Experimental piano music for the future

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

General Incorporated Association Monten

subsidy category

Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Subsidy

Grant Type

long-term

2018 Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Grant (Long-term Grant Program)

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Business Overview

The purpose of this project is to propose, visualize, and solve problems related to the dissemination of expanded piano-playing works (Prepared pianos, internal playing, live electronics, etc.) from the perspectives of musicians, hall managers, and researchers. The main members are Goko Inoue (pianist), Susumu Shono (musicologist), Yuji Ito (composer) and Yaeko Kurosaki (representative of the applicant group). This project was carried out by two pillars of workshop and research. In the third year, we expanded the activities of the Hall Research Division within the Research Division and established a system to directly influence the improvement of the environment in which expanded piano playing techniques can be practiced. Some projects were postponed for a year to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. In the final year, we held a symposium and a briefing session on all activities by each division to date. We also prepared a booklet entitled "Guidelines for piano management during extended piano playing" (downloadable from the official website of this project) and held a meeting to report on it. The project's official website "Extended Piano – All about extended piano playing: An experiment in piano music for the future" was opened to the public and all the project's activities were disclosed.

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① Workshop - Introduction and lecture on the basics of extended piano playing. (2) Research on extended piano playing works through research and literature research. A preliminary survey of piano makers, hall staff, and artists on the current status of extended piano playing. [2nd year project] (1) Workshop (continuation from 1st year) ・ Introduction and lecture on the basics of extended piano playing. (2) Research (continued from the first year) ・ Work to build an archive of extended piano playing works. ・ Conducted a questionnaire survey of domestic halls and tuners regarding the implementation of extended piano playing. A survey of the current status of extended piano playing in foreign countries. (Preparation of piano management index proposal) ・ Public event "Roundtable discussion with composers: Thinking about the extension of piano playing technique". [Third Year Project] (1) Workshop Division/Extended Piano Playing Workshop Application Edition < Ensemble/Others >. (Continued from the first year) - Conducted experimental performances in order to grasp the issues associated with creating and demonstrating works of extended piano playing. (2) Research Department: Musicological research on works with special piano playing techniques. (Continued from the first year) - Organized a whole research department (7 members), held a closed study meeting and an open round-table discussion (Hall questionnaire reports, roundtable discussions with tuners, etc.) on October 20, 2020.・The results of the "Questionnaire Survey on the Implementation Status of Special Piano Playing Techniques in Theatres and Music Halls" were also presented at the "JaSMAM (Japan Society of Music Management) 13 Winter Conference.". [Third Year Project (* Postponement to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection)] (1) Research Department ・ As a result of our research to date, we have released the and the literature databases on the project's official website "Extended Piano – All about extended piano playing: An experiment in piano music for the future". On August 7, 2022, each department reported its activities up to now and held a symposium entitled "The Possibilities of Extended Piano Playing: Composition, Performance, Hall Management, and Instrument Maintenance."Presenters: Workshop Section Goko Inoue Work Research Section Mai Ikehara Hall Research Section Yaeko Kurosaki Symposium Speakers: Seiji Nagagi (Composer, Project Member) Yuji Ito Goko Inoue (Pianist, Project Member) Oriyo Kanegae (Former hall staff and member of research department) Yuzuru Kondo (Tuner and workshop instructor) Akimichi Miura The "Guidelines for Managing the Piano when Playing the Extended Piano" was prepared, and a presentation meeting was held on January 30, 2022.*The guidelines were printed as a booklet and sent to cooperating institutions and applicants in April 2022. It can also be downloaded for free from the project's official website.

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② Website publishing department: Established and published the official website "Extended Piano – All about extended piano playing: An experiment in piano music for the future" which summarizes all activity records of this project.

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Profile

【 General incorporated association Monten 】
The organization that operates Ryogoku Monten Hall (Established in 2013 with 50 seats.). Moving between the two poles of "traditional and modern," he enthusiastically introduces and performs various music and performances. Experimental events are always held to create a new culture.

【 Inoue Goko 】
Graduated from Tokyo Gakugei University Graduate School of Composition. After working as a member of the Musica Practica Ensemble, he began his solo career in 1991. He gave many recitals both in Japan and overseas, and his performances of Yuzuru KONDO and Morton Feldman's works were highly praised. Six solo albums have been published by HatHut Records (Switzerland). He received the 10 Keizo SAJI Prize. He is a professor at the National University of Music.