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Milton Babbitt died today.

He was old.

Milton was big on the Princeton campus.

One of the "Brainy American" composers
Of the late 20th century.

Milton Babbitt, Serial composer.

So I listened to “Transfigured Notes,”

Milton's lick to Schoenberg’s “Transfigured Night.”

And I listened to the Schoenberg again, too.

Beautifully "approachable" are
Both accounts of transfiguration

And If you think this missive's approach 

Moves toward defining the complexities 
Of the Twelve-Tone Row, 

You’ve come to the wrong obituary.

Let's
Collect our thoughts, slow to a halt and

Take a listen before we move on.

                                                1/29/11