by John Bickerton | May 8, 2025 | American Avant-Garde, Composers, Experimental Music
John Cage’s Variations IV, composed in 1963, is the fourth work in his series of eight Variations written between 1958 and 1967. It is considered the second part of a group of three works, preceded by Atlas Eclipticalis (1961–62) and followed by...
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,...
