Modern Percussion Revolution asset classes Richard Porter

Richard Porter

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Modern Percussion Revolution asset classes Richard PorterMore than eighty years have passed since Edgard Varses catalytic work for percussion ensemble, Ionisation, was heard in its New York premiere. A flurry of pieces for this new medium dawned soon after, challenging the established truths and preferences of the European musical tradition while setting the stage for percussion to become one of the most significant musical advances of the twentieth century. This 'revolution', as John Cage termed it, was a