Ligeti's 'Volumina'

[keithlard]

Imagine taking a full-scale cathedral organ, the kind with three million pipes and a basement full of machinery, turning all the blowers right up to 'hearing damage' mode, and then leaning on all the keys and pedals at once. That's the opening chord of VoluminaYou feel as though, in settling down to write this piece, Ligeti carefully collected

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[sleekuk]

Sounds really cool. My ex loved a really atonal piece of organ music but I can't for the life of me remember what it is called. It started with tons of dischordant chords (you know what I mean) which, although not the easiest piece to listen to, sort of grew on me as the musical equivalent of modern art.

:)

[keithlard]

It wasn't Alain's Litanies, I suppose.

I'm a big fan of that, although I'd say it's more minimalist than avant garde.

[sleekuk]

Dunno. It went DAH DAH-DAH DAH DAH DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH (not in tune).

[keithlard]

That's amazing, I didn't know you had perfect pitch! :D

I have no idea what that is.

[sleekuk]

;P