Serialist composer and electronic music pioneer Milton Babbitt passed away Saturday, leaving in his wake a legacy of innovation and achievement. On the occasion of his death, NPR Music is premiering Deceptive Cadence, a recently completed documentary about the composer's life and music.
From NPR Music:
"The American composer and teacher Milton Babbitt died Saturday, Jan. 29 at age 94. For years, New York-based journalist and filmmaker Robert Hilferty had been constructing a documentary on Babbitt. It was a quirky, loving look at a man regarded by many as a composer of "difficult" music. Hilferty left the film unfinished when he died in 2009. Composer and former Babbitt student Laura Karpman has now completed Hilferty's film. And she has graciously placed its premiere on NPR Music."
