Das hörbare Hören

Composing opens up a new playing field with every score. The characters - their positions, listening perspectives, lines of sight and movement sequences - are constantly being rearranged and rearranged. But it is not only those who make music sound that are entangled in and by the musical text. Those who listen to it also have different approaches to the performance. In five essays, composer Jan Kopp explores the question of which constellations between listening and playing are created when scores are written and what consequences composing has in aesthetic practice. Among other things, he discusses how meaningful commentaries on works are, what the options for action of "responsible listeners" could be, how listening can be made audible and how whistles, zinc tubers and balloons as musical instruments change a body of sound.

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