Boulez

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Boulez, Pierre and the classic 'Le Marteau sans Maitre'

1. Birth date?
2. Which works prior to ‘Le Marteau…..’ were serial?
3. Boulez has constantly revised his compositions. Make a list of revisions and version of ‘Le Marteau’
4. What literary piece is the music based on?
5. How many sections of music are there in total?
6. When & where was the 1st performance?
7. Which musical cultures influenced the piece?
8. Which compositional technique does Boulez use in this piece which is common to a lot of his music?
9. What is the technique of multiplication?
   
   An interesting article about ‘Le Marteau sans maitre’ from 2000

Task: You have been fortunate enough to be invited to the 1955 Premiere of 'Le Marteau sans Maitre'. Write a review of what you experience.