Sur Incises

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:boulez's_awards gptkb:Commandeur_des_Arts_et_des_Lettres
gptkb:Grammy_Award
gptkb:Royal_Philharmonic_Society_Gold_Medal
gptkb:Grosser_Musikpreis_der_Stadt_Berlin
Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music
Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Honorary Doctorate from Yale University
Honorary Member of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Honorary Member of the Royal Philharmonic Society
gptkbp:boulez's_intention explore timbre and texture
gptkbp:boulez's_legacy important figure in 20th-century music
gptkbp:boulez's_philosophy music as a living art
gptkbp:boulez's_technique uses extended techniques
uses complex rhythms
uses microtonality
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Pierre_Boulez
gptkbp:critical_reception generally positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced contemporary composers
gptkbp:dedicated_to gptkb:Igor_Stravinsky
gptkbp:dedication to the memory of Igor Stravinsky
to the memory of Edgard Varèse
gptkbp:duration approximately 20 minutes
approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:genre contemporary classical music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sur Incises
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:Brian_Ferneyhough
gptkb:Louis_Andriessen
gptkb:Kaija_Saariaho
gptkb:Helmut_Lachenmann
gptkb:Thomas_Adès
gptkbp:influenced_by Stravinsky's works
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Edgard_Varèse
serialism
post-serialism
gptkbp:inspired_by the concept of incises
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:chamber_music
gptkb:piano
gptkb:harp
percussion
gptkbp:notable_features polyrhythms
complex rhythms
thematic development
dynamic contrasts
extended techniques
layered textures
dramatic contrasts
use of silence
textural contrasts
exploration of space
use of microtones
exploration of timbre
interplay of instruments
motivic transformation
use of electronics
gptkbp:notable_performances gptkb:New_York_Philharmonic
gptkb:Orchestre_de_Paris
gptkb:BBC_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkbp:notable_recordings conducted by Pierre Boulez
conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas
conducted by Daniel Barenboim
conducted by Simon Rattle
conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen
gptkbp:orchestration for 3 pianos, 3 harps, and percussion
gptkbp:performance requires improvisation elements
gptkbp:performed_by various orchestras
3 harps
3 percussionists
3 pianos
gptkbp:performers 3 harps
3 percussionists
3 pianos
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:1973
gptkb:1996
gptkb:1998
gptkbp:premiere_date gptkb:1973
gptkbp:premiere_location gptkb:The_Royal_Festival_Hall,_London
Cité de la Musique, Paris
gptkbp:publisher Durand
gptkbp:recordings available on CD
available on various labels
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:Le_Marteau_sans_maître
gptkb:Notations
gptkbp:structure three movements
gptkbp:style avant-garde
serialism
gptkbp:year gptkb:1996
gptkbp:year_composed gptkb:1970
gptkb:1996
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pierre_Boulez
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5