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to whom it may concern - a few pointers for the discerning
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You Are HereYou Are Here by My Robot Friend
Buy new: $17.49 / Used from: $5.85
an excellent compilation from Accidental
Silence: Lectures and WritingsSilence: Lectures and Writings by John Cage
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read and re-read
The New York Schools of Music and the Visual Arts (Studies in Contemporary Music and Culture, V. 5.)The New York Schools of Music and the Visual Arts (Studies in Contemporary Music and Culture, V. 5.) by Steven Johnson
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i keep reading this book; it's great if you are interested in painting and music
Goodbye SwingtimeGoodbye Swingtime by The Matthew Herbert Big Band
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Matthew Herbert says hello to Big Band in this excellent album recorded at Abbey Road. He samples the live musicians and tweaks the sounds.
MUSICAGE: CAGE MUSES on Words * Art * MusicMUSICAGE: CAGE MUSES on Words * Art * Music by John Cage
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Cage: Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared PianoCage: Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano
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20th Century Masterpiece
John Cage, Orchestral Works 1John Cage, Orchestral Works 1
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Conversations With Iannis XenakisConversations With Iannis Xenakis by Balint Andras Varga
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Xenakis: Échange/Okho/Xas/Akrata/A La M±moire De Witold LutoslawskiXenakis: Échange/Okho/Xas/Akrata/A La M±moire De Witold Lutoslawski
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Echange is my favourite on this cd which offers a good selection of chamber works
Xenakis: Orchestral Works & Chamber MusicXenakis: Orchestral Works & Chamber Music by Iannis Xenakis
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collection of orchestral music which spans nearly 50 years
Give My Regards to Eighth Street: Collected Writings of Morton FeldmanGive My Regards to Eighth Street: Collected Writings of Morton Feldman by Morton Feldman
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Feldman: Piano and Orchestra; Flute and Orchestra; Oboe and Orchestra; Cello and OrchestraFeldman: Piano and Orchestra; Flute and Orchestra; Oboe and Orchestra; Cello and Orchestra by Morton Feldman
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late large-scale instrumental works with orchestra. flute and piano are my favourites
Bodily FunctionsBodily Functions by Herbert
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Matthew Herbert in his 'Herbert' guise
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: A NovelThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: A Novel by Haruki Murakami
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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World: A Novel (Vintage International)Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World: A Novel (Vintage International) by Haruki Murakami
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Underworld: A NovelUnderworld: A Novel by Don DeLillo
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The Mask of OrpheusThe Mask of Orpheus
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one of the most important operas from the 20th Century
Birtwistle: Secret Theatre; Silbury AirBirtwistle: Secret Theatre; Silbury Air
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secret theatre is related to Mask of Orpheus
Harrison BirtwistleHarrison Birtwistle
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Harrison Birtwistle: Secret Theater / Tragoedia / Five Distances / Three Settings of Celan - Pierre Boulez / Ensemble InterContemporainHarrison Birtwistle: Secret Theater / Tragoedia / Five Distances / Three Settings of Celan - Pierre Boulez / Ensemble InterContemporain by Sir Harrison Birtwistle
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the three celan settings are exquisite
Where Young Grass GrowsWhere Young Grass Grows by Huun-Huur-Tu
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Voices from the Distant SteppeVoices from the Distant Steppe by Shu-De
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the throat-singing is incredible. also listen to the tongue-twister, which makes peter piper picked ... seem very simple, which it is, i suppose
Simon Holt: Era madrugada; Canciones; Shadow Realm; Sparrow NightSimon Holt: Era madrugada; Canciones; Shadow Realm; Sparrow Night
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Simon Holt writes music that is detailed with an architect's prescision: extraordinarily beautiful; extreme violence - totally absorbing
Gilbert: Dream Carousels & other worksGilbert: Dream Carousels & other works
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the first portrait cd of british composer Anthony Gilbert, performed by various RNCM ensembles. the music is quirky and unusual
Barrett: VanityBarrett: Vanity
one of the most strikingly original orchestral pieces i have heard.