Individuals Against Individualism: Art Collectives in Western Europe (1956-1969)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Cadenza, Musical Improvisation, Bricolage, Eai, Duo Zikr, Catherine Delaunay, Impro-Visor, Train 48, Improvisation in Music Therapy, Carol Anne Williams, Contact Improvisation, Jam Session, Excepter, Dance Improvisation, Richard Keith, Kreepa, the Players Workshop, Scared Scriptless Improv, Cobra, Improvised Music From Japan, Output Festival, Gavin Speiller, Seisún. Excerpt: Bricolage , pronounced /brikl/, /brkl/ is a term used in several disciplines, among them the visual arts and literature , to refer to the construction or creation of a work from a diverse range of things that happen to be available, or a work created by such a process. The term is borrowed from the French word bricolage , from the verb bricoler the core meaning in French being, "fiddle, tinker" and, by extension, "to make creative and resourceful use of whatever materials are at hand (regardless of their original purpose)"; in contemporary French the word is the equivalent of the English do it yourself , and seen on large shed retail outlets throughout France. A person who engages in bricolage is a bricoleur .Art Music Instrumental bricolage in music includes the use of found objects as instruments, such as in the cases of:Stylistic bricolage is the inclusion of common musical devices with new uses. Shuker writes "Punk best emphasized such stylistic bricolage". Musical Bricolage flourishes in music of sub-cultures where:Unlike other bricolage fields the intimate knowledge of resources is not necessary. Many punk musicians, for instance, are not musically trained, since training can discourage creativity in preference for accuracy. Also, careful observation and listening is not necessary, it is common in spontaneous music to welcome 'errors' and disharmony. Like other bricolage fields, Bricolage music still ...