Write about the material covered in The French tradition. All the files we heard have been uploaded to iTunesU.
The French tradition (---> spectralism):
1. Debussy: Nocturnes: 1. Nuages (1899)
2. Messiaen: Couleurs de la Cite Celeste (1963)
3. Grisey: Partiels (18 musiciens) (1975)
The American tradition (---> drone, minimalism)
4. Partch: 11 Intrusions: The Rose (1950)
5. La Monte Young: The Well-Tuned Piano (No. 1) (1964)
6. The Velvet Underground: Venus in Furs (1967)
7. Brian Eno: Music for Airports (1/1) (1978)
8. Glenn Branca: The Ascension: Lesson No. 2 (1981)
9. Sonic Youth: Bad Moon Rising: Ghost Bitch (1985).