Postmodern VIPs

John Cage

“There is no such thing as silence. Something is always happening that makes a sound."

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- Aleatory music began to blur the boundaries between the composer and the audience, and between the musician and the environment, which was a postmodern trend.

Edgard Varese

“New electronic art music”

Made use of pre-existing instruments, but experimented with new sounds and methods to create them.

- an emphasis on timbre and rhythm

- Inventor of "organized sound": a phrase meaning that certain timbres and rhythms can be grouped together, sublimating into a whole new definition of sound.

Philip Glass

Intersection and interaction between the worlds of classical and popular music

Glass has written 2 symphonies (‘Low’ and ‘Heroes’) based on albums by David Bowie in collaboration with Brian Eno.

- Blurring of the definition between “classic” and “popular” in postmodern world

David Bowie and Brian Eno - Heroes