Varèse - Ionisation - Boulez, Ensemble InterContemporain

Well, twelve-tone atonal stuff came before this, and I would say that was definitely breaking away from anything pretty or melodically pleasing.

TheBelmor, the reactions below show again that music can be dangerous.

espectacular!!!

where are like, the notes in this

The notes are what you hear.

Gentlemen: did you forget it´s about music?

"political correctness" not such a problem for Shostakovich, who served The State. for a living.. Who is somebody like that to tell me what music I 'Need". That's a guy with Stockholm Syndrome, he's begun to ape his captors/abusers

Actually, Shostakovich didn't "serve the state for a living." He was under internal exile for a lot of his career, as Stalin didn't like him. Prokofiev.. now THERE was a guy who served the State, performing every little task Stalin required.

Preceding ages show us that changes in art occur because societies and artists have new needs. New aspirations emanate from every epoch. The artist being always of his own time is influenced by it, and in turn is an influence.

Contrary to the general notion, the artist is never ahead of his own time, but is simply the one who is not way behind his times.