Podcast appearances and mentions of edgar varese

Como todos los años dedicamos un programa al Día Anual Internacional de concienciación sobre Ruido. En este día se celebran actividades en todo el mundo dirigidas a sensibilizar a la población y a los responsables políticos sobre cómo la exposición constante a niveles elevados de sonido—ya sea por el tráfico, la industria, eventos o actividades urbanas—pueden producir problemas de salud, como trastornos del sueño, estrés, pérdida de audición, y enfermedades cardiovasculares. La concienciación sobre el ruido es fundamental para comprender y mitigar su impacto en la salud humana y el medio ambiente. Escucharemos obras de Luigi Russolo, Edgar Varese, Luc Ferrari, Pierre Henry y sonidos de espacios naturales de la Sierra del Guadarrama (Madrid)Escuchar audio

Broadway Drumming 101 is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.In this episode of Broadway Drumming 101, I chat with the legendary Jonathan Haas about his incredible journey from studying liberal arts to becoming a virtuoso timpanist and professional musician. We talk about his groundbreaking work in Broadway and orchestral music, his passion for drumming, and his thoughts on navigating the challenges of the entertainment industry.Highlights from the Episode:* Jonathan's Journey: How he transitioned from liberal arts to music and became a timpanist with the St. Louis Symphony before moving to New York to study at Juilliard.* NYU Broadway Percussion Seminar: The creation of a one-of-a-kind program that brought over 400 students from around the world to learn from Broadway professionals, observe live pits, and engage with union leaders.* Broadway Experiences: Jonathan shares stories about his early days as a sub on Broadway, a memorable sword accident during Pirates of Penzance, and the lessons he learned.* Making Connections: Why being a good person and building relationships is essential for success in the music industry.* The Role of Luck and Hard Work: Jonathan reflects on serendipity, the reality of hard work, and balancing dreams with practical goals.Key Takeaways:* Aspiring percussionists need to sound exactly like the person they're subbing for—the best compliment is being mistaken for the regular.* Always respond promptly to emails and calls, and don't take on tasks you're not ready for.* Hard work, connections, and adaptability are crucial in building a sustainable career in entertainment.Subscribe and Don't Miss Out!Make sure to subscribe to Broadway Drumming 101 on your favorite podcast platform and turn on notifications to be the first to hear this inspiring episode with Jonathan Haas!Virtuoso timpanist Jonathan Haas has raised the status of the timpani to that of a solo instrument throughout his unique career that has spanned more than twenty years. From classical concertos to jazz and rock & roll, from symphonic masterpieces to the most experimental compositions of living composers, Haas has championed, commissioned, unearthed and celebrated music for his instrument, becoming, as Ovation magazine hailed him, "The Paganini of the timpani."His concerts on the world's most prestigious musical stages and his ground-breaking recordings have delighted critics and listeners on both sides of the ocean. The New York Times wrote, "Wherever one finds a percussion instrument waiting to be rubbed, shook, struck or strummed, [Haas] is probably nearby, ready to fulfill his duties with consummate expertise... he is a masterful young percussionist."Most recently, Haas has garnered widespread praise and attention for his performances of Philip Glass' Concerto Fantasy for Two Timpanists and Orchestra, a piece conceived by Haas and completed because of his quest to spotlight the timpani. The Concerto Fantasy features not only two timpanists, but also 14 timpani, all placed downstage in front of the orchestra. In 2000, Haas performed the world premiere of the piece with the American Symphony, and he has subsequently performed it at Carnegie Hall and in Phoenix, New Jersey, Baltimore, Pasadena, Long Beach (California), St. Louis and Mexico City. Haas also performed the European premiere with the BBC Symphony in London, the world premiere of a chamber orchestra version with the Iris Chamber Orchestra in Memphis, the Czechoslovakian premiere with the Prague Symphony Orchestra at the International Music Prague Spring Festival, the Norwegian premiere with the Bergen Philharmonic, and he will perform the Australian premiere with the Sydney Symphony and the Turkish premiere with the Istanbul Philharmonic.Haas' successful efforts to expand the timpani repertoire have led him to commission and premiere more than 25 works by composers in addition to Philip Glass such as Stephen Albert, Marius Constant, Irwin Bazelon, Eric Ewazen, Thomas Hamilton, Robert Hall Lewis, Jean Piche, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Andrew Thomas, and many others.Haas built the world's