Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Pierre Boulez, Lecturer xxiii
5. Part 1: Preliminaries
6. 1 Invention, Technique and Language (1976) 3
7. 2 Invention / Research (1976) 8
8. Part 2: From Work to Idea
9. 3 Idea, Realisation, Craft (1977–78) 21
10. 4 Language, Material and Structure (1978–79) 57
11. Part 3: The Composer’s Gesture
12. 5 Composition and Its Various Gestures (1979–80) 87
13. 6 Automatism and Decision (1980–81) 119
14. Part 4: The Problem of Thematics
15. 7 The Notion of Theme and Its Evolution (1982–83) 149
16. 8 Theme, Variations and Form (1983–84) 182
17. 9 Athematicism, Identity and Variation (1984–85) 222
18. Part 5: The Eye and the Ear
19. 10 The System and the Idea (1985–86) 281
20. 11 Between Order and Chaos (1987–88) 357
21. Part 6: Memory, Writing and Form
22. 12 Memory and Creation (1988–90) 405
23. 13 The Concept of Writing (1990–91) 485
24. 14 Notation, Transcription, Invention (1991–92) 526
25. 15 Writing and Idea (1992–93) 560
26. 16 The Work: Whole or Fragment? (1994–95) 592
27. Index 633