Resurrecting The Political, Avant-Garde Music Of Julius Eastman
Eastman wrote challenging, political music with provocative titles. Much of that work was lost after he died, but historians have been piecing it back together.
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Composer Julius Eastman died homeless in 1990. Just 49 years old, he represented a promising future in avant-garde, minimalist classical music. As a black, openly gay man, he stood out from his largely white peers. He wrote challenging, political music with provocative titles. Much of that work was lost after he died, but historians have been piecing it back together.
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