A displaced Californian composer writes about music made for the long while & the world around that music. ~
The avant-garde is flexibility of mind. — John Cage ~
...composition is only a very small thing, taken as a part of music as a whole, and it really shouldn't be separated from music making in general. — Douglas Leedy ~
My God, what has sound got to do with music! — Charles Ives
Sunday, June 13, 2010
The Stuff of Legends
Composer Tim Parkinson has begun a great series of video interviews with some legendary UK experimental composers, including John White, Richard Emsley, Chris Newman and Michael Parsons, here.
Thanks, Daniel, interesting stuff!
ReplyDeleteI would also recommend that people see Bjork's insightful film about modern minimalists:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MixrSzIa264
Leonid