Sealed 1969 Original, Small Cut Out Hole. Ars Nova Was A Rock/Classical Hybrid That Formed In New York In 1967 Around Students Of The Mannes College Of Music. The Band Initially Comprised Wyatt Day On Guitar, Keyboards, And Vocals; Jon Pierson On Trombone And Vocals; Bill Folwell On Trumpet And Vocals; Jonathan Raskin On Bass, Vocals, And Guitar; Giovanni Papalia On Guitar, And Maury Baker On Percussion. Elektra Producer Paul A. Rothchild Took Credit For The Discovery, And After Signing Them, Called Them "The Most Exciting Thing Since The Doors."