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IronOxide:
I made this to ask what you people feel about the changes in composition that has occured over the past years. Do like all of the different musical styles?

I made this broad, so as it can be focused and refocused as time goes on. So, let's start with the avant garde movement and John Cage, how do you feel about it/him?

Kai:
I do consider myself to be very big into the avant garde (As much as I hate that word) "scene" (I hate that word too). John Cage is fabulous, and if we're talking about modern day avant-composers, we cannot, in any concievable way, not mention Edgar Varese. It's simply required to mention him because he's simply amazing. Of course, he died in 1965, but I'm going to count him as modern. And he was the major inspiration and role model of Zappa, who's simply a genius. (Zappa wrote a big thing about him, which you can read Here.

KharBevNor:
We're technically post-modern nowadays, it's perfectly legit to call anyone from the 1900's onwards 'modern' or 'modernist'.

Kai:
Well bitchin'.



Although he's not a composer, Snakefinger did some pretty crazy stuff; He worked with the Residents for a while and did some stuff on his own; both groups of his stuff is badass.

FeralCats:

--- Quote from: Kai ---I do consider myself to be very big into the avant garde (As much as I hate that word) "scene" (I hate that word too). John Cage is fabulous, and if we're talking about modern day avant-composers, we cannot, in any concievable way, not mention Edgar Varese. It's simply required to mention him because he's simply amazing. Of course, he died in 1965, but I'm going to count him as modern. And he was the major inspiration and role model of Zappa, who's simply a genius. (Zappa wrote a big thing about him, which you can read Here.
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It's great to see another Zappa fan.

I like Avant Garde stuff, I suppose. I love John Cage's works-I actually think he's much easier to get in to than a lot of other composers. Varese is, of course sublime, and Zappa is SUPREME.

I've heard some Boulez-it's really fascinating. The main argument against modern composition/avant garde composition is that it's breaking rules for the sake of breaking rules. I disagree-a lot of the pieces follow the rules, simply not how you expect them too.

Honestly, It's absolutley fantastic.

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