Milton Babbitt – solo piano 1985

(This link is broken 4/13/2015)

http://youtu.be/HPj4iyKcPkM

Here is a Youtube review of the piece from @ateaytu 

“So it has come down to defending composition by arguing it is has some form of aesthetics when compared a drunk stumbling against the piano? The whole genre is garbage. Babbitt’s ‘music’, not his mathematics background, where he went to school or even his musical ability, is of focus. Here is a man that fits the definition of ‘brilliant’ but like many other artists chose to squander his talent on utter garbage. This primitive ugliness will forever be a source of ridicule and shame.”