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We should refer to these techniques [electronic, aleatory, serialism] and structures as early 20th century, or post-1950, or something else. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. When I think about this again and try to apply it to the "use of the word avant-garde" today, it really...

Examining this philosophical world of music created by composer and insurance salesman Charles Ives, I found myself lately fascinated over his philosophy of music established in Essays Before a Sonata , and I've been trying to relate his philosophy to my ideas of music. After thinking about some of ...

In my selection of top five favorite compositions, I have normally excluded symphonies from my top five because I place them in a separate category and call it "the top five symphonies." Anyway, my top five compositions include: 1) Hebrides Overture by Felix Mendelssohn 2) Concerto for Orc...

I'm not sure where this topic is going after reading through this thread, but I thought I would try to tackle the original questions myself. These are my opinions; I assume nothing that I have written to be incontrovertible. What is the limit of music? Does it need to make a sound? If you assume rhy...

I wanted to inquire about the whereabouts of the full score version of Franz Liszt's Symphonic Poem no 6 "Mazeppa." The page for this symphonic poem has only two solo piano scores that were uploaded in July 2008 along with its two-hand and four-hand piano arrangements. Plus, all the other ...