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Tick-tock before there was TikTok: BU concert revives György Ligeti’s metronomic ‘Poème Symphonique’

Por: The Boston Globe Life February 23, 2023

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At least initially, looks like any other musical event of the time. The well-dressed audience members applaud politely as the musicians walk solemnly onto the stage. A conductor — who is also the composer of the piece — takes his place in front of them and gives a signal.And that, perhaps, is when you realize that the “instruments” on stage are all metronomes — the mechanical, pyramid-shaped kind, with a swinging arm, dozens of them.... + full article



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