: