Thoughts for musical encounters

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How wonderfully the birds sing! Could their singing be used in a composition? Meet Olivier Messiaen.

Four or more notes together makes a field. Fields have their own articulations. What happens if more than one field sound at once? Meet Karlheinz Stockhausen.

Music is surface, texture. What kind of sound would be represented by gravel, or water? How wide is the body of water you are listening to? How could you describe it? Meet György Ligeti and Krzysztof Penderecki.

How far can you take chance, and how important is now? Meet John Cage.

What thoughts does a cloud or cascade of notes prompt in you? Meet Iannis Xenakis.

What can you do with repetition and small changes? Meet Steve Reich or Arvo Pärt.