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PIERRE BOULEZ
Le marteau
sans maître. Fac-similé du brouillon et de la
première mise au net / Facsimile of
the Draft Score and the First Copy of the Full Score. Edited by Pascal
Decroupet.
 page "4" of full score
Mainz, 2005. 38 x 30 cm. 215 pp. Beautiful
full-color facsimile edition of the autograph draft
score and fair copy, produced on the occasion of the 80th birthday of
the composer. Since its
premiere 50 years ago at the 1955 Baden-Baden Festival, “Le marteau
sans
maître”, with its
novel scoring (contralto, alto flute, viola, guitar, vibraphone,
xylorimba and unpitched
percussion) and poetry by René Char in four of the nine
interlocked movements, has been
considered one of the most outstanding serial works of the postwar
avantgarde. Commentators
have pointed out its wonderful hypnotic soundworld, complex rhythmic
structure, and sudden
bursts of instrumental crossfire, creating such a demand on the
performers that some fifty
rehearsals were required before its premiere. This excellent facsimile
offers an exciting
entry into Boulez’ “workshop”—allowing us to examine, side by side, the
pencil draft score,
final ink version, as well as a selection of sketch pages. Handsome
binding in red linen
with slipcase. $254
(view
other
volumes from this series) (see
listing of other 20th-century works)
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