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Chamber music as a mode of thought: principles of relational intelligence in contemporary musical creation
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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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Elia MJ. Chamber music as a mode of thought: principles of relational intelligence in contemporary musical creation. Proceed Eur Acad Sci Arts [Internet]. 2026 Sep. 21 [cited 2026 Sep. 22];5. Available from: https://www.peasa.eu/site/article/view/80
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