Magic Constructivism: Desiderata of a Musical Practice

Abstract

This dissertation collects the scores to eight recent works: L’archipel du corps (2011) for flute, guitar, accordion and percussion; Traiettorie inargentate (2013) for cello; Krummzeit (2014) for seven players; Ins Wasser eingeschrieben (2014) for two violas; Al-kitab al-khamr (2015) for chamber orchestra; Myrkr (2015) for bass clarinet; Akasha (2015) for string quartet; and Ikribu (2016) for bass clarinet, violin, viola and cello. The scores are ordered chronologically by their date of composition and given in their entirety as the numbered chapters of the dissertation. An introduction precedes the scores. The contents of the introduction supplements the scores included included here with short descriptions of all sixteen works in my catalog to date.