Tag Archives: Classical/avant-garde
PAN Project
Combining elements of Korean, Chinese + Japanese music, all improvisations, some with voice.
Christian Wolff–3 String Quartets
String pieces with elements of Renaissance but off. Interesting!
Within the Within
Fairly abstract works for varied percussion instruments, Burtner’s more accessible.
Plays Well with Others
Works for wind trio + baritone voice (Loadbang) with strings here. Some oddness.
Cage/Feldman: Works for Piano II
Mostly lyrical piano works + flute on some, by John Cage and arranged by Morton Feldman. Play!
Jacob Cooper–Sunrise
Murmuring voices, later some piano/violin/flute.
Ceci n’est pas une Flute
Very abstract works for various voiced flutes with electronics.
Il Nuovo Contrabasso Italiano
Very abstract pieces for double bass, Italian composers.
Martin Bresnick–the Planet on the Table
Works for strings/piano–lyrical vs. strident. Performed by the Brentano String Quartet.
Ricardo Nillni–Surface
Fairly weird, abrupt works for piano, winds, strings, new works, some more accessible than others.
Forward Music Project 2.0
Amanda Gookin performs these solo cello pieces by women composers, all pushing the edges of what sounds the cello can make, some dissonance.
Karlheinz Stockhausen–MANTRA
Considered a giant of the avant-garde, this is a 1970 work for piano + electronics.
David Bird–Iron Orchid
Very abstract, almost weird electronic dronings, but interesting.
Count to Five
RECAP Percussion group performs these varied, contemporary pieces, one with voice.
Electrocosmia
Described as “cosmic electronic”, piano pieces some lyrical.
confined. speak.
Long, highly abstract but varied works for a wide variety of instruments, some with voice.
Caeli
Intense, droning strings, eerie, slow to dissonant.
Roger Reynolds–Piano Etudes
Abstract etudes for solo piano. Play!
Unsnared Drum
Long, solo snare drum works, varied rhythmically, all contemporary.
Cesar Camarero–A Liquid Theater
Abstract works for varied ensembles of winds, strings, percussion.
Pamela Z–a secret code
Lots of voice, soundscapes of everyday events, conversations, typing, etc.
Susie Ibarra–Walking on Water
Very interesting, varied + lyrical soundscapes with percussion, strings, electronics–inspired by water.
Phong Tran–The Computer Room
Very weird electronic/computer pieces, and varied in sounds. Some more accessible.
Anna Thorvaldsdottir–Enigma
Spektral Quartet performs these long, ambient string works–keening, almost electronic. Sample.
Enno Poppe–Wolfgang Heiniger–Tonband
Very abstract percussion + piano + electronics.
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