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 | Apr 30, 2025 | American Avant-Garde, Composers, Experimental Music
The New York School refers to an informal group of four American composers who gained international recognition in the 1950s: John Cage, Earle Brown, Morton Feldman, and Christian Wolff. Cage was the senior figure in this group and held a reputation for his...