
How to Understand(and Enjoy!) Atonal Music, Part 2: The Wars of the 1950s
Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast
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The 20 Aspects of the Infant Jesus
Messian's music was all about his relationship with God. He used typical tonal triads as part of his 12-tone rows. The most ravishing moments of the piece are these hymns of praise, written to be played excessively slowly so that they sound like time is ending.
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