largest timpani and debuted it in 2003 at the Aspen Music Festival. This unprecendented, incredible instrument -- nearly 6' wide and nearly 4' tall – beats the world's second-largest timpani — a 48-incher used by Amsterdam's Concertgebouw Orchestra — by almost half.Haas' recordings include the trail-blazing 18th Century Concertos for Timpani and Orchestra and Johnny H. and the Prisoners of Swing, both on Sunset Records. The latter was named for his jazz group and features innovative renderings of jazz compositions featuring "hot timpani" in front of a full jazz ensemble. His rediscovery of Duke Ellington's brilliant composition for jazz timpani, "Tympaturbably Blue," is included on this recording, as are other jazz standards played on a set of ten kettledrums.Demonstrating a remarkable versatility as a musician, Haas has performed and recorded with Emerson, Lake and Palmer, played on the Grammy Award-winning recording Zappa's Universe, recorded with Aerosmith, Michael Bolton, Black Sabbath, and explored heavy metal with his rock group Clozshave.The rarest of modern virtuosi, Haas embarked on his career as a solo timpanist by performing the only solo timpani recital ever presented at Carnegie Recital Hall in 1980. As an orchestral soloist, he made his debut with the New York Chamber Orchestra under Maxim Shostakovich and his European solo debut with the Bournemouth Sinfonietta. He made his French debut performing Andrez Panufnick's Concerto for Percussion, Timpani and Orchestra with the Orchestra de la Garde Republicaine. He was the soloist in the Druschetsky Concerto for Eight Timpani, Oboe and Orchestra with the Aspen Chamber Orchestra. He has also performed as a solo timpanist for the Distinguished Artists Recital Series at New York's 92nd Street ‘Y' and as a guest artist with the Lincoln Center Chamber Society, the Chamber Music at the ‘Y' Series, and the Newport Chamber Music Festival. He has championed new music by presenting adventuresome programming such as The Music of Frank Zappa, showcasing the music of Edgar Varese and Frank Zappa, under the auspices of Lincoln Center's Great Performers Series.Haas is the principal timpanist of the New York Chamber Orchestra, the Aspen Chamber Orchestra and EOS Ensemble, principal percussionist of the American Symphony Orchestra, and a member of the American Composers Orchestra. He performs with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, New York Pops, and New Jersey Symphony and has performed and recorded with the New York Philharmonic, the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.A graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, Haas received his Master's Degree from the Juilliard School as a student of Saul Goodman. An inspiring teacher, he has been the director of the Peabody Conservatory Percussion Studio for twenty years and a faculty artist of the Aspen Music School, and he conducts the percussion ensembles at both schools. He has presented master classes throughout the United States and internationally at the Toho Gauken, Hanoi Conservatory, Paris Conservatory, and the Graz Percussion School. Sharing his enthusiasm for music with young people, he has presented over two hundred concert-demonstrations with his "Drumfire" program, under the auspices of the Lincoln Center Institute, the New York Chamber Symphony's Sidney Wolff Children's Concert Series, and the Aspen Festival Young Person's Concert Series.As active an entrepreneur as he is an artist, Haas heads Sunset Records, Kettles and Company, and Gemini Music Productions which contracts musicians for Lincoln Center, New York Pops, and many other organizations. He also works closely with percussion industry manufacturers Pearl/Adams, Promark and Zildjian, among others.Clayton Craddock founded Broadway Drumming 101, an in-depth online platform offering specialized mentorship and a carefully curated collection of resources tailored for aspiring and professional musicians.Clayton's Broadway and Off-Broadway credits include tick, tick…BOOM!, Altar Boyz, Memphis The Musical, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, and The Hippest Trip: The Soul Train Musical. As a skilled sub, he's contributed his talents to Motown, Evita, Cats, Avenue Q, The Color Purple, Rent, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical, Hadestown (tour), and many more. He has also appeared on major shows, including The View, Good Morning America, Jimmy Fallon, The Today Show, and the TONY Awards, and performed with legends like The Stylistics, The Delfonics, Mario Cantone, Laura Benanti, Kristin Chenoweth, Kerry Butler, Christian Borle, Norm Lewis, Deniece Williams, Chuck Berry, and Ben E. King.Clayton proudly endorses Ahead Drum Cases, Paiste Cymbals, Innovative Percussion drumsticks, and Empire Ears.Learn more about Clayton Craddock here: www.claytoncraddock.com Get full access to Broadway Drumming 101 at broadwaydrumming101.substack.com/subscribe

