“To Represent the Time of Today”

Abstract

In the interview with E. O. Kuprovskaya, the French composer Raphaël Cendo talks about his creative searches and aspirations, about the role of the text and its interpretation in his compositions, about the rejection of rational principles of composition and about the specifics of his creative methods. Raphaël Cendo comments on the transformations that have taken place in his work over the past 10 years, in particular, changes in the concept of “saturation music" and its new forms.

Keywords

Raphaël Cendo, contemporary music of France, French composers of the 20th – 21st centuries, musique saturée, harmony, timbre, orchestration