Changing the System: The Music of Christian Wolff

Contents: Foreword, Michael Parsons Preface, Stephen Chase and Philip Thomas Part I Reception, History: 'Our Webern': Cage and Feldman's devotion to Christian Wolff, Michael Hicks Christian Wolff in Darmstadt, 1972 and 1974, Amy C. Beal. Part II The Music: For pianist: the solo piano music, Philip Thomas Mutual effects: organization and interaction in the orchestral music of Christian Wolff, James Saunders Exercising the ensemble: some thoughts on the later music of Christian Wolff, Christopher Fox. Part III Politics: Changing the system: indeterminacy and politics in the early 1970s, David Ryan 'There is always a time': words, music, politics and voice, Stephen Chase. Part IV Performance: Prose Collection: the performer and listener as co-creator, Clemens Gresser Playing the game? 5 reflections upon performing Christian Wolff's music, Philip Thomas List of works Bibliography Discography Index.