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PrintableNDRU said: heartbeatocean said: Or better yet, Lukas Foss or John Zorn 
[Edited 11/7/06 15:42pm] well, now you're going over my head Lukas Foss is known for some great hippy, trippy classical pieces written in the 60's. I recently heard one about the passage of time, where the orchestra sounded like gears turning in a clock. John Zorn is still relatively young. He writes extremely, flashy difficult chamber works influenced by punk and jazz and they're great! I don't listen to this stuff on my stereo, but in terms of hearing it live -- these pieces stimulate me much more than traditional classical stuff. I get excited just thinking about it! It's amazing to think the 20th century is over and it's already antiquated.  What's gonna happen in the 21st? | |
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heartbeatocean said: NDRU said: well, now you're going over my head Lukas Foss is known for some great hippy, trippy classical pieces written in the 60's. I recently heard one about the passage of time, where the orchestra sounded like gears turning in a clock. John Zorn is still relatively young. He writes extremely, flashy difficult chamber works influenced by punk and jazz and they're great! I don't listen to this stuff on my stereo, but in terms of hearing it live -- these pieces stimulate me much more than traditional classical stuff. I get excited just thinking about it! It's amazing to think the 20th century is over and it's already antiquated. What's gonna happen in the 21st?I may have heard this piece. It sounds like 1/8th notes through the whole piece, but the chords gradually change, one note at a time or so, creating new colors. Kind of gimmicky, but really interesting at the same time. And most importantly, it was musical, not just mathematical. My Legacy
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I just read a novel called Body & Soul about a classical pianist who also loved jazz. He was studying composition, and he never really got into 12 tone music, but had to do it.
So he ended up tricking his teacher by composing in 12 tone that could be played over the chords of a Charlie Parker song (Cherokee, maybe) using the harmonic series. So it was atonal & tonal at the same time. I wonder if anyone's ever really done this? I'd love to hear it. My Legacy
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Doesn't anyone enjoy the work of Franz Liszt? He was really quite a unique artist.
His work ranges from beautifully spiritual to disturbingly demonic. It's wonderful. The world is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel.
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NDRU said: I just read a novel called Body & Soul about a classical pianist who also loved jazz. He was studying composition, and he never really got into 12 tone music, but had to do it.
So he ended up tricking his teacher by composing in 12 tone that could be played over the chords of a Charlie Parker song (Cherokee, maybe) using the harmonic series. So it was atonal & tonal at the same time. I wonder if anyone's ever really done this? I'd love to hear it. okay, now you've gone over my head lol | |
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