Pierre Boulez - Piano Sonata No. 2 - I. Extrêmement rapide

Pierre Boulez (*1925)
Piano Sonata No. 2 (1947--48)

I. Extrêmement rapide
II. Lent
III. Modéré, presque vif
IV. Vif

Maurizio Pollini, piano

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[Felipe Jacob]

FAQ for this piece:

1. This is NOT dodecaphonic. It utilizes some very complicated serial processes though.

2. This is NOT a search for a "new vocabulary" in the sense that musical particles in this piece are not supposed to have meanings comparable to those of tonal music. People who claim to find those are posers.

3. To claim this is not music you have to sketch a concept of what is music first. On the meanwhile we'll stay here enjoying experiencing interesting acoustic experiences.

[PaulVinonaama]

For a piece of garbage, it is utterly gripping and enjoyable.

[AnneMarie Amlung]

Sooo If i bang around on the piano for 6 min... does that make me a composer?

[VCguitar1]

Garbage

[Daruqe]

1. No, it doesn't make sense AURALLY, and yes, I've studied dodecaphonicism;

2. It's hard to listen for more than a few seconds when it sounds like garbage.

[hypacam12]

This is trash.

[arbitraries]

This music makes perfect sense if you actually listen to it. I'm guessing most of the people leaving negative comments have not done this for more than a few seconds.

[exxwaizee]

There is no key signature because there is no key center. All atonal music is written in "C major" because it uses all 12 tones and therefore all of the notes are "simultaneously" flat, natural and sharp. After that, you just follow normal notation traditions. First time a note appears it's natural unless stated otherwise, and on subsequent appearances it retains its pitch value until the next bar.

[userfume]

horrid

[BarbaronaGianni]

Justin Bieber's music makes much more sense to me than this........