NEW MUSIC

I have one original Stockhausen LP, cannot find it right now but I think it is four orchestras and youth choir.

I believe his work was influenced by Edgar Varese. I have two Varese, both conducted by Robert Craft. I bought these on Columbia LP, released in 1962. The first is "Ionisation and Poem Electronique" (MS6146). The second, Arcana / Deserts / Offrandes with Columbia Orchestra (MS6362).

This material is so abstract that I was not shocked when Jimi Hendrix released "EXP."

Varese also influenced Paul McCartney and Frank Zappa.

Bienvenue cher confrères!

To Flex' book rec'n --coming in at 1,376pp (!) in its 2003 edition-- I'll add, for general purposes here, any of C. Rosen's writings on music, especially the slim & succinct monograph of '75.

One of the questions that often arises with regard to "new music" is - Who do you mean? In any case here are a number of composers for the categories Atonality, Electronic Music, Integral Serialism, Just Intonation, Microtonal Intonation, Minimalism, The New York School and Twelve-Tone from Mozilla's Open Directory Project (ODP), dmoz.

A couple of links to general sites where some of their music can be heard will be posted later :=)

In the same vein as the first post -but generally (not restricted to the contemporary)- visit also

GMN.com, Classical Plus, Composers (Birtwistle, Lutoslawski, ...-astonishing site :0)

Naxos.com, CD Catalogue (Berg, Shostakovich,...)

Classical Music Archives, artists' index

Why doesn't Elliot Carter get the recognition he deserves?