<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> In this paper, the author attempts to reconstruct the aesthetic views of Paweł Mykietyn, a leading Polish composer of the middle generation. Since Mykietyn has never presented his views comprehensively, the author reconstructs his opinions on the basis of published interviews with the composer, focusing on his ideas regarding musical and nonmusical inspirations, the significance of mathematical procedures in the compositional process, traditional musical forms, the role of quotations and self-quotations, experimentation with microtones and musical time, as well as the concept of music as autobiography.</p></abstract>

In this paper, the author attempts to reconstruct the aesthetic views of Paweł Mykietyn, a leading Polish composer of the middle generation. Since Mykietyn has never presented his views comprehensively, the author reconstructs his opinions on the basis of published interviews with the composer, focusing on his ideas regarding musical and nonmusical inspirations, the significance of mathematical procedures in the compositional process, traditional musical forms, the role of quotations and self-quotations, experimentation with microtones and musical time, as well as the concept of music as autobiography.

Integration Attempts Paweł Mykietyn and the Composer’s Self-Reflection

Department of Musicology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań

Musicology Today

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In this paper, the author attempts to reconstruct the aesthetic views of Paweł Mykietyn, a leading Polish composer of the middle generation. Since Mykietyn has...

Integration Attempts Paweł Mykietyn and the Composer’s Self-Reflection

Published Online: Dec 31, 2015

Page range: 51 - 62

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/muso-2015-0006

Keywords
Paweł Mykietyn, postmodernism, microtonality, temporal innovation, permanent accelerando

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Integration Attempts Paweł Mykietyn and the Composer’s Self-Reflection

Published Online: Dec 31, 2015

Page range: 51 - 62

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/muso-2015-0006

KeywordsPaweł Mykietyn, postmodernism, microtonality, temporal innovation, permanent accelerando

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Paweł Mykietyn, postmodernism, microtonality, temporal innovation, permanent accelerando