Art & Science: The need 4 Care Notation
McQueen - 'Picnic' |
My source: Battle, L. (2013) Scores unsettled, FT Arts, Sept 28-29, p.13.
Image: https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/latest/graphic-scores-art-music-pictures/mcqueen-picnic/
8. McQueen - Picnic
Graphic scores serve a dual purpose: as well as looking beautiful, they explain abstract ideas about how the music should be played. In this piece, written in 2006, each line represents a different instrument, with the colours and shapes informing how the music might sound.