Nuo Nuo's interrupted song

Author: Nono
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: The premiere of Nono's "Song of the Disrupted" on October 24, 1956, in the massive broadcasting hall of the West German Broadcasting Orchestra in Cologne was a perfect victory for him. Critics were surprised to find that Nono's "Song of the Disrupted"—which was, to some extent, considered impossible to achieve—was a perfect combination of avant-garde composition style and emotional and moral expression. Due to the performance taking place in a special historical context, along with the simultaneous performance of Webern's orchestral works and Schoenberg's "A Survivor from Warsaw," Nono began to gain international acclaim and was regarded as one of the most important representatives of the Vienna School. He was also considered a composer who conveyed political messages such as warnings and accusations.