LP Duo – Minimalism as a Bridge to (Neo)Classical Piano Music and Beyond

Minimalist intersections (2024) [pp. 201-212]

AUTHOR(S) / АУТОР(И): Sonja Lončar , Andrija Pavlović 

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DOI: 10.46793/MinInters.201L

ABSTRACT / САЖЕТАК:

Since 2004, pianists, composers, innovators, researchers, producers and professors Sonja Lončar and Andrija Pavlović (a.k.a. Andy Pavlov) have performed together as LP Duo, exploring vast realms of music on two acoustic and later two DUALITY hybrid pianos, designed and realized in collaboration with engineers from the American company HTEC. Today, these instruments are standard in LP Duo’s work, used for composing, performing, arranging existing musical pieces, and recording. However, at the beginning of their two-decade career, things looked different. LP Duo initially established themselves as performers of classical and contemporary music, including minimalism. Simultaneously, Sonja and Andrija embraced roles as active participants in the Yugoslav rock scene and composers of applied music. After performing at Carnegie Hall in 2014, LP Duo shifted their career, blending their diverse public identities and creating a new one, as composers-performers. This chapter will delve into the influence of minimalism on LP Duo’s artistic and ethical position, as well as their compositions. It will also explore how minimalism in their work bridges classical music and new piano genres of the 21st century (neoclassical piano music, indie classical, etc.).

KEYWORDS / КЉУЧНЕ РЕЧИ:

classical music, minimalism, electro-acoustic music, neoclassical piano music, hybrid duo, LP Duo, duality

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