by John Bickerton | May 5, 2025 | American Avant-Garde, Composers, Experimental Music
Composer Earle Brown wasn’t shaped by any one tradition. His musical identity was a vibrant mix of jazz roots, classical training, abstract art, and literary experimentation. Here’s how these influences helped define one of the most innovative voices in 20th-century...
by John Bickerton | May 1, 2025 | American Avant-Garde, Composers, Experimental Music
Graphic notation (as seen above in the score for December 1952) is a significant element of Earle Brown’s work and a notable aspect of the avant-garde music scene in New York during the 1950s. It represents a radical departure from traditional musical scores,...
