#modernclassicalmusic — Public Fediverse posts
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Musical Interlude: Swedish composer Lars-Erik Larsson had a great idea...create some accessible modern music pieces for community orchestras to use when they have a guest artist. His series of "concertinos" are notable for their relatively simple orchestral backing with relatively complex instrumental solos; a chance for a guest artiste to show their stuff. They're charming works and it's nice to think of a composer who worked to provide community orchestras with material.
"Concertino for Double Bass and Orchestra," composed by Lars-Erik Larsson, performed by the Camerata Roman Ensemble.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgv45x5R2x0
#MusicalInterlude #LarsErikLarsson #ModernClassicalMusic #ClassicalMusic #Conertino #CommunityOrchestra
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Musical Interlude: Swedish composer Lars-Erik Larsson had a great idea...create some accessible modern music pieces for community orchestras to use when they have a guest artist. His series of "concertinos" are notable for their relatively simple orchestral backing with relatively complex instrumental solos; a chance for a guest artiste to show their stuff. They're charming works and it's nice to think of a composer who worked to provide community orchestras with material.
"Concertino for Double Bass and Orchestra," composed by Lars-Erik Larsson, performed by the Camerata Roman Ensemble.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgv45x5R2x0
#MusicalInterlude #LarsErikLarsson #ModernClassicalMusic #ClassicalMusic #Conertino #CommunityOrchestra
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Musical Interlude: Swedish composer Lars-Erik Larsson had a great idea...create some accessible modern music pieces for community orchestras to use when they have a guest artist. His series of "concertinos" are notable for their relatively simple orchestral backing with relatively complex instrumental solos; a chance for a guest artiste to show their stuff. They're charming works and it's nice to think of a composer who worked to provide community orchestras with material.
"Concertino for Double Bass and Orchestra," composed by Lars-Erik Larsson, performed by the Camerata Roman Ensemble.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgv45x5R2x0
#MusicalInterlude #LarsErikLarsson #ModernClassicalMusic #ClassicalMusic #Conertino #CommunityOrchestra
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Musical Interlude: Swedish composer Lars-Erik Larsson had a great idea...create some accessible modern music pieces for community orchestras to use when they have a guest artist. His series of "concertinos" are notable for their relatively simple orchestral backing with relatively complex instrumental solos; a chance for a guest artiste to show their stuff. They're charming works and it's nice to think of a composer who worked to provide community orchestras with material.
"Concertino for Double Bass and Orchestra," composed by Lars-Erik Larsson, performed by the Camerata Roman Ensemble.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgv45x5R2x0
#MusicalInterlude #LarsErikLarsson #ModernClassicalMusic #ClassicalMusic #Conertino #CommunityOrchestra
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Musical Interlude: Swedish composer Lars-Erik Larsson had a great idea...create some accessible modern music pieces for community orchestras to use when they have a guest artist. His series of "concertinos" are notable for their relatively simple orchestral backing with relatively complex instrumental solos; a chance for a guest artiste to show their stuff. They're charming works and it's nice to think of a composer who worked to provide community orchestras with material.
"Concertino for Double Bass and Orchestra," composed by Lars-Erik Larsson, performed by the Camerata Roman Ensemble.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgv45x5R2x0
#MusicalInterlude #LarsErikLarsson #ModernClassicalMusic #ClassicalMusic #Conertino #CommunityOrchestra
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31/n
Ben Weber (1916-1979):
Violin Concerto (1954)
https://youtu.be/npbdbfAriso
#ClassicalMusic #QueerComposers #QueerTuesday #ModernClassicalMusic -
30/n
Henry Cowell (1897-1965):
Sinfonietta (1928)
https://youtu.be/242d1f0J6GY
#ClassicalMusic #QueerComposers #QueerTuesday #ModernClassicalMusic -
29/n
Zygmunt Mycielski (1907-1987):
