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1920s Noise Orchestras
Jewish Museum and Tolerance Centre
2013
2013
What exactly is a noise orchestra—a proletarian jazz band, an innovative amateur performance, a futurist "leftist affliction", or a true musical embodiment of communism? For the first time, audiences had a chance to explore in full this legendary yet nearly forgotten symbol of the 1920s.
The exhibition presented the results of years of musical and historical research: authentic and reconstructed instruments modeled on originals from the 1920s, an original repertoire, as well as lectures and workshops based on rare archival materials. The centerpiece of the project was the full eccentric and unconventional instrumentarium of the "noise orchestras"—brought back to life in two live concerts by contemporary musicians.
The repertoire of these ensembles ranged from sound imitations to the "Internationale", from folk melodies to the overture to Verdi’s Rigoletto. At the concerts performed at the Avant-garde Center, the program included works by Beethoven, Verdi, and Tchaikovsky, along with a demonstration of a real steam locomotive whistle. Each performance was accompanied by commentary from the musicians and followed by an open discussion with the audience.
The exhibition presented the results of years of musical and historical research: authentic and reconstructed instruments modeled on originals from the 1920s, an original repertoire, as well as lectures and workshops based on rare archival materials. The centerpiece of the project was the full eccentric and unconventional instrumentarium of the "noise orchestras"—brought back to life in two live concerts by contemporary musicians.
The repertoire of these ensembles ranged from sound imitations to the "Internationale", from folk melodies to the overture to Verdi’s Rigoletto. At the concerts performed at the Avant-garde Center, the program included works by Beethoven, Verdi, and Tchaikovsky, along with a demonstration of a real steam locomotive whistle. Each performance was accompanied by commentary from the musicians and followed by an open discussion with the audience.
Project Author
Pyotr Aidu
Co-Author and Scientific Consultant
Konstantin Dudakov-Kashuro
Exhibition Design
Aleksandra Selivanova
Producer
Evgenia Vorobyova
Pyotr Aidu
Co-Author and Scientific Consultant
Konstantin Dudakov-Kashuro
Exhibition Design
Aleksandra Selivanova
Producer
Evgenia Vorobyova
