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bolcom, william :: songs of innocence and of experience
branca, glenn
cage, john
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cale, john
campion, edmund
carter, elliott
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chaplin, charlie
coates, gloria
coleman, dan
coleman, ornette
coltrane, john
coltrane, john :: a love supreme
copland, aaron
copland, aaron :: appalachian spring
copland, aaron :: fanfare for the common man
corigliano, john
cowell, henry
crumb, george
curran, alvin
curran, alvin :: endangered species
dargel, corey
daugherty, michael
davis, miles
davis, miles :: shhh/peaceful
diamond, david
dolphy, eric
dresher, paul
duckworth, william
dunn, david
dylan, bob
eastman, julius
ellington, duke
ellington, duke :: mood indigo
fahey, john
fefferman, lainie
feldman, morton
feldman, morton :: patterns in a chromatic field
fink, michael jon
gann, kyle
garland, peter
gershwin, george
gershwin, george :: rhapsody in blue
gershwin, george :: summertime
glass, philip
glass, philip :: "heroes" symphony
glass, philip :: appomattox
glass, philip :: einstein on the beach
glass, philip :: koyaanisqatsi
glass, philip :: mad rush
glass, philip :: music in similar motion
glass, philip :: music in twelve parts
glass, philip :: string quartet no. 2 "company"
glass, philip :: the fog of war
glass, philip :: wichita vortex sutra
glass, phillip :: the hours
golijov, osvaldo
gordon, dexter
griffes, charles tomlinson
hanson, howard
harbison, john
harris, roy
harrison, lou
heggie, jake
herrmann, bernard
herrmann, bernard :: north by northwest
higdon, jennifer
hill, andrew
hovhaness, alan
ives, charles
ives, charles :: the alcotts
ives, charles :: the unanswered question
ives, charles :: they are there
ives, charles :: three places in new england
ives. charles :: string quartet no. 1
joel, billy
joplin, scott
kaulkin, michael
king, john :: sweet hardwood
kline, phil
kraft, william
lang, david
lang, david :: cheating, lying, stealing
lansky, paul
lees, benjamin
lewitt, sol
lieberson, peter
lieberson, peter :: neruda songs
lieberson, peter :: piano concerto
lowe, frank
lucier, alvin
lucier, alvin :: i am sitting in a room
lurie, jessica
mingus, charles
mitchell, roscoe
monk, thelonious
muhly, nico
nancarrow, conlon
oliveros, pauline
ornstein, leo
palestine, charlemagne
parker, charlie
partch, harry
partch, harry :: dark brother
perle, george
redding, otis
reich, steve
reich, steve :: electric counterpoint
reich, steve :: music for 18 musicians
reich, steve :: pendulum music
reich, steve :: piano phase
reich, steve :: six pianos
reich, steve :: you are (variations)
reynolds, roger
riley, gyan
riley, terry
riley, terry :: in c
rollins, sonny
rorem, ned
ruggles, carl
ruggles, carl :: sun-treader
rzewski, frederic
rzewski, frederic :: coming together
sessions, roger
smith, chas
stone, carl
stravinsky, igor
stucky, steven
subotnick, morton
theofanidas, chris
thomson, virgil
toub, david :: for philip glass
van vliet, don
varese, edgard :: ecuatorial
varese, edgard :: ionisation
varèse, edgard
varèse, edgard :: arcana
wallace, stewart
weill, kurt
weston, randy
whitacre, eric
whitman, keith fullerton
williams, john
wolfe, julia
wuorinen, charles :: time's encomium
young, la monte
young, la monte :: trio for strings
zappa, frank
zawinul, joe
zawinul, joe :: in a silent way
zawinul, joe :: pharoah's dance
ziporyn, evan
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adams, john
adams, john :: a flowering tree
adams, john :: chamber symphony
adams, john :: china gates
adams, john :: doctor atomic
adams, john :: gnarly buttons
adams, john :: harmonielehre
adams, john :: i was looking at the ceiling and then i saw the sky
adams, john :: john's book of alleged dances
adams, john :: my father knew charles ives
adams, john :: naive and sentimental music
adams, john :: nixon in china
adams, john :: on the transmigration of souls
adams, john :: phrygian gates
adams, john :: shaker loops
adams, john :: short ride in a fast machine
adams, john :: the death of klinghoffer
adams, john :: the dharma at big sur
adams, john :: violin concerto
adams, john luther
anderson, beth
antheil, george
applebaum, mark
ashley, robert
aworks :: "a" works
aworks :: aworks doesn't mave much left to say tonight
aworks :: beyond
aworks :: composers
aworks :: current aversions
aworks :: current favorites
aworks :: del.icio.us links
aworks :: dots
aworks :: fun
aworks :: guides
aworks :: hurricane katrina
aworks :: important
aworks :: interesting
aworks :: lala
aworks :: links etc.
