COMPLEXITY AND INTERPRETATION OF BRIAN FERNEYHOUGH'S MUSIC: CAROLINE DELUME'S WORK ON THE SIXTH MOVEMENT OF KURZE SCHATTEN II

Since his discovery in the 1970s, Brian Ferneyhough's work has been inextricably linked to the notion of complexity in music, making the English composer the leader of a new movement called New Complexity. While the 'complexity' of his music has given rise to an important literature, the relationship between the performer and this complexity, despite its obvious importance, has never been treated in depth. This article analyses, with the help of sketches, the rhythmic writing of a movement from Kurze Schatten II (1983-1989) for solo guitar, before detailing the means used by the guitarist Caroline Delume to apprehend this writing. In this way, the two approaches, in their interaction, clarify the aesthetic issues of such complexity.