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Tan’s transformative encounter spurred him to envision “Buddha Passion,” a monumental, boundary-crossing work that uses vivid parables and folklike tales inspired by the Mogao Caves to convey the Buddha’s teaching of compassion.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2022

“The music defines the all-American genre, its folk or folklike tunes mixed with forthright melodrama and firm tonal centers,” Rockwell continued.

From Washington Post • Oct. 3, 2021

This, the first movement, is a dizzying melting pot of folklike rhythms, droning tunes and pungent modernist harmonies, spiked with bursts of wailing jazz.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2019

His style suggests a folklike vernacular that finds purchase in country, Protestant hymns, jazz and blues.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2013

Carl Orff, 86, German composer who turned his back on complex modern styles to fashion a highly personal idiom of folklike melodies and elemental rhythms; in Munich.

From Time Magazine Archive