December 26 - Earle Brown (The Musical Birthday Series)

Earle Brown (26 December 1926 – 2 July 2002) was a leading composer on the extreme end of the American avant-garde.

????

“December 1952,”

Provocatively made,

Gives the impulse, but it’s you

Who determines what gets played.

Line and dashes on the page,

Most gnomic of notation,

With which you solemnly engage

For this or that duration.

(If you enjoy these posts, please consider helping me by sharing.)