Screenshot of the interactive scorePierre Boulez Douze Notations Five interactive scores
During the winter of 1945 the 20 year old Pierre Boulez composed Douze Notations. The piano pieces offer a fascinating insight into the early development of the musical language of one of the leading composers of the 20th century.
The online interactive score reveals the workings of the music and is based on the printed edition of the work published by 
Universal Edition, Vienna.
Notation 1: Fantasque - Modéré
The 12-note row presented in fragments of sharply contrasting mood…
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Notation 2: Très vif
The entire keyboard becomes the composer's playground…
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Notation 4: Rythmique
An argument between right hand and left hand…
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Notation 5: Doux et improvisé
The underlying 12-note row in two broadly arched phrases…
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Notation 7: Hiératique
The influence of Asian music…
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Notation 7
Notation 5
Notation 4
Notation 2
Notation 1
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