Partity „Koori” i „Inuit” Krzysztofa Knittla – intermedialny „pejzaż dźwiękowy”
Koori and Inuit Partitas by Krzysztof Knittel – Intermedial Soundscape

Summary/Abstract: Intermediality, as a phenomenon of postmodern culture, constitutes one of the significant paradigmsof modern comparative studies. Werner Wolf's theory of intermediality assumes presence ofvarious relations which one medium enters into with other media, resulting in the case ofmultimediality – the so called “media hybrids”. Partita I (Koori) for alto and soprano saxophones,symphony orchestra and electronic media as well as Partita II (Inuit) for flute, string orchestra andelectronic media by the Polish composer Krzysztof Knittel, which will be the subject of the paper,are examples of intermedial works on the one hand, and, on the other, they constitute instances ofecological music that creates the so-called soundscape. Apart from the sounds emitted by traditionalinstruments and electronic devices, the music material also comprises sounds separated fromtheir sources: the original sounds of ethnic groups and sounds typical of the territories which theyinhabit. In both Partitas, the sounds that originate from nature become symbols which conveysemantic values. The compositions presented in the paper create a kind of acousmatic sound spectaclewhich reveals the symbolic meaning of sound emission. The analysis of both works will beconducted with reference to Murray R. Schafer and Werner Wolf's theoretical assumptions.

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