Dynamics of Constraints - Paulo de Assis, Mieko Kanno, Juan Parra Cancino

The three essays of Dynamics of Constraints express some fundamental issues addressed by ORCiM s research group the musician s relation to notation . Paulo de Assis argues that critical editions should generate critical users, advocating for a new kind of editor and performer; Mieko Kanno s contribution reflects the rapid expansion of the use of electronics in contemporary music, stating that every new work creates an original compositional environment, where the performer s movement-sound co-ordination is given a new significance, while Juan Parra Cancino points towards a kind of composition, where both the performing and the listening experience don t aim to achieve a 'final' version of the piece an entity that might ever manifest.