Nuova Consonanza - NC Berlin 1969The piece begins with approximately 3 sounds occurring at the same time. I can distinctly identify a guitar or similar stringed instrument. I also hear the hum of a wind instrument. As the piece progresses, I hear random noises in the background. These begin with an object sliding along a string, creating a downward scaling effect. A high pitched piano of low intensity is heard. Suddenly I hear a high-pitched, squeaky sound that sounds like squeaking on glass with wet fingers. This is soon followed by attachment to objects such as keys. They appear to be made of plastic or wood. The shrill sound continues and becomes more regular and frequent. Added to it is a xylophone-like sound. I hear objects being struck that produce different, medium-pitched tones. The mood of the piece gradually changes to a darker aura. The deeper, lower-pitched percussion begins to take over as the most noticed sound in the piece. This low percussion becomes louder and more frequent, leading to some high-pitched sounds that resemble an object hitting wooden planks. Soon after, I begin to notice the sound of trumpets or some other brass instrument accompanied by low percussion, such as a bass drum. . The brass is joined by what briefly sounds like a squeaky hinge. The metal on metal sound heard here is very distinct. These sounds gradually fade away as the piece becomes quieter. The instrumentation becomes more drone-like, resembling the beginning of the piece. After the low volume period, I hear several instruments making short, fast sounds. The drone style continues, as short, fast sounds are clearly the secondary focus. The first sound I identify is that of a human being blowing into a long tube. Then I hear a flute and what sounds like a high-pitched electric motor speeding up and slowing down. This transitions to high-pitched, continuous percussion, which sounds like cymbals. The brass heard before continues, but is now much more continuous and drone-like. After a while the volume gets louder, while the sounds continue in a drone-like manner. The sounds fade away, but at the end of the piece I hear the creaking of springs and human breathing. As a listener I can classify this piece in the collage category. I feel that as I listen I am in the midst of a collection of objects and am free to observe any one of them at any given moment.