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Music: An Appreciation: An Appreciation, Brief 4/e
Roger Kamien, Hebrew University
The Twentieth Century
Music Since 1945: Four Representative Pieces

Web Resources

John Cage

http://www.ibiblio.org/mal/MO/cage/

Information on collected works of John Cage is provided here, along with links to related works and access to a John Cage mailing list.

Edgard Varese

http://www-camil.music.uiuc.edu/Projects/EAM/Varese.html

A biography of the artist with links to key works is provided at this site.

PhilipGlas.com

http://www.philipglass.com/

The official site of the artist, with biography, discography and other related links can be found here.

Ellen Taafe Zwillich

http://www.emory.edu/MUSIC/ARNOLD/zwillich_content.html

This site from Emory University contains a biography, and list of selected works for the artist.

Questions



1

What is meant by the term "chance music?"
2

Define the term, minimalism, and site examples of how it is used.
3

What is "serialism?"
4

What is "quotation music?"
5

Describe how these stylistic approaches are at play in the artist examples listed above.








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