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Milton Babbitt has died
Slipped Disc ^ | 1/29/11 | Norman Lebrecht

Posted on 01/29/2011 2:50:14 PM PST by Borges

Milton Babbitt, godfather of American ascetic music, has died aged 94. He was far more than his music let on. A mathematician and wit, he once taught Stephen Sondheim, who spoke of him ever after with warm appreciation.

In a 2004 interview, Sondheim said: 'Babbitt taught me what long-line composition is about, how to organise music over a span of time. It has to be the musical equivalent of a plot in a play.'

(Excerpt) Read more at artsjournal.com ...


TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: classicalmusic; obituary
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To: COBOL2Java

Oh man, do you have two of those? I’m gunna go eat something!


21 posted on 01/29/2011 4:01:01 PM PST by WestwardHo (Whom the gods would destroy, they first drive mad.)
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To: Borges
And if you enjoyed that Babbitt piece, you're gonna LOVE this! One of my favorite Ives pieces:

Charles Ives: 3 Quarter-Tone pieces (1924)

NOTE: The two grand pianos are tuned a quarter-tone apart...

Personal note: When I was in High School, I asked my brother to drive me to a record store in Manhattan so I could buy my own LP (I'd first heard this composition in a music class). When we got home and I played it for him, he looked at me funny and said "What the heck is WRONG with you?"... :-)

22 posted on 01/29/2011 4:13:03 PM PST by COBOL2Java (Obama is the least qualified guy in whatever room he walks into.)
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To: Borges; COBOL2Java; Tijeras_Slim

"Oh, bravo! BRAAAH-VOOOOOO!"

23 posted on 01/29/2011 4:36:58 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: Borges
If what your link goes to is this guy’s music, then Chesty Puller would have beat your ears until they looked like cauliflower!
24 posted on 01/29/2011 5:06:49 PM PST by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Borges

He was also a major figure in the development of electronic synthesized music.

He lived a long life and stayed active teaching until the end.


25 posted on 01/29/2011 5:13:59 PM PST by harmonium
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To: Borges

What crap.


26 posted on 01/29/2011 5:25:33 PM PST by headstamp 2 ("My Boss is a Jewish Carpenter")
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