Composer Charles Wuorinen is having a busy season, with seven premieres, including one tonight in Rockport.
(Nina roberts)
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In 50 years as a composer, no compromise
Composer Charles Wuorinen is having a busy season, with seven premieres, including one tonight in Rockport.
(Nina roberts)
A video interview with the American composer Charles Wuorinen posted on the NewMusicBox website offers a snapshot of general reaction to his music. With a segment of Wuorinen's Third Piano Concerto playing in the background, a series of words that have been used to describe his works quickly crowds the screen: difficult - modernist - rigorous - impenetrable - gnarly ... (Full article: 1084 words)
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