A page from the composition "Treatise" by Cornelius Cardew, an example of graphical notation, which is a form of sheet music using images to instruct musicians how it should be performed. From the ...

The London premiere of Cornelius Cardew's Bun No 1 was one of the highlights of last year's Proms. It was the first time anything by Cardew had been heard there since 1972, when the first paragraph of ...

Cornelius Cardew (1936-81) developed a philosophy of experimental notation and indeterminacy that influenced art music throughout the world. He was a deeply moral thinker, engaged in a constant ...

'Filling but not substantial,’ said Cornelius Cardew of his composition 'Bun No 1’. The Proms revival will be mouth-watering. Ear to the ground: Cornelius Cardew in search of inspiration This year’s ...

The English composer Cornelius Cardew (1936-81) was among the most adventurous, controversial and innovative musicians of his generation. After an initial association with Stockhausen and the European ...