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Some contemporary composers prefer to use shapes, arrows and other visual symbols to indicate pitch, duration or volume in their music. Many of the graphic scores that result are quite beautiful and resemble works of modern art. -
Five Quickies: Gov. Dayton on Minnesota Orchestra, Zubin Mehta in Kashmir, Charlie Parker Jazz Fest, Stockhausen Tasting Menu, Roger Federer's Violin
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"Abschied" from Stockhausen's 'Michaels Reise um die Erde' at Avery Fisher Hall (7/18/13)
From Act II of 'Donnerstag aus Licht' (1978-80) -
Stockhausen's 'Michaels Reise um die Erde' (7/18/13) at Lincoln Center Festival [PHOTOS]
From Act II of 'Donnerstag aus Licht' (1978-80) -
Intuitively Yours, Karlheinz Stockhausen
The Aughts were especially tough on Modernism. Starting in 2001, we lost Iannis Xenakis. In 2003, Luciano Berio passed on. Three years later, György Ligeti expired in Vienna, and two years shy of making contact, Mauricio Kagel had... -
Paul Lansky's Menschen Machine Music
For the uninitiated, Princeton University's Dr. Paul Lansky would appear the very epitome of ivory towered pretension, peering down from his endowed chair with the Ivy's best derision. He's been writing computer music well before there..
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