Get ready for an exciting upcoming episode of Broadway Drumming 101! I'll be talking with the legendary timpanist Jonathan Haas about his groundbreaking work with the NYU Broadway Percussion Seminar. Jonathan shares how the program started, its impact on over 400 students worldwide, and how it gave young musicians a real taste of Broadway—playing with top percussionists, sitting in active pits, learning about unions at Local 802, and getting advice from icons like contractor John Miller.We'll also dive into how a simple lunchroom conversation sparked the creation of the NYU Broadway Orchestra Program. You won't want to miss these incredible behind-the-scenes stories about Broadway music education and what it takes to succeed.Subscribe now to Broadway Drumming 101 on your favorite platform and turn on notifications so you'll be the first to know when this episode drops!Virtuoso timpanist Jonathan Haas has raised the status of the timpani to that of a solo instrument throughout his unique career that has spanned more than twenty years. From classical concertos to jazz and rock & roll, from symphonic masterpieces to the most experimental compositions of living composers, Haas has championed, commissioned, unearthed and celebrated music for his instrument, becoming, as Ovation magazine hailed him, "The Paganini of the timpani."His concerts on the world's most prestigious musical stages and his ground-breaking recordings have delighted critics and listeners on both sides of the ocean. The New York Times wrote, "Wherever one finds a percussion instrument waiting to be rubbed, shook, struck or strummed, [Haas] is probably nearby, ready to fulfill his duties with consummate expertise... he is a masterful young percussionist."Most recently, Haas has garnered widespread praise and attention for his performances of Philip Glass' Concerto Fantasy for Two Timpanists and Orchestra, a piece conceived by Haas and completed because of his quest to spotlight the timpani. The Concerto Fantasy features not only two timpanists, but also 14 timpani, all placed downstage in front of the orchestra. In 2000, Haas performed the world premiere of the piece with the American Symphony, and he has subsequently performed it at Carnegie Hall and in Phoenix, New Jersey, Baltimore, Pasadena, Long Beach (California), St. Louis and Mexico City. Haas also performed the European premiere with the BBC Symphony in London, the world premiere of a chamber orchestra version with the Iris Chamber Orchestra in Memphis, the Czechoslovakian premiere with the Prague Symphony Orchestra at the International Music Prague Spring Festival, the Norwegian premiere with the Bergen Philharmonic, and he will perform the Australian premiere with the Sydney Symphony and the Turkish premiere with the Istanbul Philharmonic.Haas' successful efforts to expand the timpani repertoire have led him to commission and premiere more than 25 works by composers in addition to Philip Glass such as Stephen Albert, Marius Constant, Irwin Bazelon, Eric Ewazen, Thomas Hamilton, Robert Hall Lewis, Jean Piche, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Andrew Thomas, and many others.Haas built the world's largest timpani and debuted it in 2003 at the Aspen Music Festival. This unprecendented, incredible instrument -- nearly 6' wide and nearly 4' tall – beats the world's second-largest timpani — a 48-incher used by Amsterdam's Concertgebouw Orchestra — by almost half.Haas' recordings include the trail-blazing 18th Century Concertos for Timpani and Orchestra and Johnny H. and the Prisoners of Swing, both on Sunset Records. The latter was named for his jazz group and features innovative renderings of jazz compositions featuring "hot timpani" in front of a full jazz ensemble. His rediscovery of Duke Ellington's brilliant composition for jazz timpani, "Tympaturbably Blue," is included on this recording, as are other jazz standards played on a set of ten kettledrums.Demonstrating a remarkable versatility as a musician, Haas has performed and recorded with Emerson, Lake and Palmer, played on the Grammy Award-winning recording Zappa's Universe, recorded with Aerosmith, Michael Bolton, Black Sabbath, and explored heavy metal with his rock group Clozshave.The rarest of modern virtuosi, Haas embarked on his career as a solo timpanist by performing the only solo timpani recital ever presented at Carnegie Recital Hall in 1980. As an orchestral soloist, he made his debut with the New York Chamber Orchestra under Maxim Shostakovich and his European solo debut with the Bournemouth Sinfonietta. He made his French debut performing Andrez Panufnick's Concerto for Percussion, Timpani and Orchestra with the Orchestra de la Garde Republicaine. He was the soloist in the Druschetsky Concerto for Eight Timpani, Oboe and Orchestra with the Aspen Chamber Orchestra. He has also performed as a solo timpanist for the Distinguished Artists Recital Series at New York's 92nd Street ‘Y' and as a guest artist with the Lincoln Center Chamber Society, the Chamber Music at the ‘Y' Series, and the Newport Chamber Music Festival. He has championed new music by presenting adventuresome programming such as The Music of Frank Zappa, showcasing the music of Edgar Varese and Frank Zappa, under the auspices of Lincoln Center's Great Performers Series.Haas is the principal timpanist of the New York Chamber Orchestra, the Aspen Chamber Orchestra and EOS Ensemble, principal percussionist of the American Symphony Orchestra, and a member of the American Composers Orchestra. He performs with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, New York Pops, and New Jersey Symphony and has performed and recorded with the New York Philharmonic, the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.A graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, Haas received his Master's Degree from the Juilliard School as a student of Saul Goodman. An inspiring teacher, he has been the director of the Peabody Conservatory Percussion Studio for twenty years and a faculty artist of the Aspen Music School, and he conducts the percussion ensembles at both schools. He has presented master classes throughout the United States and internationally at the Toho Gauken, Hanoi Conservatory, Paris Conservatory, and the Graz Percussion School. Sharing his enthusiasm for music with young people, he has presented over two hundred concert-demonstrations with his "Drumfire" program, under the auspices of the Lincoln Center Institute, the New York Chamber Symphony's Sidney Wolff Children's Concert Series, and the Aspen Festival Young Person's Concert Series.As active an entrepreneur as he is an artist, Haas heads Sunset Records, Kettles and Company, and Gemini Music Productions which contracts musicians for Lincoln Center, New York Pops, and many other organizations. He also works closely with percussion industry manufacturers Pearl/Adams, Promark and Zildjian, among others.Clayton Craddock founded Broadway Drumming 101, an in-depth online platform offering specialized mentorship and a carefully curated collection of resources tailored for aspiring and professional musicians.Clayton's Broadway and Off-Broadway credits include tick, tick…BOOM!, Altar Boyz, Memphis The Musical, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, and The Hippest Trip: The Soul Train Musical. As a skilled sub, he's contributed his talents to Motown, Evita, Cats, Avenue Q, The Color Purple, Rent, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical, Hadestown (tour), and many more. He has also appeared on major shows, including The View, Good Morning America, Jimmy Fallon, The Today Show, and the TONY Awards, and performed with legends like The Stylistics, The Delfonics, Mario Cantone, Laura Benanti, Kristin Chenoweth, Kerry Butler, Christian Borle, Norm Lewis, Deniece Williams, Chuck Berry, and Ben E. King.Clayton proudly endorses Ahead Drum Cases, Paiste Cymbals, Innovative Percussion drumsticks, and Empire Ears.Learn more about Clayton Craddock here: www.claytoncraddock.com Get full access to Broadway Drumming 101 at broadwaydrumming101.