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Line by Line - a film on the composer Ernstalbrecht Stiebler
A cello piece A punt ride Thoughts about music and composition The eight lines of Ernstalbrecht Stiebler’s cello piece Sequenz 2 alternating with his thoughts about slowness, space, reduction, repetition, resonance, liveliness and emotion A cinematic continuum
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Ernstalbrecht Stiebler himself
Agnieszka Dziubak Musician
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