Free online collection of avant-garde classical music?
March 5, 2009 8:19 PM

Please help me find an online avant-garde classical music site that posted full pieces you could listen to for free. The site let you browse by composer, genre and instruments. I think "america" may be in the URL, but I'm not sure. I do recall that it was almost entirely unusual repertoire 20th century stuff. Does this ring a bell?

This is driving me nuts, I used to spend lots of time at this site but can't remember or search properly so that I find it again. Thanks in advance.
posted by mediareport to Media & Arts (10 answers total) 23 users marked this as a favorite
This may not be the exact thing you're looking for, but what you've described reminds me of Kalvos & Damien's New Music Bazaar.
posted by palmcorder_yajna at 8:29 PM on March 5, 2009


The only one I spied with the word America in the title was americancomposers.org.
posted by iconomy at 8:32 PM on March 5, 2009


Art of the States?
posted by Beautiful Screaming Lady at 8:40 PM on March 5, 2009


Thanks, but not it, iconomy. I'm pretty sure the site used white text on a black background. It was also definitely not associated with any one musical group, but collected a wide range of artists and styles you could listen to.
posted by mediareport at 8:42 PM on March 5, 2009


Bingo! Thanks, Beautiful Screaming Lady!

*frantically bookmarks*
posted by mediareport at 8:42 PM on March 5, 2009


was it the Naxos Website?
posted by tylerfulltilt at 8:55 PM on March 5, 2009


The wonderful UbuWeb might be what you're looking for. Also WFMU is a good place to look for other things like that.
posted by sleepytako at 9:48 PM on March 5, 2009


I'll add another source (the site I assumed you were remembering based on your description): the American Music Center's Online Library, where you can search using all kinds of parameters including a desire to see only listings that have recordings.
posted by kalapierson at 5:03 AM on March 6, 2009


Thanks for all the rest; Art of the States is definitely the one I was looking for.
posted by mediareport at 5:40 AM on March 6, 2009


Just have to thank BSL again for helping me get back to this site. This piece is just so fucking amazing, found by randomly clicking on composers' names. What a great site.
posted by mediareport at 4:18 PM on March 6, 2009


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