The Ricciotti Ensemble, performing 'Le Sacre du Sacre'. A piece with a few original idea's. Conductor: Bas Wiegers. Oboe: Esther Kurtz Trumpet: Michael Inofuentes Concert Master: Vera van der Bie Piano: Laura Holzenspies Filmed by Floris van Bergeijk. 17th of March 2003, Fentener van Vlissingenzaal, The Utrecht Conservatory (HKU) * The score is now available for purchase at www.lionelziblat.com This piece was originaly composed solemnly for one purpose; namely as a closing piece of my graduation exam. The usual norm in the contemporary conservatory holds that you will not be regarded as a serious and valued composer unless you compose a-tonaly. In the fifties, pupils like Penderecki would be pushed to compose classical and romantic pieces almost every day. During the same period a new stream came up led by people like John Cage, who almost offensively tried to break all the classical rules, demanded artistic freedom and an (arguably) justified discussion. The days in which you were practicaly forced to compose 'conservative classical' music are over. Now you are forced to compose conservative avant guarde. As a pupil you will hardly ever dare use a cantabile line or a diatonic harmonic progression. You are constantly under a lot of pressure of composing music which is not too attractive, not cantabile, not tonal and in many cases you are literaly obliged to neglect any emotion. This occurs while quoting Ligeti and Stravinksy who according to many teachers are the pure ...
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