Ictus Ensemble
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Ictus Ensemble is a Belgian orchestra, founded by Jean-Luc Plouvierin 1994, specialising in Contemporary classical music
. It is based in Brussels where it is involved in frequent collaborations with the contemporary dance
choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
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The orchestra specialises in music written since 1950 with an emphasis on contemporary compositions.
Contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music can be understood as belonging to the period that started in the mid-1970s with the retreat of modernism. However, the term may also be employed in a broader sense to refer to all post-1945 modern musical forms.-Categorization:...
. It is based in Brussels where it is involved in frequent collaborations with the contemporary dance
Contemporary dance
Contemporary dance is a genre of concert dance that employs compositional philosophy, rather than choreography, to guide unchoreographed movement...
choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Anne Teresa, Baroness De Keersmaeker is one of the most prominent choreographers in contemporary dance...
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The orchestra specialises in music written since 1950 with an emphasis on contemporary compositions.
Selected recordings
- Fausto RomitelliFausto RomitelliFausto Romitelli was an Italian composer.-Life and career:Romitelli studied composition at the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi in Milan and subsequently took part in courses at the Accademia Chigiana di Siena with Franco Donatoni and at the Scuola Civica di Milano...
/ Paolo Pachini: An Index of Metals , Cyprès, CYP5622 - Georges AperghisGeorges AperghisGeorges Aperghis is a Greek composer working primarily in the field of experimental music theater but has also composed a large amount of non-programmatic chamber music...
/ Peter Szendy: Avis de Tempête, Cyprès, CYP5621 - Fausto Romitelli: Professor Bad Trip, Cyprès, CYP5620
- Steve ReichSteve ReichStephen Michael "Steve" Reich is an American composer who together with La Monte Young, Terry Riley, and Philip Glass is a pioneering composer of minimal music...
: DrummingDrumming (Reich)Drumming is a piece by minimalist composer Steve Reich, dating from 1970-1971. Reich began composition of the work after a short visit to Africa and observing music and musical ensembles there, especially under the Anlo Ewe master drummer Gideon Alorwoyie in Ghana. His visit was cut short after...
, Cyprès, CYP5608 - Terry RileyTerry RileyTerrence Mitchell Riley, is an American composer intrinsically associated with the minimalist school of Western classical music and was a pioneer of the movement...
: In CIn CIn C is a semi-aleatoric musical piece composed by Terry Riley in 1964 for any number of people, although he suggests "a group of about 35 is desired if possible but smaller or larger groups will work"...
, Cyprès 5601 - Jonathan HarveyJonathan Harvey (composer)Jonathan Harvey is a British composer. He has held teaching positions at universities and music conservatories in Europe and the USA and is frequently invited to teach in summer schools around the world.-Life:...
: Wheel of Emptiness, Cyprès, CYP5604 - Georges AperghisGeorges AperghisGeorges Aperghis is a Greek composer working primarily in the field of experimental music theater but has also composed a large amount of non-programmatic chamber music...
: Die Hamletmaschine-Oratorio, Cyprès, CYP5607 - Jean-Luc Fafchamps: Melencholia si..., Sub RosaSub Rosa (label)Sub Rosa is a record label based in Brussels. The label was established at the end of the ‘80s, and expanded its catalogue in the mid-‘90s through the release of electronic music. Directed by Guy Marc Hinant and Frédéric Walheer, the label has released over 250 titles...
, Unclassical, SR179 - Benoît Mernier: Les Idées Heureuses, Cyprès, CYP4613