the 'quartet for the end of time' is taking its musical inspiration from the following:
1) extension of the moment by consciously resisting the temptation to entertain. for example: if something feels like it is going on for too long, make it go on for much longer.
2) challenge the listener by using ambiguous harmonic material. more precisely: use modes of limited transposition exclusively.
3) improvisation is not a valid tool to create something new. improvisation is in order if it happens on one of the following levels only: rhythm, pitch, themes, dynamics, form. interaction guided by quality listening is not improvisation.
4) one musical idea per piece is more than enough.
5) it is pointless to give people what they expect if they fail to honour you. honour your audience by contributing to the self-actualization process of the listener.
6) allow the music to take on symphonic proportions. the whole is larger than the sum of its parts. also, the part is larger than the sum of its parts.
7) music lives in live performance
the group, made up of four guitarists, took its name from olivier messiaen's famous composition and was formed in the year of his one hundredth birthday. however, there is no claim made to be related to him or his music in any way.
the players: robert jürjendal, tõnis leemets, markus reuter, mart soo
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Hi, it looks like you have a new band, sounds very exciting -- is it named after O.Messiaen's famous piece, or is this pure accident...? Congratulations! Petri
