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Cornelius Cardew

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  • Born: May. 07, 1936 in Winchcombe, England
  • Died:Dec. 13, 1981
  • Years Active: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

Biography

Cardew was a chorister at Canterbury Cathedral for eight years, and he later studied at the RAM. He received a scholarship from the RAM in 1957 to study electronic music in Köln. He served as an assistant to Stockhausen from 1958-60 and collaborated with him on the composition Carré. After a period as a graphic designer, Cardew became professor of composition at the RAM in 1967. Influenced by Cage and Tudor, Cardew was interested in the idea of performer participation in the creation of a work. He composed music that could be realized in several ways with notation that is a suggestion of the possible interpretations of the score. His most important work with this method is his graphic score Treatise (1963-7). In it, the performers must interpret the work as a sound version of how they see the score. This score can also be read as an abstract visual artwork. Cardew was also a frequent performer of the work of Stockhausen, Cage, Feldman and Wolff. Together with pianist John Tilbury, Cardew became known as a leading interpreter of experimental and indeterminate music in England.
— Lynn Vought , All Music Guide

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Roots and Influences:

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Followers:

Gavin Bryars, Michael Nyman

Formal Connections:

AMM

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