Last updated Fri Sep 10 01:01:48 2010. All content © 1996-2010 Christopher Ariza. All Rights Reserved.

holy the bop apocalypse

for quintet

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This composition attempts to develop an idiomatic language for the concert hall based on rhythm, texture, and design. I turned to Allan Ginsberg's 1955 "Notes on Howl" for the title; the beats and bebop, like hip-hop, provide inspiring examples of triumphant idiomatic languages.

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