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Prelude: 1900-1960
2Amazon logo Schoenberg, Arnold. "Pierrot lunaire." (1912). Jan de Gaetani, Contemporary Chamber Ensemble. Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21; The Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15. Nonesuch, 1993.

Amazon logo ———. "Variations for Orchestra." (1928). Los Angeles Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta. Verklärte Nacht Op. 4; Pieces Op.16/1-5. Decca, 1997.

Amazon logo Berg, Alban. "Five Orchestral Songs (Altenberg-Lieder)." (1912). Margaret Price, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado. Lulu Suite, Alternberg-Lieder.

Amazon logo ———. "Wozzeck." (1922). Paris National Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Pierre Boulez. Wozzek. Sony, 1997.

Amazon logo ———. "Lulu." (1935). Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Ulf Schirmer. Lulu. Chandos, 1997.

Amazon logo Webern, Anton. "Slow Movement for String Quartet" (1905), "Six Bagatelles for String Quartet." (1913), "Piano Variations" (1936). Various performers. Complete Webern. Deutsche Grammophon, 2000.
3Amazon logo Stravinsky, Igor. "The Rite of Spring."(1913). Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Ozawa. The Rite of Spring. RCA, 1999.

Amazon logo ———. "The Rake's Progress." (1951). Dawn Upshaw et al., Lyon Opera Orchestra. The Rake's Progress. Erato, 1996.

Amazon logo Ravel, Maurice. "Le tombeau de Couperin." (1917). Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa. Ravel: Orchestral Works. Deutsche Grammophon, 1995.

Amazon logo Bartók, Béla. "Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta." (1936). Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez. The Miraculous Mandarin; Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta. Deutsche Grammophon, 1996.

Amazon logo Messiaen, Olivier. "Quartet for the End of Time." (1940). Richard Stolzman et al. Quartet for the End of Time. RCA, 1985.

Amazon logo Varèse, Edgard. "Hyperprism." (1923). Asko Ensemble, Ricardo Chailly. Varèse - The Complete Works. Decca, 1998.
4Amazon logo Boulez, Pierre. "Structures I." (1952). Alfons Kontarsky, Aloys Kontarsky. Structures pour deux pianos. Wergo, 1993.

Amazon logo ———. "Le marteau sans maître." (1954). Ensemble InterContemporain. Boulez Conducts Boulez. Deutsche Grammophon, 2005.

Stockhausen, Karlheinz. "Gesang der Jünglinge." (1956). Stockhausen-Verlag CD 3.

———. "Zyklus." (1959). Stockhausen-Verlag CD 6.

Amazon logo Varèse, Edgard. "Poème électronique." (1958). Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Ricardo Chailly. Varèse - The Complete Works. Decca, 1998.

Amazon logo Xenakis, Iannis. "Metastasis." (1954). Ensemble Instrumental de Musique Contemporaine de Paris. Xenakis: Metastasis; Pithoprakta; Eonta. Le Chant du Monde, 1993.
Unit One: Order and Entropy
5Amazon logo Boulez, Pierre. "Pli selon Pli." (1957-62). Ensemble Intercontemporain. Pli selon Pli. Deutsche Grammophon, 2002.

- Required: I. Don (du poème); III. Improv. sur Mallarmé II.
- Optional: II. Improv. sur Mallarmé I; IV. Improv. sur Mallarmé III; V. Tombeau.

Amazon logo Shapey, Ralph. "Incantations." (1961). London Sinfonietta. Covenant; Incantations. Composers Recordings, 1995.

Amazon logo Nono, Luigi. "Canti di vita e d'amore." (1962). Canti di vita e d'amor - Per Bastiana - Omaggio a Vedova. Wergo, 1995.

Amazon logo Stravinsky, Igor. "Requiem canticles." (1965-66). Craft, Orchestra of St. Luke's. Igor Stravinsky: The Composer, Volume One. Music Masters, 1991.
6Amazon logo Martino, Donald. "Notturno." (1973). Speculum Musicae. Notturno: Music by Donald Martino. Albany Records, 1995.

Amazon logo Carter, Elliott. "A mirror on which to dwell." (1975). Speculum Musicae, Schadeberg. The Music of Elliott Carter, Vol. 1: Vocal Works. Bridge, 1993.

Amazon logo Xenakis, Iannis. "Pléiades." (1979). Les Percussions de Strasbourg. Pleiades. Harmonia Mundi, 1996.

