Milton Babbitt - Occasional Variations

Milton Babbitt (1916-2011)

Occasional Variations

4 tracks; 56 minutes

String Quartet No. 6

Occasional Variations

String Quartet No. 2

Composition for Guitar

Challenging music, to say the least. The two string quartets are great experimental pieces, conjuring up some really interesting sounds, and the synthesizer piece "Occasional Variations" shows why Babbitt was at the forefront of electronic music.

His death is unfotunate, but even worse is the fact that something like this could be released during his lifetime.

Comic Sans? Word clouds?? CLIP ART?! What is going on?! This cover confuses me in ways I didn't know possible.

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