What does democracy sound like?

Christian Wolff's compositions can give an answer to this.

Program

For 1, 2 or 3 people (1964)

Chie Nagai (Voice and objects)
Joshua Weitzel (Guitar and objects)
Torsten Papenheim (Guitar and objects)

Stones (1968)

Rhythm Orchestra of the Béla Bartók Music School
Torsten Papenheim
Joshua Weitzel
Chie Nagai
Eva von Schirach

About Christian Wolff

Christian Wolff was born in Nice in 1934. His parents are Kurt and Helen Wolff, who, as a German publishing couple, first fled from the National Socialists to France and then found a new home in America.

Already as a young man, Wolff learned John Cage They both shared an interest in exploring new—and free—musical paths. Christian Wolff lives in America.

Although he was largely self-taught as a composer, the connection with John Cage, Morton Feldman, David Tudor, Earle Brown, Frederic Rzewski and Cornelius Cardew very important to him.

A special feature of his music is that it allows the performers different degrees of freedom and interaction during the performance.