Amazon logo Wuorinen, Charles. "Capriccio." (1981). Alan Fienberg. Wuorinen: Third Piano Sonata; Bagatelle; Capriccio / Feldman: Palais De Mari. Koch, 1996.
7Stockhausen, Karlheinz. Selections from "Saturday from Light." (1981-83). Saturday from Light. Stockhausen-Verlag CD 34.
- Greeting
- Lucifer's Farewell: Exit

Amazon logo Ferneyhough, Brian. "Intermedio alla ciccona." (1986). Ferneyhough: La Chute d'Icare et al. Etcetera, 2000.

Amazon logo Boulez, Pierre. "Sur incises." (1996-98). Ensemble Intercontemorain. Sur Incises/Messagesquisse/Anthèms 2. Deutsche Grammophon, 2000.
Unit Two: Mavericks
8Amazon logo Penderecki, Krzysztov. "Threnody." (1960). Katowice Polish Radio Orchestra & Chorus. Matrix 5. EMI Classics, 1994.

Amazon logo Ligeti, György. "Atmosphères." (1961). Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. The Ligeti Project II. Teldec, 2002.

Amazon logo Lutoslawski, Witold. "Trois poèmes d'Henri Michaux." (1963). Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Krakow Radio Chorus. Lutoslawski: Orchestral Works; Songs; String Quartet. EMI Classics, 2004.

Amazon logo Partch, Harry. "And on the seventh day petals fell on Petaluma." (1964). Gate 5 Ensemble of the World. Danlee Mitchell. The Harry Partch Collection, Volume 2. New World Records, 2004.

Amazon logo Husa, Karel. "Music for Prague." (1968). Eastman Wind Ensemble. Mark Kellogg, William Williams, et al. Eastman Wind Ensemble Plays Husa, Copland, Vaughan Williams, Hindemith. Sony, 1989.

Amazon logo Scelsi, Giacinto. "Khoom." (1962). Frank Lloyd, Arditti String Quartet, and Maurizio Ben Omar. Giacinto Scelsi: 5 String Quartets; String Trio; Khoom. Naive, 2002.

- Required: Episodes 1, 2, 5, and 7.
- Optional: Episodes 3, 4, and 6.
9Amazon logo Crumb, George. "Ancient voices of children." (1970). Contemporary Chamber Ensemble. Ancient Voices of Children. Nonesuch, 1990.

Amazon logo Kurtág, György. "Messages of the late Miss R. V. Troussova." (1980). InterContemporain Ensemble. Adrienne Csengery and Martha Fabian. Pierre Boulez: Schoenberg, Berio, Carter, Kurtág, Xenakis. Elektra/Wea, 1995.

Amazon logo Birtwistle, Harrison. "Secret theatre." (1984). London Sinfonietta. Birtwistle: Secret Theatre; Silbury Air. Etcetera, 1994.
10Amazon logo Nancarrow, Conlon. "Studies for Player Piano: Studies no. 5, 15, 21, 27, 33, 40A, 40B." Studies for Player Piano. Wergo, 2000.

———. "Studies for Player Piano: Study no. 36." (RM). (Listen to a RealPlayer stream of the complete work from WGBH's Art of the States.

Amazon logo Ligeti, György. "Etudes for piano solo, Book 1." (1985). Pierre-Laurent Aimard. Ligeti Edition 3: Works for Piano. Sony, 1997.
1. Désordre
2. Cordes à vide
3. Touches bloquées
6. Automne à Varsovie
"Etudes for piano solo, Book 2." (1988-94)
10. Der Zauberlehrling
11. En suspens

Amazon logo Dutilleux, Henri. "Mystère de l'instant." (1989). BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Edward Cervenka. Dutilleux: Metaboles; Concerto for Cello. Chandos, 1997.

Birtwistle, Harrison. "Harrison's clocks." (1997-98).

- Required: I, III, and IV.
- Optional: II and V.
Unit Three: New Sounds, New Technologies
11Amazon logo Davidovsky, Mario. "Synchronisms no. 3 for cello and tape." (1965). Matt Haimovitz. The 20th Century Cello. Deutsche Grammophon, 2005.

Amazon logo Davidovsky, Mario. "Synchronisms no. 6 for piano and tape." (1970). Aleck Karis, et al. The Music of Mario Davidovsky, Vol. 3. Bridge, 2005.

Amazon logo Berio, Luciano. "Sequenza III." (1965-66). Cathy Berberian. Berio: Circles; Sequenzas 1, 3 & 5. Wergo, 1993.

