Composers Forum is a daily web log that allows invited contemporary composers to share their thoughts and ideas on any topic that interests them--from the ethereal, like how new music gets created, music history, theory, performance, other composers, alive or dead, to the mundane, like getting works played and recorded and the joys of teaching. If you're a professional composer and would like to participate, send us an e-mail.
Record companies, artists and publicists are invited to submit CDs to be considered for review. Send to: Jerry Bowles, Editor, Sequenza 21, 340 W. 57th Street, 12B, New York, NY 10019
Could you please post an inquiry to Sequenza21 for me? It's this:
I've been asked to write about Edgard Varese's influence on today's composers. My usual suspects are coming up dry. Have any of you guys been strongly influenced by Varese, positively or negatively? Know of any composers who have, and in what way? What do you feel is his legacy, direct or indirect, on today's music? Is he as important a composer as he seemed 30 years ago? Thanks for thinking about it.
