And now for something COMPLETELY different. Last year I took a course in 20th Century music history. The whole course was centered around orchestral music in the 20th century, whether it be neo-Classical, serialism, ragtime, chance, or avant-garde/experimental. I was especially intrigued by the avant-garde music.
Milton Babbitt's Philomel was composed in 1964, and Babbitt used the technology of the day to it's full advantage. This is part of the piece, and there are two voices singing. To be more specific, it's the same woman, but Babbitt recorded her singing one part of the piece and then played tape while the rest of the piece was being recorded in studio. Basically a form of dubbing. It's a strange song to listen to though, especially for the first time (well it was like that for me). I think it's extremely unique and that's what I like about it.
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