Amazon logo Babbitt, Milton. "Phonemena." (1969-70; tape version 1975). Lynne Webber, and Jerry Kuderna. Milton Babbitt: Philomel. New World Records, 1995.

Background Selections, Not on Quiz

Stockhausen, Karlheinz. "Gesang der Jünglinge." (1956). Etude: Studie I and II, Gesang der Jünglinge, Kontakte. Stockhausen-Verlag CD 3.

Amazon logo Cage, John. "Aria." (1958). Leipzig String Quartet and the Avantgarde Ensemble. Salome Kammer. Cage: Music for Eight. MP&G Records, 1996.

Amazon logo Varèse, Edgard. "Poème électronique." (1958). Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Varèse - The Complete Works. Decca, 1998.
12Amazon logo Lansky, Paul. "Six fantasies on a poem by Thomas Campion." (1978-79). Fantasies and Tableaux. Composers Recordings, 1995.

Amazon logo Boulez, Pierre. "Répons." (1981-84). Sections 1, 2, 5, and 6. InterContemporain Ensemble. Frederique Cambreling, Florent Boffard, Dimitri Vassilakis, Vincent Bauer, Michel Cerutti, and Daniel Ciampolini. Pierre Boulez: Répons. Deutsche Grammophon, 1999.

Amazon logo Benjamin, George. Antara (1985-87) London Sinfonietta. Richard Blake, Sebastian Bell, Ishiro Nodaira, and Pierre-Laurent Aimard. A Mind of Winter. Nimbus Records, 2000.

Davidovsky, Mario. "Synchronisms no. 9." (1988). (RM) (Listen to a RealPlayer stream of the complete work from WGBH's Art of the States.)
13Amazon logo Saariaho, Kaija. "Noa noa." (1992). Camilla Hoitenga. Saariaho: Private Gardens. Ondine, 1998.

Amazon logo Harvey, Jonathan. "Song offerings." (1985). London Sinfonietta. Penelope Walmsley-Clark. Jonathan Harvey: Song Offerings; Madonna of Winter and Spring. Nimbus Records, 2000.

Amazon logo Murail, Tristan. "Allégories." (1989). Ensemble Fa. Dominique Vidal, Nicolas Piguet, Patrice Bocquillon, Francoise Pillie, Patrice Petitdidier, Veronique Marin, and Bruno Lhuissier. Tristan Murail: Allegories; Vues aeriennes; Territoires de l'oubli. Accord, 1995.

Amazon logo La Barbara, Joan. "Shamansong." (1992). Erika Duke Kirkpatrick, and Joan La Barbara. Shamansong. New World Records, 1998.

Amazon logo Oswald, John. "Ace Sob Unit: Pocket." (1987). "Dally Proton: Pretender." (1988). "Randall Hero: Rainbow." (1989). "Sushi Dart Scar: X24." (1993). "Data Gel Freud: Fold." (1995). Plunderphonics. Plunderphonics 69/96. Seeland Records, 2001.

Reference:Amazon logo Twin, Aphex, (Richard D. James). "Cock/Ver10." (2001). Drukgs. Sire/London/Rhino, 2001.

Amazon logo ———, arr. Stefan Freund. "Cock/Ver10." (2005). Alarm Will Sound. Acoustica: Alarm Will Sound Performs Aphex Twin. Cantaloupe, 2005.

Reference:Amazon logo ——— (Richard D. James). "Meltphace 6." (2001). Drukgs. Sire/London/Rhino, 2001.

Amazon logo ———, arr. Payton MacDonald. "Meltphace 6." (2005). Alarm Will Sound. Acoustica: Alarm Will Sound Performs Aphex Twin. Cantaloupe, 2005.
Unit Four: Quotation and Polystyle
14Stockhausen, Karlheinz. "Hymnen." (1966-67). Region II. Aloys Kontarsky, Alfred Alings, Rolf Gehlhaar, Johannes G. Fritsch, Harald Bojé, and K. Stockhausen. Hymnen. Stockhausen-Verlag CD 10.

Amazon logo Berio, Luciano. "Sinfonia." (1968-69). Orchestre National de France, Swingle Singers, and Regis Pasquier. Berio: Sinfonia; Eindrücke. Erato, 1992.

Amazon logo Davies, Peter Maxwell. "Eight songs for a mad king." (1969). Julius Eastman, Alan Hacker, Jennifer Ward Clarke, Fires of London, Stephen Pruslin, Duncan Druce, and Judith Pearce. Davies: Eight Songs for a Mad King for male voice & chamber; Miss Donnithorne's Maggot. Unicorn, 1993.
15Amazon logo The Beatles. "Lucy in the sky with diamonds," "Fixing a hole," "She's leaving home," "Being for the benefit of Mr. Kite," "A day in the life." (1967). Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Capitol, 1990.

