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What I like about music is its ability to be convincing, to carry an argument through successfully to the finish, though the terms of the argument remain unknown quantities . . . I would like to do this in poetry.
—John Ashbery (New York Times Magazine, 23 May 1976)
ASTERISKS * indicate citations connected to specific works by Ashbery, as acknowledged by Ashbery and so identified here.
All other listings have been identified by Ashbery as being of particular interest to him or influential in some way, and as such may provide insight into Ashbery’s work.
See the statement of methodology for important cautions and disclaimers.
List of sources
- Auber, Daniel François
- Bach, Johann Sebastian
- Beatles
- Berio, Luciano*
- Brahms, Johannes
- Busoni, Ferruccio
- Cage, John
- Carter, Elliott*
- Chaminade, Cécile Louise Stéphanie
- Charpentier, Marc-Antoine
- Couperin, François
- Delibes, Léo
- Donatoni, Franco
- Dutilleux, Henri
- Goldsboro, Bobby
- Gorli, Sandro
- Gubaidulina, Sofia
- Ives, Charles*
- Les Six
- Lipatti, Dinu
- Lutoslawski, Witold
- Messiaen, Olivier*
- Minkus, Ludwig
- Monteverdi, Claudio*
- Peaches and Herb*
- Puccini, Giacomo*
- Rameau, Jean-Philippe
- Scelsi, Giacinto
- Schmidt, Franz
- Schnittke, Alfred
- Shoenberg, Arnold
- Schreker, Franz*
- Schumann, Robert*
- Scriabin, Alexander
- Sorabji, Kaikhosru
- Stravinsky, Igor
- Szymanowski, Karol
- Webern, Anton*
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