Antecedents

Published: Nov. 10, 2018, 4 a.m.

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There\\u2019s a subsection of contemporary music called \\u2018Musical  Historicism;\\u2019 a genre of music that uses historical elements and revives  them in modern works.

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From Minimalism to Totalism, Modernism to Post-Modernism to  Neomodernism; we\\u2019re taking a look at pieces that influence contemporary  compositions, either to mimic the past or to be the antithesis.

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Hosted by Seth Boustead
\\nProduced by Dan Goldberg

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Music

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A Reliquary for Igor Stravinsky by Charles Wuorinen
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London Sinfonietta; Oliver Knussen, conductor
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\\nConcerto for Orchestra by Luciano Berio
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Orchestre National de France; New Swingle Singers; Pierre Boulez, conductor

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Absolute Jest by John Adams
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San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

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