Abstract
A part of Clemens Gadenstätter’s work is based on a complex system of intertwined metaphoric expressions. We aimed at modelling this network of relations by way of a generative grammar, and to compare possible derivations of the system with the solutions he arrived at himself. Aspects of weak synesthesia and metaphor theory are of further relevance to Gadenstätter’s work. Thomas Eder contributed a linguistic perspective to the composer’s research.
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Notes
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Biographical introduction and texts from the composer translated from the German by Tamara Friebel.
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“häuten” roughly translates “to skin something”.
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“bersten/platzen” roughly translates to “bursting/exploding”.
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“Fluchten” roughly translates to “alignments”.
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Gadenstätter and Eder have worked together on several occasions to explore the creative use of metaphor theory in the context of contemporary composition.
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Gadenstätter, C., Mayer, D., Eder, T., Nierhaus, G. (2015). Clemens Gadenstätter/Hidden Grammars. In: Nierhaus, G. (eds) Patterns of Intuition. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9561-6_5
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