Machine Noise by Michael Norris

In the book "Consciousness Explained", Daniel Dennett convincingly argues that there is nothing about human consciousness, emotion or experience that cannot be encompassed by a purely physical, biological and mechanical explanation. We do not need to refer to some 'soul' or 'mind's eye' to describe our experiences. We are, in short, machines -- just very clever machines.
These three short miniatures push the performer to the limits, yet, paradoxically, a 'human' reading of the score still brings to the surface a more energetic, compelling and arguably musical performance than a merely mechanical rendition.

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Commissioned by the Chamber Music New Zealand, this work is part of Stephen de Pledge's Landscape Prelude project. All 12 works in this series were performed for the first time at the New Zealand International Arts Festival on 27 February 2008.

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Music

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• piano
• michael
• norris
• machine
• noise
• stephen
• de
• pledge
• contemporary
• classical
• landscape
• prelude
• new
• zealand