I'd never heard of Lockwood before, and am enthusiastically listening to her music now. I'm grateful to this article for leading me to some new ways of thinking about how we relate to the rest of the world.
And as for the comments here, well... I guess it's a signal that perhaps the classical music world feels so moribund not because of a lack of vibrant composers and performers, but because of an audience utterly uninterested in hearing something new.
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Ooh! Can I pretend to be a composer too? How about: Open Manuscript. Throw in Garbage. Go Home. Practice Piano. If anyone at a university wants to hire me, I’ll be here listening to birdies chirp.
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Something to be understood: what this composer does with the sounds gathered is create very beautiful pieces of music.
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Besides the ridiculousness of “eco feminism”, burning a piano is criminal.
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I am truly open minded about new music sound scapes and its exploration however burning a piano is beyond the pale.
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I’m with Jack Benny, who said, he’d never destroy a musical instrument for a laugh. When I see a destroyed instrument I see a child whose parents could not afford a musical instrument destroyed. Sad way to express oneself artistically.
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@David J It was not mentioned in the article, but for this composition the artist includes a note: "All pianos used should already be beyond repair." If you continue reading to the end of the article, I feel sure you will find other things of value in the practice of this incredibly gifted thinker and composer, all around ideas of conservation and strengthening our connection to nature and the environment we share with other living beings.
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@J., thank you. So the article is slightly incomplete..
@David J Perhaps in the mind of "feminist" composers the upright (erect?) piano was a symbol of patriarchy and male privilege. John Poole