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Broadway Drumming 101, I sit down with Jonathan Haas, a percussion legend who revolutionized the timpani and built an extraordinary career performing with major orchestras, rock bands, and jazz icons. We talk about what it really takes to make it on Broadway—the hard work, the unexpected breaks, and the reality of starting at the bottom. Jonathan shares real-world advice and stories from his career, giving you a no-nonsense look at the industry. If you're serious about breaking into Broadway or curious about what it takes to succeed as a musician, you have to listen to this episode!Virtuoso timpanist Jonathan Haas has raised the status of the timpani to that of a solo instrument throughout his unique career that has spanned more than twenty years. From classical concertos to jazz and rock & roll, from symphonic masterpieces to the most experimental compositions of living composers, Haas has championed, commissioned, unearthed and celebrated music for his instrument, becoming, as Ovation magazine hailed him, "The Paganini of the timpani."His concerts on the world's most prestigious musical stages and his ground-breaking recordings have delighted critics and listeners on both sides of the ocean. The New York Times wrote, "Wherever one finds a percussion instrument waiting to be rubbed, shook, struck or strummed, [Haas] is probably nearby, ready to fulfill his duties with consummate expertise... he is a masterful young percussionist."Most recently, Haas has garnered widespread praise and attention for his performances of Philip Glass' Concerto Fantasy for Two Timpanists and Orchestra, a piece conceived by Haas and completed because of his quest to spotlight the timpani. The Concerto Fantasy features not only two timpanists, but also 14 timpani, all placed downstage in front of the orchestra. In 2000, Haas performed the world premiere of the piece with the American Symphony, and he has subsequently performed it at Carnegie Hall and in Phoenix, New Jersey, Baltimore, Pasadena, Long Beach (California), St. Louis and Mexico City. Haas also performed the European premiere with the BBC Symphony in London, the world premiere of a chamber orchestra version with the Iris Chamber Orchestra in Memphis, the Czechoslovakian premiere with the Prague Symphony Orchestra at the International Music Prague Spring Festival, the Norwegian premiere with the Bergen Philharmonic, and he will perform the Australian premiere with the Sydney Symphony and the Turkish premiere with the Istanbul Philharmonic.Haas' successful efforts to expand the timpani repertoire have led him to commission and premiere more than 25 works by composers in addition to Philip Glass such as Stephen Albert, Marius Constant, Irwin Bazelon, Eric Ewazen, Thomas Hamilton, Robert Hall Lewis, Jean Piche, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Andrew Thomas, and many others.Haas built the world's largest timpani and debuted it in 2003 at the Aspen Music Festival. This unprecendented, incredible instrument -- nearly 6' wide and nearly 4' tall – beats the world's second-largest timpani — a 48-incher used by Amsterdam's Concertgebouw Orchestra — by almost half.Haas' recordings include the trail-blazing 18th Century Concertos for Timpani and Orchestra and Johnny H. and the Prisoners of Swing, both on Sunset Records. The latter was named for his jazz group and features innovative renderings of jazz compositions featuring "hot timpani" in front of a full jazz ensemble. His rediscovery of Duke Ellington's brilliant composition for jazz timpani, "Tympaturbably Blue," is included on this recording, as are other jazz standards played on a set of ten kettledrums.Demonstrating a remarkable versatility as a musician, Haas has performed and recorded with Emerson, Lake and Palmer, played on the Grammy Award-winning recording Zappa's Universe, recorded with Aerosmith, Michael Bolton, Black Sabbath, and explored heavy metal with his rock group Clozshave.The rarest of modern virtuosi, Haas embarked on his career as a solo timpanist by performing the only solo timpani recital ever presented at Carnegie Recital Hall in 1980. As an orchestral soloist, he made his debut with the New York Chamber Orchestra under Maxim Shostakovich and his European solo debut with the Bournemouth Sinfonietta. He made his French debut performing Andrez Panufnick's Concerto for Percussion, Timpani and Orchestra with the Orchestra de la Garde Republicaine. He was the soloist in the Druschetsky Concerto for Eight Timpani, Oboe and Orchestra with the Aspen Chamber Orchestra. He has also performed as a solo timpanist for the Distinguished Artists Recital Series at New York's 92nd Street ‘Y' and as a guest artist with the Lincoln Center Chamber Society, the Chamber Music at the ‘Y' Series, and the Newport Chamber Music Festival. He has championed new music by presenting adventuresome programming such as The Music of Frank Zappa, showcasing the music of Edgar Varese and Frank Zappa, under the auspices of Lincoln Center's Great Performers Series.Haas is the principal timpanist of the New York Chamber Orchestra, the Aspen Chamber Orchestra and EOS Ensemble, principal percussionist of the American Symphony Orchestra, and a member of the American Composers Orchestra. He performs with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, New York Pops, and New Jersey Symphony and has performed and recorded with the New York Philharmonic, the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.A graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, Haas received his Master's Degree from the Juilliard School as a student of Saul Goodman. An inspiring teacher, he has been the director of the Peabody Conservatory Percussion Studio for twenty years and a faculty artist of the Aspen Music School, and he conducts the percussion ensembles at both schools. He has presented master classes throughout the United States and internationally at the Toho Gauken, Hanoi Conservatory, Paris Conservatory, and the Graz Percussion School. Sharing his enthusiasm for music with young people, he has presented over two hundred concert-demonstrations with his "Drumfire" program, under the auspices of the Lincoln Center Institute, the New York Chamber Symphony's Sidney Wolff Children's Concert Series, and the Aspen Festival Young Person's Concert Series.As active an entrepreneur as he is an artist, Haas heads Sunset Records, Kettles and Company, and Gemini Music Productions which contracts musicians for Lincoln Center, New York Pops, and many other organizations. He also works closely with percussion industry manufacturers Pearl/Adams, Promark and Zildjian, among others.Clayton Craddock founded Broadway Drumming 101, an in-depth online platform offering specialized mentorship and a carefully curated collection of resources tailored for aspiring and professional musicians.Clayton's Broadway and Off-Broadway credits include tick, tick…BOOM!, Altar Boyz, Memphis The Musical, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, and The Hippest Trip: The Soul Train Musical. As a skilled sub, he's contributed his talents to Motown, Evita, Cats, Avenue Q, The Color Purple, Rent, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical, Hadestown (tour), and many more. He has also appeared on major shows, including The View, Good Morning America, Jimmy Fallon, The Today Show, and the TONY Awards, and performed with legends like The Stylistics, The Delfonics, Mario Cantone, Laura Benanti, Kristin Chenoweth, Kerry Butler, Christian Borle, Norm Lewis, Deniece Williams, Chuck Berry, and Ben E. King.Clayton proudly endorses Ahead Drum Cases, Paiste Cymbals, Innovative Percussion drumsticks, and Empire Ears.Learn more about Clayton Craddock here: www.claytoncraddock.com Get full access to Broadway Drumming 101 at broadwaydrumming101.substack.com/subscribe

