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Harmony
Kurt Andersen and jazz pianist and composer Fred Hersch talk about harmony in music, color, and design.

Schoenberg
The beginning of the 20th century was an era of revolution, and that’s true too of classical music. Twentieth century composition went through a gigantic harmonic shift, and Arnold Schoenberg was at the heart of it. Produced by Sara Fishko.
Visit the Arnold Schoenberg Center in Austria

Color Harmony
The concept of harmony applies to more than music -- it's a metaphor we lay onto any art form. The rules of how colors go together have been written about exhaustively, but what does color harmony really mean? Produced by Matt Holzman.
Go to Norton Simon for more examples of Color Harmony

Interior Harmony
George Beylerian is a former furniture designer who now heads Material Connexion, a resource center for designers and architects. Beylarian brings us through his house-ful of dissonant objects--and shows how they can all work together. Produced by Jocelyn Gonzales.
Go to George Beylerian's Material Connection
Go to Saint Peter’s Cathedral

SPECIAL GUEST
Fred Hersch
Fred Hersch has been a jazz pianist and composer for over twenty years. He has been widely recognized in recent years for his ability to reinvent the standard jazz repertoire with extraordinary technique. Two of his eighteen solo albums have been nominated for Grammys. His latest album, The Fred Hersch Trio: Live at the Village Vanguard, comes out next month.
Go to Fred Hersch's official site

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