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Radio 3,10 mins

The Hear and Now Fifty - Brian Ferneyhough

Hear and Now

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Percussionist Steven Schick recalls how a chance meeting with Brian Ferneyhough led to the commission of Bone Alphabet, the composer's only piece for non-pitched instruments; and writer Paul Griffiths describes the work's physicality and rhythmic complexity.

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