Steven Schwartz <[log in to unmask]> writes:

>Furthermore, no composer that comes to mind - with the possible
>exception of Xenakis - demands that the hearer know music theory.

Can you expand on this a little? When I went to see the Ensemble
InterContemporain recently, they played a Xenakis piece (sorry, I forget
which one), and it seemed the least 'theory-needing' of all the pieces
performed.  The gestures (e.g., big glissandos) were very dramatic and
easily recognizable.  I felt more like I understood what was going on than
in the other pieces.

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