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Chamber music as a mode of thought: principles of relational intelligence in contemporary musical creation

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  • Marios Joannou Elia Corresponding author Email https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2069-7930 European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Salzburg, Austria; Chair of Musical Composition, Cyprus Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts, Cyprus.
Published
September 21, 2026
Section
Original Research
DOI
10.4081/peasa.80

Abstract

This article posits that chamber music transcends the boundaries of a conventional musical genre to function as a philosophical mode of thought and a «high-precision human system». By examining the theoretical foundations of relational intelligence and translating these into ten coordinates of compositional practice, it argues that the principles of decentralization, hyper-reactive agency, and shared intentionality provide a model for organizing complex contemporary artistic productions.

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