Everything begins as mystique and ends in politics - pt.3
In the thrid of a four-part curatorial series, Amble Skuse find early examples of open source and accesible ideals.
BMC50
BMC50
Theme exploration
'Woman Composer'
"Characteristic of her great wit, self-critique and introspection, this is an honest rumination of the role of women in music."
A Quiet Maverick
"...Phyllis was later to become dissatisfied with most of this early work, committing nearly all of the scores to flames." #BMC50
Part 4: Listening
"These scores highlight the sounds that subconsciously colour our experience of particular times, places or objects." #BMC50
Part 3: Place and Landscape
"Once performed, these scores can become site-specific meditations, or give rise to fresh musical responses that encourage people to reappraise the landscape around them." #BMC50
Part 2: Composing as Performance
"Graphic scores can engage with the act of ‘composing’ as a kind of performance in its own right... " #BMC50
Intro & Part 1: Storytelling
"Graphic scores have the potential to challenge some of the traditional creative hierarchies by perpetuating more democratic, inclusive forms of music making and appreciation." #BMC50
Early life and Influences
"I was the progeny of utterly charming but completely incompetent parents - they existed in a continual state of ill-health (mostly emotional) and in a permanent state of panic and apprehension. " #BMC50
Jacob Thompson Bell: Graphic Scores exhibition
Sound and Music is delighted to announce the following exhibition by composer and curator Jacob Thompson-Bell, specially commissioned for the launch of #BMC50, the British Music Collection at 50 years.
