Živá hudba

Abstrakt:
Albert Breier´s music can be characterized by its changing, but fluent musical course. The composer does not rely so much on compositional structure, as he does on his playing with the listeners´ memory and the awareness of similarities. Such an approach leads to conscious work with time. It is time that creates the continuity and awareness of coherence, rather than the usually stressed aspect of pitches or tone systems. In Breier´s compositions neither literally repeated patterns nor easily recognizable variations of motifs can be found. His work is definitely influenced by his deep knowledge of Chinese ink painting where he attempts to transfer the basic brush strokes into sound. In a detailed analysis of the Quintet for clarinet, two violins and violoncello, some compositional tools are described which allow Brier to achieve fluent undulation of somewhat indistinct melodies, recalling the music of the Netherlands masters of polyphony. The treatment of memory and coherence comprehension in his music is very much approximating the perception of an unwound long scroll of Chinese ink painting. The field of vision does not cover the composition as a whole, but details and coherence attain a crucial significance – aiming towards the precision of an inspired free gesture. Listeners (as well as performers) are made to step outside the normal musical situation.

Citace:
Jaroslav Šťastný. Albert Breier and his concept of musical form. Živá hudba 2013/4. On-line <https://ziva-hudba.info/albert-breier-and-his-concept-of-musical-form/> [19. 8. 2025].
Kopírovat Jaroslav Šťastný. Albert Breier and his concept of musical form. Živá hudba 2013/4. On-line <https://ziva-hudba.info/albert-breier-and-his-concept-of-musical-form/> [19. 8. 2025].