The Scratch Orchestra

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf orchestra
gptkbp:associatedWith avant-garde music
gptkbp:collaboratedWith various artists
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dissolved 1972
gptkbp:focus collaborative music-making
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Cornelius_Cardew
gptkbp:genre experimental music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Scratch Orchestra
gptkbp:influenced community music initiatives
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Cage
gptkb:Stockhausen
gptkbp:inspiration other experimental ensembles
gptkbp:legacy influenced contemporary experimental music
gptkbp:location gptkb:London
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Peter_Maxwell_Davies
gptkb:Howard_Skempton
gptkb:John_Tilbury
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Stockhausen's_works
workshops
collaborative performances
Cornelius_Cardew's_works
John_Cage's_works
Scratch_Orchestra_concerts
gptkbp:notableFeature site-specific performances
audience participation
collective decision-making
spontaneous composition
exploration of silence
integration of visual art
use of unconventional instruments
exploration of time in music
integration of technology
score interpretation
exploration of audience roles
exploration of collective identity
exploration of cultural influences
exploration of historical influences
exploration of performer roles
exploration of personal expression
exploration of sound environments
exploration of space in music
integration of dance
integration of poetry
integration of theater
multi-disciplinary collaboration
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:The_Great_Learning
Treatise
gptkbp:performance gptkb:The_Roundhouse
gptkbp:performances open form
gptkbp:philosophy musical democracy
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Fluxus
musique concrète
free improvisation
gptkbp:typeOf improvisation
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1968