Correspondences (Babbitt)

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Correspondences
by Milton Babbitt
GenreOrchestral
FormString Orchestra
Recorded1994
Duration10 Minutes
Premiere
Date11 September 1968
LocationCarnegie Hall, New York City
ConductorLukas Foss
PerformersBuffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

Correspondences is a 1967 musical composition by Milton Babbitt for string orchestra and synthesized tape. [1] It was first performed at Carnegie Hall on 11 September 1968 by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra with Lukas Foss conducting. [2] It was recorded by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by James Levine, in 1994 and released on a CD also featuring works by Elliott Carter, Gunther Schuller, and John Cage.

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