Tag Archives: free improvisation

FLAT TIME/sounding: the absent desire object

Posted on December 11, 2012 by davidtoop

A question to be asked: why compose for improvisers? Questions are directed at time: what are the possibilities for articulating time? Improvisations splinter time. Hit a sheet of glass with a hammer and if the tap achieves the right velocity … Continue reading →

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Into the Maelstrom

Posted on June 25, 2012 by davidtoop

in progress, my next book: Into the Maelstrom: Improvised Music and the Pursuit Of Freedom . . . to research the history and practice of musical improvisation, notably the post-1960s ‘school’ known as free improvisation; to establish the cultural and … Continue reading →

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