26 MINUTES, ONE POINT, 1,499 SECONDS

FOR A STRING PLAYER

by John Cage
AVANT-GARDE MUSIC
 AVANT-GARDE MUSIC
Closely associated with electronic music,
the avant-garde movement dealt with
the dimensions of sound in space.
Avant-garde music is music that is
considered to be at the forefront of
experimentation or innovation in its
field.
The avant-garde style exhibited a new
attitude toward musical mobility.
Improvisation was a necessity in this
style, for the musical scores were not
necessarily followed as written.
 Born in New York on
September 26, 1898.

His first song was written in

1916 and his first Broadway
Musical, La La Lucille, in 1919.

The character of his major

works is half jazz and half
classical.

He is considered as the Father

of American Jazz. George Gershwin
369 COMPOSITIONS
June 11,
1937
 Born in Massachussetts on
August 25, 1918.

November 14, 1943 he was

asked by Bruno Walter to
conduct the New York
Philharmonic Orchestra in a
concert.

His philosophy was that the

universal language of music is
rooted in tonality.
Leonard Bernstein
90 COMPOSITIONS
October
14, 1990
 Born in New York on January
31, 1937.

He is one of the most

commercially successful
minimalist composers.

His music is often criticized as

uneventful and shallow, yet
effective for its hypnotic
charm.

He became a violinist and

flutist at the age of 15. Philip Morris Glass
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AVANT-GARDE MUSIC