Third Stream and the Importance of the Ear—A Position Paper in Narrative Form

01 October 1981 who themselves hear material, fail to convey to their students the importance of hearing before analysing. authors: Ran Blake author_ids: 1312 authors: Ran Blake author_ids: 1312

The Global DJ Project and the Blank Canvas: World Music, Memory and Meaning

20 May 2013 Abstract1 “The blank canvas” is a hypothetical psychoacoustic adaptation strategy which enables latter day American listeners to survive and even thrive within an environment of extreme musical diversity. This diversity is as much historical as it is...

Crossing Over with Integrity

04 November 2013 Kenton was a precursor of this trend, but since then many composers (i.e., Gunther Schuller, Thelonious Monk, David Baker, Ran Blake, John Lewis) and performers (Ornette Coleman, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis, Allen Vizzutti, Marvin Stamm, to name a few)...

Remembering American Composer Arthur Farwell and His Family: An Interview with His Son, Jonathan

01 February 2016 Arthur George Farwell (1872-1952) was instrumental in helping to develop an American style of musical composition for the twentieth century. I became aware of Farwell and his historical importance when I met Ms. Jeanne Behrend in the 1980’s in...