Small ensemble and solo instrumental works
(2019)
Book Chapter
Dickson, I. (2019). Small ensemble and solo instrumental works. In Giacinto Scelsi: Music Across the Borders (99-130). Brepols Publishers
Outputs (3)
Towards a Grammatical Analysis of Scelsi's Late Music (2012)
Journal Article
Dickson, I. (2012). Towards a Grammatical Analysis of Scelsi's Late Music. Music Analysis, 31(2), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2249.2012.00336.xGiacinto Scelsi (1905–1988) is a problematic figure for musical analysis on account of his extreme anti‐rationalism and devaluing of the score. By the 1950s he was creating music through improvisation and delegating to assistants the task of transcri... Read More about Towards a Grammatical Analysis of Scelsi's Late Music.
Orality and Rhetoric in Scelsi's Music (2009)
Journal Article
Dickson, I. (2009). Orality and Rhetoric in Scelsi's Music. Twentieth-Century Music, 6(01), 23-41. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1478572210000046In his later music Giacinto Scelsi rejected the mediation of notation, improvising his works and viewing the scores, produced mostly by assistants, as a mere record. But to what extent did he really transcend the ‘tyranny of writing’ and how might on... Read More about Orality and Rhetoric in Scelsi's Music.