Recientes descubrimientos en la neurociencia confirman los beneficios de la meditación y del silencio, prácticas que se vienen realizando desde milenios. Prácticas fundamentales para vivir conscientemente. Volver a conectar con nuestra esencia y con nuestros entornos a través de la escucha y del silencio es la invitación de este momento del año. Es un momento de celebración celebrado en todas las culturas. En las culturas del norte el silencio constituye tradicionalmente un valor. Escucharemos obras de Aho Kalevi, Aare Merikanto, Anton Webern, Claude Schryer, Edgar Varese y músicas tradicionales de Mongolia.Escuchar audio

Poesia sonora italiana, peruana e americana01 – Larry Wendt - From frogs 02 – Adriano Spatola - Omaggio a Edgar Varese 03 - Peru Saizprez - Huayno Europeo 04 - Giancarlo Huapaya-Omar Córdova - Pop es cía 05 - Aphex Twin com Alarm Will Sound - Blue Calx_arranjo de Caleb Burhans Produção, gravação, edição e locução: marcelo brissacMúsica “Drácula” usada no prefixo e sufixo, autoria de marcelo brissac e livio tragtenberg

Lily BOULANGER, Giorgy LIGETI, Edgar VARESE, Anton WEBERN...qui ont marqué l'écriture musicale du XX°Siècle

Lily BOULANGER, Giorgy LIGETI, Edgar VARESE, Anton WEBERN...qui ont marqué l'écriture musicale du XX°Siècle

¿Sabes qué es el sonido organizado y quién es Edgar Varese? Para respondernos, Juan Ahon, jefe de laboratorio de electroacustica del conservatorio nacional, nos comenta sobre ello. Micro programa producido durante el año 2012.

Aaron Dilloway takes us on a time traveling journey, as far back as the 1920s, to get into some of the earliest roots of experimental music with “Sounds of New Music” on the legendary Folkways Records. This compilation features works from avant garde composers like John Cage and Edgar Varese, as well as some strange instructional tracks and other primitive sonic experiments. Hear the sounds of the distant past and understand the sounds of the future.

The musical Avant-Garde in general and Avant-Garde jazz, in particular, have either misleading or no connotations at all for most listeners (and non-listeners.) Say the words "free jazz," and most will think of musical anarchy—sonic chaos. And then they'll run for their lives. But when you consider the most prominent practitioners of so-called "free jazz"—the likes of John Coltrane (late period), Ornette Coleman, and Cecil Taylor—one thing should be clear: these are great musicians. So before you run, at least consider why they might be doing what they do, and what they're really doing. And also consider some of your favorite mainstream music may be imbued with musical ideas brought into the world by the so-called Avant-Gardists. The Choice By definition, there is not much in common in the music of artists like John Cage, John Coltrane, Edgar Varese, and Sun Ra. They are, after all, musical outliers: they don't hang out in the same clubs together. But all of them do have one thing in common: they made a choice, somewhere along the line, to create their own musical languages. Making such a choice can, of course, be artistically and personally dangerous, leading to ostracization within the artistic community, derision by fans, and diminished employment opportunities. So why do some do it, where others are satisfied to work solely within the "accepted" musical frameworks, seemingly passed on down for generations? Here's the thing: what we think of as the "accepted" frameworks are almost always languages created by some bold musical soul in the past. Now, I will be the first to admit that we will probably never walk around humming Cecil Taylor or Schoenberg tunes. This music is too extreme in its willingness to push boundaries to become part of the popular music culture in its own right. Seeping Into the Mainstream But these extremes of musical expression, if they are any good, do enter the musical lexicon, even if we're not consciously aware of them doing so. They have a way of filtering down into more mainstream forms, enriching them with surprising turns and details. Listen to the experimental elements in later albums by the Beatles, like Sergeant Pepper's, then go check out modern "classical" composers like Edgar Varése or Karlheinz Stockhausen. The Beatles did. Or, as a more recent example, check out Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly. Then check out late Coltrane,or Ornette Coleman. And movie music? Psychologically challenging scenes would be nowhere without Arnold Schoenberg's serialism. To be sure, Schoenberg created his twelve-tone system for reasons that had nothing to do with Hollywood (though ironically, he ended up living there) but the point is that once these new musical languages are let loose into the world, they find many "uses" beyond the composer's original intention. They simply add to to the ever-growing musical palette. So before you run away from the Avant Garde, seriously consider what it has given us. Artists Mentioned in this Podcast: Cecil Taylor: Conquistador certainly gets right down to it. Cecil's pianistic language is so distinctive as to be recognizable in about 3 seconds. If you're looking for traditional song structures, tunes, recognizable chord changes, etc., you've come to exactly the wrong place. But, try to get through it. There is a structure there, just not one you're used to. And, more importantly, it's simply beautiful music by an oft-maligned genius. Late Beethoven: I mentioned the Great Fugue(Grösse Fugue) in the podcast. It is really a strange and difficult piece of music. Fugues, in general, are intellectually challenging, and this is what's known as a double fugue (two themes interacting.) Also, check out Hammerklavier. The first movement is particularly challenging; the 2nd highlights an interesting trait in late Beethoven wherein he seems to be hinting at a swing (jazz) rhythm. What's up with that? Late Coltrane: Interstellar Space, is one of the last things John Coltrane recorded. It' a suite with just him and drummer, Rashied Ali. To say the least, it's relentless and challenging. But even as Coltrane was always pushing boundaries, there is always something of his lyrical side here. Carlo Gesualdo: The madrigal, Moro lasso al mioduolo, is so strange, and harmonically ahead of its time that people probably thought the composer was crazy. And he probably was. Edgar Varése: Perhaps Poem Eletronique sounds like so much noise and effects to our ears—sound design in modern terms, and pretentious sound design at that. But while it may not be something you put on to chill (or sing along with) it does prove my point about sounds of the Avant-Garde being incorporated into the mainstream. So you can easily hear elements of this being incorporated into a "chill vibe" if not being a very chilly vibe itself. I don't' know if that's good or bad. It just is. Follow: Podcast Homepage Episode Transcript Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Bandcamp Page Patreon Page Twitter Peter Saltzman Website Facebook Contact: info@petersaltzman.com

Gryphon Rue, curator for the exhibition Strange Attractor, speaks with Roger Malina about some of the artworks that will be featured in Ballroom Marfa. One work, by Phillipa Horan, uses mycelium (of which mushrooms are the fruiting body) grown to fit a sculptural mold. Gryphon also talks about Haroon Mirza’s monumental Stone Circle sound work calling Mirza a “composer of objects.” Roger inquires about the Edgar Varese compositions proposed for the exhibition. Read more about the exhibition below: https://ballroommarfa.org/archive/event/strange-attractor/

