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The Axyz Ensemble is a group of 14 musicians who compose and perform contemporary music with non-Western influences. Axyz is an international group of young musicians, initiated by the Karnatic Lab in Amsterdam.
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| The Axyz Ensemble is an amalgamation of the respective spirits of the Karnatic Lab and Contemporary Music through Non-Western Techniques (CMTNWT), a course conducted at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. This course offers a theoretical basis for exploring innovative ways of creating music, while the Karnatic Lab concert series in the Amsterdam Badcuyp forms a stage for practical experiments based on these theories. The Axyz Ensemble extends these new pathways into a professional practice. Axyz focuses on the following musical elements: -Rhythmic complexity as it appears in both Western contemporary classical music and non-Western music. -Microtonality derived both from non-Western tonal systems (Southern Indian, Persian, Turkish, Eastern European etc.), and from Western representatives (such as Harry Partch or the French 'spectral music'). -Alternative forms and structures, mostly derived from non-Western music. The objective of the Axyz Ensemble is to combine these elements in such a way that a new perspective on contemporary music emerges. |
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Axyz Ensemble |
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| For more details please refer to the homepage of the: Axyz Ensemble |