Abstract expressionism, Abstract painting, Allusive, American modern, Beautiful , Collage, Color field, Complex, Contemplative, Contemporary, Dense, Der blaue reiter, Ethereal, Figurative painting, Layered, Modern sculpture, Neo-abstraction, Process art, Rhythmic, Russian constructivism, Surrealist art, Visceral

Born in 1925 in Montbrison, France, Pierre Boulez attended university to study mathematics -- a subject that proved crucial to the theories that would serve as the foundation for his music. In 1943, he left math for his new calling, studying with Messiaen at the Paris Conservatoire until 1945. He pre

20th-century music, Dense, Layered, Saturated

Born in a small farm town in Germany in 1928, progressive composer Karlheinz Stockhausen found his greatest pleasure in listening to the radio with his mother and playing what he heard on the piano. He began piano lessons at the age of six. At eight, he was performing popular tunes for tips and food

20th-century music, Collage, Dense, Musique concrete