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For Cornelius (1981–92) Alvin Curran
For Cornelius was written in December 1981 just after my hearing the news of the accidental and tragic death of the English composer Cornelius Cardew. Cornelius was a visionary and his humane, prophetic powers affected everyone around him. Since my first meeting with him in Rome in 1965 and later through the many collaborations of MEV (Musica Elettronica Viva) and Cardew’s AMM group, his subtle influence has remained with me. For Cornelius is structured simply in three sections—a song, a thundering study on slowly changing harmonies, and a chorale. Though not intentionally made so, this piece may be seen as a tribute to Cardew’s own utopian dreams of making ‘elitist’ music popular.” This performance of For Cornelius is of the 1992–94 revised version.
—Alvin Curran

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from thethingsinbetween : works by Alvin Curran, Michael Finnissy, Michael Longton, Stephen Parkinson and Linda Catlin Smith, released October 10, 1999
Composer: Alvin Curran

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