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REMA Studies 2023Early music, subversion by design ?
Early music — with its open-ended scores and practices far removed from modern conventions — could it be a form of artistic anarchism? This article explores how its lack of rigid hierarchy and the freedom it offers performers might reflect ideals of independent thought and creative autonomy.
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Rema Studies 2023Early music ensembles, modern orchestras
“I find it fascinating how in the Netherlands, for example, the Early Music movement has been influencing the modern orchestras. When Frans Brüggen was protesting at concert halls – saying that their interpretations of Mozart are lies – the connection between these two streams of thinking was not happening yet. And since then, as we […]
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REMA Studies 2023Diversity and encounters in early music
Hospitable, diverse, convivial, Early Music likes to unfold in the plural, taking numerous paths. “With older recordings, such as those of William Christie, you can really feel like they are trying very hard to discover things and perform in an exploratory manner. But today there is often a tendency to rely on the mentors who […]
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REMA Studies 2023A revolution : early music as the “other”
In the turning point of the 1960s, a time of freedom, Early Music fully embraces the spirit of its era. According to Daniel Leech-Wilkinson, « trying to define itself as different from some kind of mainstream » rebellious, hippie, or revolutionary. Far from the paths traced by orchestras or opera, which convey a sense of […]
