Online Resources

• Modernism/Modernity. Interdisciplinary academic journal with articles exploring interrelations of the arts and literature to social and intellectual history from the 1860s to the present. muse.jhu.edu/journals/modernism-modernity
• The Rest is Noise. Extensive blog by Alex Ross, Music Critic of The New Yorker, includes commentaries on recent works and compositional trends, along with links to material related to his book The Rest is Noise. therestisnoise.com
• New Music USA. Created by the American Music Center and operated by New Music USA, this is an online library of works by more than 6000 composers, includes media samples. newmusicusa.org
• New Music Box, a multimedia publication from New Music USA, is dedicated to the music of American composers and improvisers and their champions. newmusicbox.org
• Debussy Piano roll for Golliwogg’s Cakewalk. Video on YouTube.
• Joplin’s Piano roll for Maple Leaf Rag. Video on YouTube.
• Silent film of a cakewalk from the Library of Congress . Video on YouTube.
• Todd Machover's Death and the Powers. Clip of the Prologue on YouTube

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