I år fyller Freak Out! av och med Frank Zappa och The Mothers of Invention 50 år. Ett av rockens första dubbelalbum, fylld med oberäknelig och obändig musik framförd av provokativa musiker.  Vi var fula killar med knasiga kläder och långt hår, precis vad underhållningsindustrin behövde, åt helvete med alla vackra hippie-band! säger Frank Zappa i sin självbiografiska bok från 1989. Året var 1966 och Mothers of Invention debuterade med Freak Out!, ett av rockens första dubbelalbum för visst hann Bob Dylan före med Blonde on Blonde! Freak Out! var inte en skiva som byggdes kring en eller två hitlåtar med lite utfyllnad, utan här stod varje låt för sig själv men alla hängde ändå ihop genom sin satiriska ton och det vi idag skulle säga attityd.Det här är mitten på 60-talet, det finns gott om andra band som tänjer och bänder på begreppet popmusik The Who med My Generation, The Beatles med Revolver, Jimi Hendrix med Are you experienced, bara för att nämna några. Och på USA:s västkust exploderar hippie-eran med folkrock och psykedelisk rock The Byrds, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, The Mamas and the Papas osv Och Mothers, som började som ett bluesbaserat band på kaliforniska landsorten, och hette just bara The Mothers - kom till Los Angeles som blev deras fäste - och de kom som outsiders.  Zappa berättar att de hade väntat sig att de andra grupperna skulle vara väldigt spektakulära och nyskapande, men blev besvikna. De möttes av plastiga folkrockgäng som spelade riktigt lam musik.Redan 1963 skickar Zappa in några av sina låtar till ett skivbolag men där kan man inte se någon kommersiell potential i det han gör och tackar därför nej. Mothers spelar till en början rythmn bluesinspirerad pop och rock men övergår till att spela Zappas låtar och på Freak Out! har Frank Zappa gjort allt, och där finns parodisk dowop-sång, satir över samtiden och en förkärlek till det groteska.Peter Öberg: Jag hörde Freak Out! första gången många år efter utgivningen och själva produktionen var ju inte så elegant som hos den 70-talsZappa jag kände till, men jag kände igen den obstinata obändigheten och dragningen åt det fula som ändå är så snygg på nåt sätt.Innan skivan släpptes var gruppen tvungen att byta namn. På skivbolaget var man övertygad om att det inte skulle bli några radiospelningar med ett gäng fula killar som kallade sig för The Mothers. Då uppfann gruppen the Mothers of Invention.Men namnet var inte det största problemet, berättar Zappa i The Real Frank Zappa Book, utan det var drogerna, och det här är 60-tal i Kalifornien. Zappa ville inte jobba med folk som ständigt var höga på gräs eller syra, han skällde, det blev konflikter och det fanns dom inom gruppen som ville göra sig av med Zappa eftersom han var så sträng och jobbig!Redan från första albumet lade Zappa ut kursen, en mycket medveten mediastrategi. Att vara weird eller excentrisk, d v s att bryta normer både inom och utanför musiken. Till exempel det foto som tas för en artikel i The Times Magazine 1967, där Frank Zappa sitter på muggen. Den bilden blev en affisch som spreds lika snabbt i västvärlden som affischen med Che Guevara.Jag är förmodligen mer känd för att sitta på toaletten än för min musik, sa Zappa självironiskt många år senare.Zappa var oförutsägbar i sin musik och sina uttalanden, "I was always a freak, never a hippie", är ett sådant uttalande, ett annat är då han möter vänsterradikala studenter på ett universitet i London och säger revolution is this years flower power han ville inte ingå i någon grupp, han ville vara free floating freak. Konservativ libertin är det någon som kallat honom. Frank Zappa var tidigt fascinerad av experimentell konstmusik, T ex av den fransk-amerikanske kompositören Edgar Varese, Där fanns teknisk precision och expressivt uttryck, precis det Zappa själv eftersträvade. Och redan på denna debutskiva syns han perfektionistiska drag han dirigerar och grupperar sina Mothers som delar av en symfonisk helhet. Detta är en brutalt nyskapande collageform.Freak Out! var ingen kioskvältare när den kom, men ack så betydelsefull när det gäller synen på vad rockmusik kan vara; att våga gå mot strömmen. Till och med The Beatles lånade en del idéer när de satte ihop Sgt. Pepper-albumet följande år. Men alla var inte lika förtjusta: I Zappas självbiografiska bok citeras Los Angeles Times som skrev att Freak Out! kunde bli det största som hänt tillverkarna av huvudvärkstabletten Aspirin sedan inkomstskatten infördes.Mia Gerdin: För mig blev Freak Out! en livräddare då jag var utbytesstudent i en småstad i Michigan där alla var snälla och trevliga, men jag störde mig på prydligheten, på de stereotypa uppfattningarna om vad en tjej eller kille skulle vara, vad som var rätt klädsel, rätt utseende och rätt uppfattning.Freak Out! bröt vaneseendet. Den var provokativ och nyskapande. Och rolig.Mia Gerdin och Peter Öbergmia.gerdin@sr.sepeter.oberg@sr.se                

