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Freeform radio station WFMU-- the home of all things delightfully "out there" -- has unearthed a curious recording that may change how folks look at the history of free jazz. In 1957, French-born ...

The composer Edgard Varese defined music as "organized sound." Meant to get to the heart of shifting sonic trends in the 20th century, and to his own avant garde music, Varese's definition should be ...

However, the afternoon was dominated by those small ensemble masterpieces from the two decades after Varèse overthrew his Parisian training for good and emigrated to New York: Hyperprism, Octandre, ...

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Among the artifacts occupying the second floor workroom of composer Chou Wen-chung's beautiful West Village brownstone are numerous metal gongs once owned by Edgard Varèse (1883-1965), the ...

FRANK ZAPPA -- composer, rock star, satirist, visionary, curmudgeon, iconoclast -- would have turned 65 on Dec. 21. That milestone did not receive nearly as much attention as another sad reminder of ...

In the balcony, a lion roared. Power saws wailed, chains rattled, sirens shrieked, horns blared. A door squeaked shut on unseen hinges. Onstage, the members of the orchestra sat in slack-jawed silence ...

Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. French composer Edgard ...