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Fig. 22.1
A complex patch by Olivier Pasquet, musical assistant at IRCAM
Modern music does not escape from this law, and works produced by modern
composers are very often judged as too complex for our ears. In the technical part,
complexity is inevitable, as shown in Fig.
22.1
.
One can think of the hidden part of a modern piano for comparison.
22.2.2 Obsolescence and Risk
In our domain, obsolescence is very rapid, and this is a quite new experience for
musicians. We are accustomed to objects that last for centuries (scores, musical
instruments), and we also benefit from structures that are dedicated to the transmis-
sion of knowledge about music (conservatories, music schools, treatises, schools for
musical instruments manufacturing
). This allows for the long-term preservation
of musical works in the future, even in the case where the original instrument which
were to be used when a piece was composed have disappeared, such as Schubert's
Sonata
for Arpeggione, or Mozart's works for Glass Harmonica. In this case, the
knowledge makes it possible to find a similar instrument, to adapt the musical score
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