Instrumental Players - The Prayer

Thus, the performer becomes, as it were, the co-author of the work, yet without leaving the well-known framework indicated by the composer. Lutoslavsky, in his compositions, along with accurately written music provides for episodes of improvisation of individual orchestral groups and solo instruments. In his opinion, in general, the form of the work should be firmly bonded and only in particular can depend on chance (“controlled A. ”). “Restrictive” trends,coming from Boulez and from Lutoslavsky, did not determine the further development of A. , did not stop the enthusiasm of its representatives by the “element of chance”. The dominant position was occupied by the method of “absolute”, “total” A. , which led to the complete collapse of the muses. form, to the unyielding arts. control chaos. The method of “total” A. in the West is increasingly criticized (statements by I. F. Stravinsky, who called the composer-aleatorics “the walking enemies of art”, etc. ).