'Naama for Harpsichord (1984)' by Iannis Xenakis https://youtu.be/PPnHHGuAiTs?si=UOeSUCH2R4y8uoVz

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'of sorrow born: seven elegies - no. VII (trio version)' by Michael Hersch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAS9aJHLpMk

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This Baroque composer was ahead of his time. Jean-Féry Rebel (1666-1747) composed 'The Elements' which opens with 'The Chaos' featuring a "tone cluster" of every note in the key. This is dissonant technique that seemed almost alien to the music of the 1700s. https://youtu.be/41A9SzM06Uw?si=KDIhW2l2NLP6C_EA

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Listening to this new recording of this gorgeous classical guitar duet ‘Finis Autem Principium Est (2013)’ by Marek Pasieczny https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mejX5DvLaXja3D7njsSDIcCoADWUHK4MY&si=dbxNrT0vfqmV9VWt

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Composer Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928-2007) has been called the “father of electronic music” for introducing controlled chance into serial composition and musical spatialization. Here’s an interview on the most beautiful sound he’s ever heard.

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A fresh sound coming out of the new album by contemporary composer Taylor Brook. Loving it so far. ‘Nox’ “Nox is a set of fourteen pieces, conceptualized together as the passage of time through a single night: falling asleep, dreaming, deep sleep, wakefulness, and gradually awakening in the predawn. The music explores this by drawing on my personal experience of unconscious and semi-conscious states where logic becomes fuzzy and imagination goes to unusual and seemingly-impossible places. With the use of interactive electronic sound and audio-reactive projections, the lighting follows the passage through the night that Nox portrays. The projections are intended as a subtle addition to the music that helps to focus concentration and perception on the music.” https://taylorbrook.bandcamp.com/album/nox

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Awesome sextet by Hilary Purrington. I love the way this starts as ethereal and evolves to a more material sense. ‘Tourmaline’ (flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, and piano) https://on.soundcloud.com/7jvmrYJm3fstvwSjnT

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This is awesome. Especially as it moves into the second half. « Dreams: Connected » for Piano (2022) by Stefano Bulfon https://on.soundcloud.com/KKNjiORc89VVZvtjZf

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The term "Impressionism" was originally coined as a sarcastic insult by French art critic Louis Leroy in 1874. Reviewing the first independent exhibition of painters like Claude Monet, Leroy used the term to mock the works as unfinished, sloppy, and mere "impressions" rather than finished paintings. Composer Claude Debussy hated the term when used to describe his music. He viewed himself as a meticulous architect of sound, focusing on precision and "realities" rather than vague, blurry moods. He feared the label implied a lack of formal structure or technical rigor. "I’m trying to write something different, realities in a way; imbeciles call it 'impressionism' which is a term used as inappropriately as possible, particularly by art critics." - Claude Debussy 'La cathédrale engloutie (The Sunken Cathedral)' https://youtu.be/cVMGwPDP-Yk?si=mkXEcZkWXIVzE89Q

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Current listening: ‘Hinterlands’ by David Bird “Shifting between microtonal shimmer, dense counterpoint, and immersive electronic textures, the album treats sound like a form of “sonic metallurgy”: metallic resonances, harmonic artifacts, and layered noise evoke processes of extraction, production, and decay. Hinterlands is an intermission between the past and future of technology; yet, we are unable to be present, too spent on excavating the lingering effects of industrial modernity. David Bird’s thrilling compositions are performed here by premiere contemporary ensembles lovemusic, Ben Roidl-Ward and Isidora Nojkovic, Grossman Ensemble and Mivos Quartet.” https://newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/hinterlands

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Interesting use of a string quartet. "soft, yet intense. like an insect colony." 'Inquiline' by Uri Kochavi https://youtu.be/qCgxbof2fCw?si=sQIKkxbECnOaNx0I

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‘Ashes’ by Carlo Costa Seven tracks of crispy percussive gestural stuff for a variety of instruments. It sounds like the album cover image here. https://dinzuartefacts.bandcamp.com/album/ashes

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Currently listening to percussionist, Michael Jones, perform works by three composers. https://newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/the-promise-of-escape

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Enjoying this piano trio (viola, cello, piano) composed by Klaus Lang. https://anothertimbre.bandcamp.com/album/geschrieben-in-wasser?t=5

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A short intense and gorgeous new orchestral piece by Núria Giménez Comas. “A haiku-like piece revolving around the concept of impetus—of *envol* (taking flight) or "lifting off"—as a renewing force. Powerful opening chords emerge from the reorchestration of a Guns N’ Roses fragment: vocals and electric guitar reimagined for chamber orchestra. Coupled with a constant sense of "escape" or volatility, the opening embodies that initial surge of momentum—a creative impulse, desire, or sudden joy. A more contemplative section—yet one possessing an internal rhythmic drive—sustains that initial impulse, revealing a more poetic facet where stones begin to resonate and chime.” https://on.soundcloud.com/OZ2l65ubbn9dxIzmjD

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