(1998) 20th Century American Music Omar Clay Until the appearance of Sweelinck’s

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Nowadays the Wrocław Baroque Orchestra ranks among the most important Polish ensembles playing historical instruments

(1998) 20th Century American Music Omar Clay Until the appearance of Sweelinck’sThis new disc includes the world premiere recording of Henry Cowells Symphonic Set, Op. 17. The piece dates from the early 1940s and is typically innovative, incorporating contemporary techniques and complexities, and musics of other cultures. Charles Ives Symphony No. 2 is filled with classical allusions and direct musical quotations, sometimes tongue in cheek, and other times as part of the overall musical fabric. His harmonic, polyrhythmic,