Comments on: Free online collection of avant-garde classical music?

Question: Free online collection of avant-garde classical music?

mediareport — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:19:07 -0800

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.

By: palmcorder_yajna

palmcorder_yajna — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:29:39 -0800

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.

By: iconomy

iconomy — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:32:59 -0800

The only one I spied with the word America in the title was americancomposers.org.

By: Beautiful Screaming Lady

Beautiful Screaming Lady — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:40:05 -0800

Art of the States?

By: mediareport

mediareport — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:42:03 -0800

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.

By: mediareport

mediareport — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:42:35 -0800

Bingo! Thanks, Beautiful Screaming Lady!

*frantically bookmarks*

By: tylerfulltilt

tylerfulltilt — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:55:10 -0800

was it the Naxos Website?

By: sleepytako

sleepytako — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:48:11 -0800

The wonderful UbuWeb might be what you're looking for. Also WFMU is a good place to look for other things like that.

By: kalapierson

kalapierson — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:03:56 -0800

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.

By: mediareport

mediareport — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:40:58 -0800

Thanks for all the rest; Art of the States is definitely the one I was looking for.

By: mediareport

mediareport — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:18:20 -0800

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.