Amazon logo Bernstein, Leonard. "Mass." (1971). Alan Titus, Norman Scribner Choir, and Berkshire Boy Choir. Mass. Sony, 1997.
I. Devotions before Mass
IV. Confession
V. Meditation no. 1
XIV. Sanctus
XV. Agnus Dei

Amazon logo Gruber, H. K. "Frankenstein!!" (1971-78). London Mob Ensemble and Salzburg Camerata Academica. H. K. Gruber. HK Gruber: Frankenstein!!. Angel Records, 1998.

Amazon logo Bolcom, William. "Songs of experience." (1981-84). University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra. Christine Brewer, Ilana Davidson, et al. William Bolcom - Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Naxos, 2004.
Part III:
The Clod And The Pebble
The Little Vagabond
Holy Thursday
A Poisin Tree
The Angel
The Sick Rose
To Tirzah
16Amazon logo Schnittke, Alfred. "String quartet no. 3." (1983). Kronos Quartet. Schnittke: Complete String Quartets. Nonesuch, 1998.

Amazon logo Harbison, John. "November 19, 1828: Hallucination in Four Episodes for piano and string trio." (1988). Atlanta Chamber Players. Conversations: A 20th Anniversary Salute To American Composers. ACA Digital, 1996.

Amazon logo Zorn, John. "Cat-o'-nine-tails." (1988). Cartoon S&M. Tzadik, 1999.

Amazon logo Golijov, Osvaldo. "Ayre." (2004). The Andalucian Dogs. Dawn Upshaw. Golijov: Ayre. Deutsche Grammophon, 2005.
Unit Five: The Minimalist Impulse
17Amazon logo Riley, Terry. "In C." (1964). In C: 25th Anniversary Concert. New Albion, 1995.

Amazon logo Reich, Steve. "Music for 18 Musicians." (1976). Pulses, Sections 1-IV Jeanne LeBlanc, Evan Ziporyn, et al. Music for 18 Musicians. Nonesuch, 1998.

Amazon logo Glass, Philip. "Einstein on the beach." (1976). Richard Peck, Milton Glaser, Jon Gibson, Iris Hiskey, and Richard Landry. Einstein on the Beach. Sony, 1990.
Act IV, Scene 1: Building, Train
Act IV, Scene 2: Bed
Act IV, Scene 3: Spaceship Philip Glass Ensemble.

Amazon logo Adams, John. "Shaker loops." (1978). Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. John Adams: Shaker Loops; The Wound-Dresser; Short Ride in a Fast Machine. Naxos, 2004.

Amazon logo King Crimson. "Frame by frame," "Discipline." Discipline. Caroline, 2001.

Amazon logo Anderson, Laurie. "From the air," "O Superman (for Massenet)." (1981). Big Science. Warner Bros / WEA, 1982.
18Amazon logo Górecki, Henryk. "Symphony no. 3." (1976). London Sinfonietta. Dawn Upshaw. Henryk Gorecki: Symphony 3 "Sorrowful Songs". Nonesuch, 1992
I. Lento - Sostenuto tranquillo ma cantabile.

Amazon logo Andriessen, Louis. "De Staat." (1973-76). Arnold Schoenberg Choir. De Staat. Nonesuch, 1992.

Amazon logo Pärt, Arvo. "Berlin Mass." (1990). Christopher Bowers-Broadbent. I Am The True Vine: Arvo Part. Harmonia Mundi, 2000.

Amazon logo Adams, John. "Nixon in China." (1985-87). St Luke's Chorus, St Luke's Orchestra. Sanford Sylvan, James Maddalena, et al. Nixon in China. Nonesuch, 1999.
Act I, Scene 1: "Landing of the Spirit of '76," "Your flight was smooth, I hope?," and "News has a kind of mystery."
Act III: "You won at poker," and "I am old and cannot sleep."
19Amazon logo Monk, Meredith. "Atlas." (1987-91). Atlas. ECM, 2000.

Amazon logo Torke, Michael. "Adjustable wrench." (1987). London Sinfonietta. Javelin: The Music of Michael Torke. Polygram Records, 1996.

Amazon logo Ruehr, Elena. "Shimmer." (1994). Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra. Metamorphosen Performs Chamber Orchestral Works. Albany Records, 1996.

