John Calvin Errickson wrote:

>Has anyone ever heard The Mother by Alois Haba? If so could you explain
>why it was considered avant garde when in fact it sounds more normal than
>works by Gabriel von Wayditch or Havergal Brian.  Yes, i know about the
>quarter tone notes but it still doesn't seem as weird as the works by
>aforementioned composers.

While the gestures to be found in the Haba are fairly traditional, I
believe the reason The Mother and other of his microtonal works were
considered avant garde, was probably due to his use of microtones.

Karl