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Title “David Tudor Program Opens Sunday Afternoon Series,” Hartford Times
Maker George W. Stowe
Date November 1953
Type press clipping
Location Getty Research Institute, David Tudor Papers, 980039, box 62, folder 5

This review exemplifies David Tudor’s reception during the 1950s. On the one hand, there is a sense of scandal over the musical avant-garde, as shown through remarks about audiences dwindling away, protesting, or ignoring the music. On the other hand, there is an unflinching admiration for Tudor’s technical expertise and credibility as a pianist. This proved to be a powerful combination for these composers; an audience member could complain they did not like the experiment, but Tudor’s expertise thwarted accusations of outright fraudulence.

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Stowe, George W. “David Tudor Program Opens Sunday Afternoon Series,” Hartford Times, November 1953. Getty Research Institute, David Tudor Papers, 980039, box 62, folder 5. In The Scores Project: Experimental Notation in Music, Art, Poetry, and Dance, 1950–1975, ed. Michael Gallope, Natilee Harren, and John Hicks. Los Angeles: Getty Research Institute, 2025. https://www.getty.edu/publications/scores/object-index/030/.