Amazon logo Wolfe, Julia. "Lick." (1994). Classics. Cantaloupe, 2002.

Amazon logo Ziporyn, Evan. "Partial truths." (1997). This is not a Clarinet. Cantaloupe, 2001.

Amazon logo Adams, John. "On the transmigration of souls." (2002). New York Philharmonic. Sam Adams, Philip Smith, Deborah L. O'Grady, Morgan Staples, Ditsa Pines, Preben Antonson, and Emily Adam. On the Transmigration of Souls. Nonesuch, 2004.

Amazon logo Robison, Brian. "The Congress of the Insomniacs." (2003). MIT Wind Ensemble. Waking Winds. Innova Records, 2004.
Unit Six: The Persistence of Tonality
20Amazon logo Shostakovich, Dmitry. "String Quartet no. 8 in C minor, op. 110." Manhattan String Quartet. Judith Glyde. Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, 8. Essay, 1994.

Amazon logo Britten, Benjamin. "War requiem." (1961). II. Dies irae London Symphony Orchestra and Melos Ensemble of London. Simon Preston, Peter Pears, Galina Vishnievskaya, and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Britten - War Requiem. Decca, 1990.

Amazon logo Rochberg, George. "String quartet no. 3." (1972). Part C: IV. March; V. Finale Concord String Quartet. Rochberg: String Quartets Nos. 3-6. New World Records, 1999.

Tower, Joan. "Petroushskates." (1980). (RM) (Listen to a RealPlayer stream of the complete work from WGBH's Art of the States.

Amazon logo ———. "Fanfare for the uncommon woman no. 1." (1986). "Fanfare for the uncommon woman no. 4." (1992). Colorado Symphony Orchestra. Tower: Fanfares for the Uncommon Woman. Koch Int'l Classics, 1999.

Del Tredici, David. "Final Alice." (1976). Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Sir Georg Solti, and Barbara Hendricks. Final Alice. 33 rpm LP. London, 1981.
21Amazon logo Harbison, John. "Mirabai songs." (1982). Orchestra of St. Luke's. Dawn Upshaw. Knoxville Summer. Nonesuch, 1990.

Amazon logo Albert, Steven. "Symphony: RiverRun." (1983). 20th Century Consort. Lucy Shelton. Albert: Symphony RiverRun/To Wake the Dead. Delos Records, 1992.
III. Beside the rivering water
IV. RiversEnd

Amazon logo Piazzolla, Astor. "Hora cero [Zero hour]." (1965). Sexteto European. The Lausanne Concert. Milan Records, 2006.

Amazon logo ———. "Sex-tet." (1989). Sexteto European. The Lausanne Concert. Milan Records, 2006.

Amazon logo Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe. "Quintet for clarinet and string quartet." (1990). Ani Kavafian, David Shifrin, Ida Kavafian, Fred Sherry, and Paul Neubauer. Five American Clarinet Quintets. Delos Records, 1998.

Amazon logo Corigliano, John. Symphony no. 1. (1990). Stephen Hough, and John Sharp. John Corigliano: Symphony No. 1. Erato, 1991.
I. Apologue: Of rage and remembrance Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
22Amazon logo Larsen, Libby. "Marimba concerto." (1992). Colorado Symphony Orchestra. Marin Alsop. Larsen: Solo Symphony; Marimba Concerto: After Hampton. Koch Int'l Classics, 2001.

Amazon logo Kernis, Aaron Jay. "Still movement with hymn." (1993). San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. Carter Brey, Christopher O'Riley, Paul Neubauer, and Pamela Frank. Aaron Jay Kernis: Colored Field/Still Movement With Hymn. Decca, 1996.

Amazon logo Tan, Dun. "Ghost opera." (1994). Kronos Quartet. Donald Hamilton, Wu Man. Ghost Opera. Nonesuch, 1997.

Amazon logo Higdon, Jennifer. "running the edgE." (1996). Lesbian American Composers. Composers Recordings, 1998.

Amazon logo Child, Peter. "Fantasia." (2003) Mark Kroll. The Contemporary Harpsichord. Albany Records, 2004. A longer 2 minute sample is also available at Peter Child's Compositions page.

Shadle, Charles. "The penny ballad of Elvious Ricks." (2005). No recording available.
Unit Seven: Agora
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Amazon logo Klein, Guillermo. "Con Brasil adentro - Fuga X," and "La última." Los Guachos III. Sunny Side, 2002.

———. "Intercambio moral." Live in Barcelona. FS New Talent, 2005.


 








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