Now! Writings 1982–2021

Now! Writings 1982–2021 brings together nearly four decades of texts, reflections, interviews, and work commentaries by Austrian composer Peter Ablinger. This extensive English edition — edited by Gisela Gronemeyer — offers an illuminating introduction to one of the most singular voices in contemporary music.

Across aphoristic essays, poetic fragments, and precise analytical notes, Ablinger explores listening as an artistic act in itself. Noise, language, writing, perception, repetition, and convention form recurring threads across the writings, as do engagements with philosophy, visual art, and literature.

The volume also includes commentaries on key works from Weiss/Weisslich to Opera/Werke and Stadtoper Graz, revealing how deeply interwoven music, thought, and language are in Ablingers practice.
A landmark book for anyone interested in sound, conceptual art, and the expanded field of contemporary composition.

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