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Other stylistic choices of his fancy are influenced by the likes of Henry Cowell and his “ elastic music ,” by raising and lowering predetermined melodic pitches, placing excess notes on top of them, rhythmic and tempi values distorted within voices, as well as dynamics.

He also required multiple conductors with multiple choirs / ensembles when certain pieces were performed, although they were meant to stay out of synch with each other.

John Cage and Mauricio Kagel were other prominent influences, and worked through Cage ’ s unpredictability by setting up musical compositions that were followed, but not always set in stone, on the staff paper when performed.

Additional concepts were explored through the art of theatrical music: i. e., the body language and “ dance ” of a conductor during a performance, or say a solo pianist and his audience would be performers together for one of his songs — visual elements were often involved.

Works also include musical theatre.