I år fyller Freak Out! av och med Frank Zappa och The Mothers of Invention 50 år. Ett av rockens första dubbelalbum, fylld med oberäknelig och obändig musik framförd av provokativa musiker.  Vi var fula killar med knasiga kläder och långt hår, precis vad underhållningsindustrin behövde, åt helvete med alla vackra hippie-band! säger Frank Zappa i sin självbiografiska bok från 1989. Året var 1966 och Mothers of Invention debuterade med Freak Out!, ett av rockens första dubbelalbum för visst hann Bob Dylan före med Blonde on Blonde! Freak Out! var inte en skiva som byggdes kring en eller två hitlåtar med lite utfyllnad, utan här stod varje låt för sig själv men alla hängde ändå ihop genom sin satiriska ton och det vi idag skulle säga attityd.Det här är mitten på 60-talet, det finns gott om andra band som tänjer och bänder på begreppet popmusik The Who med My Generation, The Beatles med Revolver, Jimi Hendrix med Are you experienced, bara för att nämna några. Och på USA:s västkust exploderar hippie-eran med folkrock och psykedelisk rock The Byrds, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, The Mamas and the Papas osv Och Mothers, som började som ett bluesbaserat band på kaliforniska landsorten, och hette just bara The Mothers - kom till Los Angeles som blev deras fäste - och de kom som outsiders.  Zappa berättar att de hade väntat sig att de andra grupperna skulle vara väldigt spektakulära och nyskapande, men blev besvikna. De möttes av plastiga folkrockgäng som spelade riktigt lam musik.Redan 1963 skickar Zappa in några av sina låtar till ett skivbolag men där kan man inte se någon kommersiell potential i det han gör och tackar därför nej. Mothers spelar till en början rythmn bluesinspirerad pop och rock men övergår till att spela Zappas låtar och på Freak Out! har Frank Zappa gjort allt, och där finns parodisk dowop-sång, satir över samtiden och en förkärlek till det groteska.Peter Öberg: Jag hörde Freak Out! första gången många år efter utgivningen och själva produktionen var ju inte så elegant som hos den 70-talsZappa jag kände till, men jag kände igen den obstinata obändigheten och dragningen åt det fula som ändå är så snygg på nåt sätt.Innan skivan släpptes var gruppen tvungen att byta namn. På skivbolaget var man övertygad om att det inte skulle bli några radiospelningar med ett gäng fula killar som kallade sig för The Mothers. Då uppfann gruppen the Mothers of Invention.Men namnet var inte det största problemet, berättar Zappa i The Real Frank Zappa Book, utan det var drogerna, och det här är 60-tal i Kalifornien. Zappa ville inte jobba med folk som ständigt var höga på gräs eller syra, han skällde, det blev konflikter och det fanns dom inom gruppen som ville göra sig av med Zappa eftersom han var så sträng och jobbig!Redan från första albumet lade Zappa ut kursen, en mycket medveten mediastrategi. Att vara weird eller excentrisk, d v s att bryta normer både inom och utanför musiken. Till exempel det foto som tas för en artikel i The Times Magazine 1967, där Frank Zappa sitter på muggen. Den bilden blev en affisch som spreds lika snabbt i västvärlden som affischen med Che Guevara.Jag är förmodligen mer känd för att sitta på toaletten än för min musik, sa Zappa självironiskt många år senare.Zappa var oförutsägbar i sin musik och sina uttalanden, "I was always a freak, never a hippie", är ett sådant uttalande, ett annat är då han möter vänsterradikala studenter på ett universitet i London och säger revolution is this years flower power han ville inte ingå i någon grupp, han ville vara free floating freak. Konservativ libertin är det någon som kallat honom. Frank Zappa var tidigt fascinerad av experimentell konstmusik, T ex av den fransk-amerikanske kompositören Edgar Varese, Där fanns teknisk precision och expressivt uttryck, precis det Zappa själv eftersträvade. Och redan på denna debutskiva syns han perfektionistiska drag han dirigerar och grupperar sina Mothers som delar av en symfonisk helhet. Detta är en brutalt nyskapande collageform.Freak Out! var ingen kioskvältare när den kom, men ack så betydelsefull när det gäller synen på vad rockmusik kan vara; att våga gå mot strömmen. Till och med The Beatles lånade en del idéer när de satte ihop Sgt. Pepper-albumet följande år. Men alla var inte lika förtjusta: I Zappas självbiografiska bok citeras Los Angeles Times som skrev att Freak Out! kunde bli det största som hänt tillverkarna av huvudvärkstabletten Aspirin sedan inkomstskatten infördes.Mia Gerdin: För mig blev Freak Out! en livräddare då jag var utbytesstudent i en småstad i Michigan där alla var snälla och trevliga, men jag störde mig på prydligheten, på de stereotypa uppfattningarna om vad en tjej eller kille skulle vara, vad som var rätt klädsel, rätt utseende och rätt uppfattning.Freak Out! bröt vaneseendet. Den var provokativ och nyskapande. Och rolig.Mia Gerdin och Peter Öbergmia.gerdin@sr.sepeter.oberg@sr.se                

Sonic Space Voyager Edgar Varese passed away on this day in 1965.  Matthew Mugmon explores just what this means and why Frank Zappa was such a fan in today's "A Day in the Life.”

