Global InformationRituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna information
| Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna | |
|---|---|
| by Pierre Boulez | |
 Boulez in 1968 | |
| Composed | 1974–75 |
| Dedication | Memory of Bruno Maderna |
| Performed | 2 April 1975: London |
| Scoring | Orchestra in eight groups |
Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna (1974–75) is a composition for orchestra in eight groups by Pierre Boulez. Biographer Dominique Jameux wrote that the piece has "obvious audience appeal", and that it represented a desire to establish "immediate, almost physical contact with the public".[1] Jameux also noted that Rituel represents one of the few examples of repetitive music written by Boulez.[1] Author Jonathan Goldman wrote that, of Boulez's works, Rituel is the one that "most evokes... the sound worlds of non-Western musical ensembles, be they Indonesian, African or South American."[2]
- ^ a b Jameux 1991, p. 178
- ^ Goldman 2011, pp. 101–102.