Intro
In thinking about sound artists from different generations, I wondered how they fit within their eras, and despite some similarities how they are different from their contemporary musician peers. I began by choosing three artists (two of which we have discussed in class) plus an artist from a group we discussed in class. Each artist is primarily associated with a specific era but they have each continued to perform over several decades. The first artist I will discuss is Edgar (also referred to as Edgard) Varèse. He moved from Europe to the US in the early 1900s and experimented with sounds before he moved to America up until he died in the 1960s. The second artist I will examine is Allison Knowles of Fluxus. She wrote several scores in the Fluxus Performance Workbook that had been performed in the time period they were written, and again more recently. The third artist I will look at is Pamela Z. She began her performance career in the 1980s and continues to perform.
