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The ACO has one on how summary art and shapes are depicted in music. And, unlike other excellent trendy American composers of his time , his works continued to be hailed as merchandise of genius and are still performed to this present day. Personally, I’m not crazy about Babbitt’s instrumental works, nor am I generally a fan of any of his (or anybody else’s) electronic music, however he was clearly an excellent composer and, for me, this comes out most clearly in his vocal works. Since I didn’t have a booklet to learn, I’m not completely certain of the year…