Scratch Orchestra

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(thing) by Zot (1.1 y) (print) ? I like it! Fri Jan 21 2000 at 19:29:52

1968-73 Musical group founded by Cornelius Cardew and Gavin Bryars.
The name implies the idea of starting from scratch. It had between 30-40 members. Everybody was playing at the same time according to own verbal or graphic introductions. a piece of well-known, often classical music, was played. The resulting music sounded like a parody or a joke; participants on one side attempted to play the music correctly and at the same time accepted everything that happened in the process.

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Indeterminate music	collective improvisation	Cornelius Cardew	experimental music
Classical Disasters	Performance Art	Contrabass	Alloy Orchestra
Portsmouth Sinfonia	Gavin Bryars	Oblique Strategies	free improvisation
Up Shit Creek without a paddle	Terry Riley	cello	Ticketmaster
Cecil Taylor

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