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Among the Ruins: The Rebirth of Europe’s Avant-Garde

Among the Ruins: The Rebirth of Europe’s Avant-Garde

by Matthew Friedman | 24 Mar 2017 | Latest, Podcasts

Henri Pousseur, David Tudor, Heinz-Klaus Metzger, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and Pierre Boulez at Darmstadt in 1956 In the eleventh episode of No Sounds Are Forbidden, host Matthew Friedman explores how European composers built a new avant-garde, virtually out of nothing...
Soir d’Hiver: The Spectacular Modernist Christmas SPECTACULAR!

Soir d’Hiver: The Spectacular Modernist Christmas SPECTACULAR!

by Matt Friedman | 23 Dec 2016 | Podcasts

We’re back with our tenth episode. Musicologist Jill Rogers (University College Cork) joins host Matthew Friedman for a holiday special exploring how modernist and avant-garde composers have marked Christmas in their music since the early 20th century. Whether...
The Death of Europa: The Rise and Fall of the Inter-War Avant-Garde

The Death of Europa: The Rise and Fall of the Inter-War Avant-Garde

by Matt Friedman | 20 Jul 2016 | Podcasts

Click play for the ninth episode of No Sounds Are Forbidden. Host Matthew Friedman explores the adventurous, and often chaotic street-level avant-garde of Central Europe between the World Wars. In Berlin, Prague, and Vienna, radical composers, writers, and...
In Phase/Out of Phase: The Radical Simplicity of Minimalism

In Phase/Out of Phase: The Radical Simplicity of Minimalism

by Matt Friedman | 7 Jul 2016 | Podcasts

Click play for the eighth episode of No Sounds Are Forbidden. Host Matthew Friedman explores the American avant-garde’s turn to minimalism in the late 1960s and 1970s. Launched as a critique of modernist intentionality, and the complexity of 20th century music,...
Music of Changes: Cage, Chance Operations, and Indeterminacy

Music of Changes: Cage, Chance Operations, and Indeterminacy

by Matt Friedman | 21 Jun 2016 | Podcasts

The “New York School” in 1962: Christian Wolff, Earle Brown, John Cage, David Tudor, and Morton Feldman. Click play for the seventh episode of No Sounds Are Forbidden. Host Matthew Friedman explores the profound impact of the work and ideas of John Cage on...
Synthetic Sound: The Second Electronic Music Revolution

Synthetic Sound: The Second Electronic Music Revolution

by Matt Friedman | 8 Jun 2016 | Podcasts

Click play for the sixth episode of No Sounds Are Forbidden. Host Matthew Friedman explores sound synthesis, and how the invention of the electronic synthesizer inspired avant-garde composers, and transformed how listeners listened to music. This episode features...
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