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What Makes Perfect Lives a Radical Kind of Opera?

What Makes Perfect Lives a Radical Kind of Opera?

by John Bickerton | Jun 2, 2025 | 20th Century Opera, American Avant-Garde, Composers, Experimental Music

Exploring the Unique Structure of Robert Ashley’s Television Opera Robert Ashley’s Perfect Lives employs a deliberately unconventional narrative structure that significantly departs from traditional opera and typical linear storytelling. It is described as a...
Atlas Eclipticalis - The music of John Cage and Earle Brown - Simple Harmonic Motion Records
New release on Simple Harmonic Motion: Atlas Eclipticalis - The Music of John Cage and Earle Brown

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Simple Harmonic Motion is a new record label based in Brooklyn, NY, concentrating on contemporary classical music, jazz improvisation, and composers from the American experimental tradition. Our first release, Atlas Eclipticalis, sets the tone with performances of 4 works by John Cage and two graphic scores by Earle Brown.

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