MUSIC ARTICLES

Dane Rudhyar's Articles on Music

* The Relativity of Our Musical Conceptions

* Musical Fascism

* What is an Octave?

* Edgard Varese and the New Music of America

* The Harp as a Cosmic Symbol

* Varèse and the Music of Fire

* Alexander Scriabin - Precursor of the Future Synthetic Art

* Toward a Deeper Musicality

* Djane Lavoie-Herz and Her Work

* A New Conception of Music

* 'Going Back' in Music - Where To?

* Carl Ruggles, Pioneer - As Seen by a Fellow Modernist

* Dissonant Harmony - A New Principle of Musical and Social Organization

* The Dualism of Musical Substance

* The Transforming Power of Tone On the evening of 5 March 1972, KPFA- FM sponsored a performance of Rudhyar's music at Live Oak Park Theatre in Berkeley, California. Pianist Michael Sellers performed three compositions by Rudhyar: Granites (1929); Pentagrams Book III "The Release" (1924-25); and Syntony (completed and revised 1968). During the intermission, Rudhyar spoke on The Power of Tone and the Meaning of Dissonance. Read it now . .

* When Does Sound Become Music by Dane Rudhyar. In his last article on music, Rudhyar addresses the question: When Does Sound Become Music? In doing so, Rudhyar recalls the words of his old friend Edgard Varèse - "Music must Sound!" Here Rudhyar makes one of his rare references to Rock music, and traces the birth of "Space" music as reaction to Rock. Together, Rock and Space music are seen as two aspects of the soul of a generation. From 1984. Read it now . . .

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