This is the letter Sylvano Bussotti included with his initial package of scores to David Tudor. It makes explicit the high level of trust the composer has in the performer’s ability to realize his scores.
Courtesy of the Sylvano Bussotti Estate.
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| Title | Letter from Sylvano Bussotti to David Tudor |
| Maker | Sylvano Bussotti (Italian, 1931–2021) |
| Date | 22 May 1959 |
| Type | correspondence |
| Location | Getty Research Institute, David Tudor Papers, 980039, box 51, folder 8 |
Cite
Bussotti, Sylvano. Letter from Sylvano Bussotti to
David Tudor, 22 May 1959. Getty Research Institute,
David Tudor Papers, 980039, box 51, folder 8. In
The Scores Project: Experimental Notation in Music,
Art, Poetry, and Dance, 1950–1975, ed. Michael Gallope, Natilee Harren, and John
Hicks. Los Angeles: Getty Research Institute, 2025.
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