Wednesday, May 10, 2023

May 10 - Milton Babbitt (The Musical Birthday Series, 5th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for May 10th may be found here: Milton Babbitt (2019), Fred Astaire; Milton Babbitt; Max Steiner (2020), Milton Babbitt (2021), and Jean-Marie Leclair (2022)

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Milton Babbitt (10 May 1916 – 29 January 2011) was an American composer and theorist known for his uncompromising advocacy of advanced serial and electronic techniques.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Soundtrack


Said no one on record, “Dagnabbit!

I’m sure that the music of Babbitt

Would fit like a glove

With the antics we love

In the films of Costello and Abbott.”

 

 

 

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