"The world's largest joint composition"
125 of the most important contemporary composers have written the work "Party Pieces" on the initiative of the Forum Zeitgenössischer Musik Leipzig [FZML].
According to the initiators, the "Party Pieces" are the largest collaborative composition in the world and "a sensational example of artistic networking across all national borders". Following the world premiere in New York, the European premiere of this musical survey of contemporary compositional techniques will take place in Leipzig on January 20.
Initiated and coordinated by the Forum Zeitgenössischer Musik Leipzig [FZML], all of the participating artists have worked together to implement a strict concept developed by a four-member board of trustees. The order was determined in over 1000 coin tosses (based on the ancient Chinese oracle book "I Ching" - John Cage sends his regards).
All participants have handwritten a work of five bars (maximum one minute) for a ten-piece ensemble. The last bar in each case was sent on to the next person on the list. The work thus traveled around the world 125 times.
The 125 original manuscripts have been reproduced and published in a limited edition, handmade box that has since won several awards.
