David Tudor
teasing chaos

David Tudor (1926–1996) was one of the leading pianists and performers of contemporary music in Europe and the United States in the 1950s. teasing chaos David Tudor is the first account and appreciation of his transformation from interpreter to composer-performer, his pioneering achievements in the field of live electronics and his interdisciplinary projects between 1961 and 1996, thereby filling a historical gap in the reception of this remarkable artist.

Edited by Thorsten Sadowsky for the Museum der Moderne Salzburg
With texts by David Behrmann, Billy Klüver/Julie Martin, Partricia Lent, Alan Licht, You Nakal, Christina Penetsdorfer, Matt Rogalsky and Christian Wolff as well as a foreword by Thorsten Sadowsky

Brochure with flaps, 242 pages, 110 ills.
Kehrer Verlag, Heidelberg/Berlin 2021
German-English edition
ISBN 978-3-96900-036-6

David Tudor (1926–1996) was one of the leading pianists and interpreters of contemporary music in Europe and the United States in the 1950s. teasing chaos David Tudor is the first presentation and acknowledgment of his transformation from interpreter to composer–performer, his groundbreaking achievements in the field of live electronics, and his interdisciplinary projects between 1961 and 1996, thus closing a gap in our perception of how this remarkable artist was received in history.

Ed. by Thorsten Sadowsky for the Museum der Moderne Salzburg
With essays from David Behrmann, Billy Klüver/Julie Martin, Partricia Lent, Alan Licht, You Nakal, Christina Penetsdorfer, Matt Rogalsky and Christian Wolff and a preface by Thorsten Sadowsky

Softcover, 242 p., 110 illustrations
Kehrer Verlag, Heidelberg/Berlin 2021
English-German
ISBN 978-3-96900-036-6