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Sound Sculptures and Notation Outlaws by Jonas Yela

The music of Morgan Powell, a trombonist and composer who taught at the University of Illinois between 1966 and 1994, pushed the outer limits of music notation and performance.  Like Sun Ra’s music explorations, Powell’s musical sound sculptures grew directly from his performer’s interpretations of his graphic scores which often broke the rules of traditional […]

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