PETR KOTÍK Many Many Women, There is Singularly Nothing, Drums
Irena Troupová soprano
Harald Hieronymus Hein baritone
Petr Kotík flute
Daniel Havel flute
JAMU Percussion Ensemble
Simultaneous performance of excerpts from three compositions: Many Many Women (1975-78), There is Singularly Nothing (1971-73) and Drums (1977-81). The composer created this unique combination for the Exposition of New Music festival. The compositions from this period of Kotík's creativity are written in such a way that it is possible to combine them in a quasi-collage manner. Kotík's concept of composition can be described as a "situation with transformations". The music here does not have a dramatic character. Instead of narratively dramatic procedures, it is about - a situation and its variations (transformations) - without a precise beginning or end. Morton Feldman described this concept by saying, “The continuity of the text makes it seem as if each line is about something different. There is nothing else, no changes. It's about going deeper and deeper into one thought.” (Morton Feldman)