aworks :: links, quotes and/or comments of the day aworks links, quotes and/or comments of the day
aworks :: list
aworks :: listening log
aworks :: mix
aworks :: monthly log
aworks :: ordered lists
aworks :: projects
aworks :: season
aworks :: tab dump
aworks :: the end of new music
aworks :: travelogue
aworks :: unordered lists
aworks :: work of the day
aworks :: works of the week
aworks five-star links and tracks :: 2009
ayler, albert
babbitt, milton
barber, samuel
barber, samuel :: adagio for strings
beglarian, eve
bernstein, leonard
blitzstein, marc
bolcom, william :: songs of innocence and of experience
branca, glenn
cage, john
cage, john :: 4'33"
cage, john :: a room
cage, john :: cartridge music
cage, john :: organ2/aslsp
cale, john
campion, edmund
carter, elliott
carter, elliott :: what's next?
chaplin, charlie
coates, gloria
coleman, dan
coleman, ornette
coltrane, john
coltrane, john :: a love supreme
copland, aaron
copland, aaron :: appalachian spring
copland, aaron :: fanfare for the common man
corigliano, john
cowell, henry
crumb, george
curran, alvin
curran, alvin :: endangered species
dargel, corey
daugherty, michael
davis, miles
davis, miles :: shhh/peaceful
diamond, david
dolphy, eric
dresher, paul
duckworth, william
dunn, david
dylan, bob
eastman, julius
ellington, duke
ellington, duke :: mood indigo
fahey, john
fefferman, lainie
feldman, morton
feldman, morton :: patterns in a chromatic field
fink, michael jon
gann, kyle
garland, peter
gershwin, george
gershwin, george :: rhapsody in blue
gershwin, george :: summertime
glass, philip
glass, philip :: "heroes" symphony
glass, philip :: appomattox
glass, philip :: einstein on the beach
glass, philip :: koyaanisqatsi
glass, philip :: mad rush
glass, philip :: music in similar motion
glass, philip :: music in twelve parts
glass, philip :: string quartet no. 2 "company"
glass, philip :: the fog of war
glass, philip :: wichita vortex sutra
glass, phillip :: the hours
golijov, osvaldo
gordon, dexter
griffes, charles tomlinson
hanson, howard
harbison, john
harris, roy
harrison, lou
heggie, jake
herrmann, bernard
herrmann, bernard :: north by northwest
higdon, jennifer
hill, andrew
hovhaness, alan
ives, charles
ives, charles :: the alcotts
ives, charles :: the unanswered question
ives, charles :: they are there
ives, charles :: three places in new england
ives. charles :: string quartet no. 1
joel, billy
joplin, scott
kaulkin, michael
king, john :: sweet hardwood
kline, phil
kraft, william
lang, david
lang, david :: cheating, lying, stealing
lansky, paul
lees, benjamin
lewitt, sol
lieberson, peter
lieberson, peter :: neruda songs
lieberson, peter :: piano concerto
lowe, frank
lucier, alvin
lucier, alvin :: i am sitting in a room
lurie, jessica
mingus, charles
mitchell, roscoe
monk, thelonious
muhly, nico
nancarrow, conlon
oliveros, pauline
ornstein, leo
palestine, charlemagne
parker, charlie
partch, harry
partch, harry :: dark brother
perle, george
redding, otis
reich, steve
reich, steve :: electric counterpoint
reich, steve :: music for 18 musicians
reich, steve :: pendulum music
reich, steve :: piano phase
reich, steve :: six pianos
reich, steve :: you are (variations)
reynolds, roger
riley, gyan
riley, terry
riley, terry :: in c
rollins, sonny
rorem, ned
ruggles, carl
ruggles, carl :: sun-treader
rzewski, frederic
rzewski, frederic :: coming together
sessions, roger
smith, chas
stone, carl
stravinsky, igor
stucky, steven
subotnick, morton
theofanidas, chris
thomson, virgil
toub, david :: for philip glass
van vliet, don
varese, edgard :: ecuatorial
varese, edgard :: ionisation
varèse, edgard
varèse, edgard :: arcana
wallace, stewart
weill, kurt
weston, randy
whitacre, eric
whitman, keith fullerton
williams, john
wolfe, julia
wuorinen, charles :: time's encomium
young, la monte
young, la monte :: trio for strings
zappa, frank
zawinul, joe
zawinul, joe :: in a silent way
zawinul, joe :: pharoah's dance
ziporyn, evan
~1773-1794 era :: american revolution
~1822-1844 era :: transcendental awakening
~1844-1860 era :: mexican war & sectionalism
~1860-1865 era :: civil war
~1886-1908 era :: third great awakening
~1908-1929 era :: wwi/prohibition
~1929-1946 era :: great depression/ww ii
~1946-1964 era :: american high
~1964-1984 era :: consciousness revolution
~1984-200? era :: culture wars
~200?-202? era :: some yet to be determined crisis
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