The Common Sense Composers' Collective, a group of composers, defines 'common sense' in the way Thomas Paine meant it in 1776, reflecting a rebellious spirit.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The Common Sense Composers' Collective's primary purpose was strategic: to get their music played and paid for by securing commissions from performers through donors.
Performer Biography
Friction Quartet, an Oakland-based string quartet, aims to modernize the chamber music experience and expand the string quartet repertoire by commissioning new works and collaborating with artists.
Composition History
The pieces on this album were originally developed in 2010 in collaboration with the Afiara and Cecilia String Quartets and premiered at the Banff Centre.
Performer Biography
Friction Quartet has commissioned 43 works for string quartet and premiered over 80 works across the United States, Canada, and Denmark.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in March 2016 at Skywalker Sound in Nicasio, California, with Judith Sherman as producer and Leslie Ann Jones as engineer.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The Common Sense Composers' Collective embraces a sense of 'common sense' rooted in Immanuel Kant's aesthetic theory, where 'sensus communis' means a shared faculty of judgment allowing for intersubjective consensus.
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