"In 1913 Futurist Luigi Russolo developed several noise machines, which he named ‘intonarumori’. In his manifesto, The Art of Noise, Russolo argued that musical instruments could no longer satisfy man's thirst for sounds. Almost 100 years later, people are still exploring the possibilities of sound. This is what I tried to capture in this mix - testing the limits of sound, from shrieking highs to almost imperceptible lows, finding new ways of interpreting and portraying life through the medium of sound. Despite including over 100 artists, the mix by no means represents a completist viewpoint; so many perhaps important artists in the development of 'noise' were left out. It was not my intention to do a 'who's who' of noise music, but rather to show how the exploration of sound has developed over time and how fascinating these explorations are. I did at times take into account the historical significance of the piece/artist when choosing tracks, although I was steered mainly by what was sonically interesting to me. Well that's it - the mix should speak for itself. If you are interested in digging deeper please follow the links provided. Listen at maximum volume and enjoy." Marolo, January 2007 Tracklisting: Luigi Russolo – Risveglio Di Una Cita (1913) Marcel Duchamp – La Mariée Mise À Nu Par Ses Célibataires, Même John Cage – Imaginary Landscape 1 (1939) John Cage – Imaginary Landscape (1942) Halim El-Dabh – Wire Recorder Piece (1944) Pierre Schaeffer – Etude Aux Chemins De Fer (1948) Hugh Le Caine – Dripsody (1949) Edgar Varese – Interpolation, 3rd Interpolation (1954) John Cage – Radio Music (1956) 15 minutes Iannis Xenakis – Diamorphoses (1957) György Ligeti – Continuum, Glissandi (1957), Artikulation (1958) György Ligeti – Pièce Électronique #3 (1958) Edgard Varèse – Poème Electronique (1960) Stockhausen –  Kontakte (1960) Tod Dockstader – Four Elementary Tapes ¾ (1963) Stockhausen – Telemusik (1966) Beatriz Ferreyra – Demeures Aquatiques (1967) AMM – Ailantus Glandulosa (1966) Wozard Of Iz – Blue Poppy (1968) Pierre Henry – Prologue (1968) Jean-Claude Risset – Flight & Countdown (1968) Delia Derbyshire / John Peel – Voice Treatment (1969) La Monte Young – The Volga Delta (1969) 30 minutes Morton Subotnick – Wild Bull Part 2 (1968) Jean-Claude Risset – Mutations (1969) François Bayle + Robert Wyatt + Kevin Ayers – It (1970) Iannis Xenakis – Hibiki-Hana-Ma (1970) Luc Ferrari – Presque Rien  (1971) Yoko Ono – Toilet Piece (1971) Laurie Spiegel – Sediment (1972) La Monte Young – From Poem For Chairs, Tables, Benches, Two Sounds Faust – 11 (1973) Throbbing Gristle – Whorls of Sound (1975) Alvin Lucier – The Duke Of New York (1976) BBC Radiophonic Workshop – Central Control Room In Exillon City, Styre's Scouting Machine, Atomic Reactor Runs Wild (1978) Chrome – Inacontact / I am the Jaw (1979) Whitehouse – Politics (1980) Maurizio Bianchi – Industrial (1980) 45 minutes Merzbow – Music Concret/Tape Dada (1980) NON – Pagan Muzak Loops (1980) Frieder Butzmann – Tales of Death (1981) Esplendor Geometrico – PIE (1981) MB – Treblinka (1981) Throbbing Gristle – Medicine (1982) Borsig – Zu Den Anderen Gerollt Werden/Helmut (1982) E.g Oblique Graph – Black Cloth (1982) Esplendor Geometrico – Disco Rojo (1982) Consumer Electronics – Keloid (1982) SPK – War of Islam (1983) Alison Knowles – Assemblage (1984) Diamanda Galás – Panoptikon (1984) Controlled Bleeding – Knees And Bones (1985) Zoviet France – Signal (1986) Butthole Surfers – Hay (1987) 1 hour Merzbow – Chopin is Dead (1987) Hanatarash – Frogirl (1988) Esplendor Geometrico – Mekano-Turbo (1988) John Watermann – Still Warm (1989) Voice Crack & Borbotomagus – Untitled (1991) Jackofficers – Flush (1991) Iannis Xenakis – S.709 (1992) Scanner – Untitled (1993) Melvins - Magic Pig Detective (1994) Merzbow - Ananga-Ranga (1994) Fennesz – 3 (1995) Vromb – Facteur Humaine iii (1996) Mike Patton - I Killed Him Like a Dog, Screams Of The Asteroid, Porno Holocaust, Catheter, Raped On A Bed Of Sand (1996) 1 hour 15 minutes Restgeraeusch – 1H / 1Min (1996) Oval – Shop in Store (1996) Lucien Monbuttou – Kpiele, I Find The Enemy (1997) Jonathan Azande – Opaque Misery (1997) Francis Dhomont – Scherzo (1997) Aube – Vent Finalzinho (1997) Electricity – Dunia Wanja Wa Fujo, Indlela Yababi (1997) National Bird – Wakar Uwa Mugu (1997) Godfrey J Kola – Somalia! (1997) Mbuti Singers - Massacre Rite (1997) Jim O’Rourke – There As (1997) Toys’r’us – Untitled (1997) Fraughman – Of The Elements (1998) Boredoms – Super Shine (1998) Merzbow – Munchen (1998) 1 hour 30 minutes Merzbow – Soft Water Rhinoceros (1998) Scalpel – 2.08 (1998) Dumb Type – Zero Radius (1998) ATR – Brixton Academy (1999) Merzbow & Genesis P-orridge – Flowering Pain (1999) Voice Crack – Green Ellipse/Red Square (1999) Shizuo – Untitled (1999) Maldoror – Baby Powder on Peach Fuzz (1999) Zipper Spy – Untitled (2000) Dolores Dewberry – Paragraph (2000) Diane Nelson – Dissected Insect (2000) Winterkälte – Toxic Hotspot (2000) Signal – Centrum (2000) Massimo - Hey Babe, Let Me See Your USB And I'll Show You My Firewire (2001) 1 hour 45 minutes DJ Smallcock – YinYue (2001) Ryoji Ikeda – 00010 (2001) Cyclo – C4 C9 (2001) Tripod Sardine – TV (2000) Speedranch – Halfway up the Stairway of Mucus (2001) Fennesz / Jim O'Rourke / Peter Rehberg – We Will Diffuse You (2002) Huren – Satem (2002) Vromb – Subréalité (2002) Coh – Hurt Later / Terra Beyond / In Spaces Between (2002) Massimo – 6-1-8 (2002) Merzbow – Tadpole / Forgotten Land (2002) Merzbow – Black Gun Red (Kim Cascone mix) (2003) Wlliam Basinski – Disintegration Loops DLP4 (2003) KK Null – Andromeda 2 (2003) Space Machine – 4 (2004) Chessmachine – 16 Move (2004) 2 hours Zeena Parkins & Ikue Mori – Miura (2004) Otomo Yoshihide - Where There's Smoke, There's Weapons (2004) The Lappetites – Funeral (2005) Merzbow – Merzbuta track 4 (2005) Zeena Parkins – 16 Feet + Cello (2006) Drifting Stranger – Oh Daddy Love Me Good (2007)