"Lamento di Tristano" (1937)
https://youtu.be/SlHeFw5kClo
#ClassicalMusic #QueerComposers #QueerTuesday #ModernClassicalMusic -
26/n
Corey Dargel (born 1977):
Six Point Five Billion People (2008)
https://youtu.be/ocjkSt20WlY
#ClassicalMusic #QueerComposers #ModernClassicalMusic #QueerTuesday -
25/n
Lee Hoiby (1926 – 2011):
Schubert Variations for Piano (1981)
https://youtu.be/X6K7IKG7oqs
#ClassicalMusic #QueerComposers #ModernClassicalMusic #QueerTuesday -
24/n
Daniel Pinkham (1923-2006):
The Saint Luke Organ Book (2005)
https://youtu.be/GYqQh43WKVM
#ClassicalMusic #QueerComposers #ModernClassicalMusic #QueerTuesday -
23/n
Andrew Norman (born 1979):
Switch, for solo percussion and orchestra (2014/15)
https://youtu.be/4OWzaRDxafE
#ClassicalMusic #QueerComposers #ModernClassicalMusic #MondayRandom10 -
22/n
Lord Berners (1883 – 1950):
Trois Morceaux for orchestra (1916)
https://youtu.be/nFDf5KZd-IA
#ClassicalMusic #QueerComposers #ModernClassicalMusic #MondayRandom10 -
21/n
John Cage (1912-1992):
Sixty-Eight, for orchestra (1992)
https://youtu.be/Bxk87NL4oyc
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20/n
John Corigliano (born 1938):
Fantasia on an Ostinato for Piano (1985)
https://youtu.be/PYloIvgo48E
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18/n
Wolfgang Fortner (1907 – 1987):
»Variationen für großes Kammerorchester« (1978)
https://youtu.be/vxSCvQV5Bf4
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17/n
Henry Cowell (1897-1965):
Sinfonia n.11 "Seven Rituals of Music" (1954)
https://youtu.be/7t8hba88puA
#ClassicalMusic #ModernClassicalMusic #QueerComposers #MondayRandom10 -
16/n
Philip Venables (born 1979):
Numbers 81-85, Numbers 96-100 (2021)
https://youtu.be/akAXxY-KCHU
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15/n
Mohammed Fairouz (born 1985):
Tahrir (2011)
https://youtu.be/-OuJHIJXa0k
#ClassicalMusic #ModernClassicalMusic #QueerComposers #MondayRandom10 -
14/n
Michael Tilson Thomas (born 1944):
Urban Legend (2002)
https://youtu.be/2Ud8f9SXIyY
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13/n
Jean Barraqué (1928–1973):
Concerto pour six formations instrumentales, vibraphone et clarinette (1962–1968)
https://youtu.be/83YDWKq5dow
#ClassicalMusic #ModernClassicalMusic #QueerComposers -
12/n
Roger Sacheverell Coke (1912 – 1972):
Piano Concerto No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 38: I. Moderato maestoso (1940)
https://youtu.be/NbWNRmm_wKo
#ClassicalMusic #ModernClassicalMusic #QueerComposers -
11/n
Henri Sauguet (1901-1989):
Piano Sonata in D major (1926)
https://youtu.be/xBzlACqf9O8
#ClassicalMusic #ModernClassicalMusic #QueerComposers -
10/n
Peter Maxwell Davies (1934-2016):
9th Symphony (2012)
https://youtu.be/kCixWWDSHsU
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9/n
Arcangelo Corelli (1653 – 1713):
Concerto grosso in D major, Op. 6 No. 1 (publ. 1714)
https://youtu.be/hggs45CYBsI
#ClassicalMusic #ModernClassicalMusic #QueerComposers -
8/n
Thomas Pasatieri (born 1945):
Three Songs after James Agee
No.1: "How many little children sleep"
No.2: "Lullaby"
No.3: "Sonnet"
https://youtu.be/b1dxoNLb1BY
#ClassicalMusic #ModernClassicalMusic #QueerComposers -
6/n
Stanley Bate (1911 – 1959):
Symphony No 3 Op. 29 (1940)
https://youtu.be/mrOnGinlWuI
#ClassicalMusic #ModernClassicalMusic #QueerComposers #TGIF -
5/n
Arcangelo Corelli (1653 – 1713):
Concerto in D Major Op. 6 No. 4
https://youtu.be/3smZkpqXYHs
#ClassicalMusic #ModernClassicalMusic #QueerComposers #TGIF -
4/n
Zygmunt Mycielski (1907-1987):
Symphony No. 1 "Polish" (1951)
https://youtu.be/7j2HGmJDcL0
#ClassicalMusic #ModernClassicalMusic #QueerComposers #TGIF -
3/n
David Conte (born 1955):
Sinfonietta for Orchestra (2012)
https://youtu.be/mi36GH0hoB4
#ClassicalMusic #ModernClassicalMusic #QueerComposers #TGIF -
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Patrick Nunn (born 1969):
Fata Morgana (2007) for cello with Hyperbow, ensemble and live electronics
https://youtu.be/C50kXCuDshg
#ClassicalMusic #ModernClassicalMusic #QueerComposers #TGIF -
How Legends Come to Be (Piano Arr.)
New sheet music video for this song! A sort of nostalgic sounding fantasy theme. Feels a bit like an ending to some grand adventure.
➣ Full song: https://youtu.be/B6NAyFtMl7U
#composer #gamedev #gamemusic #dtm #rpg #indiedev #neoclassical #composition #fantasy #fantasymusic #music #musiccomposer #musiccomposition #rpgmusic #animationmusic #animemusic #anime #animation #animationdev #vgm #vgmusic #videogamemusic #videogames #sheetmusic #作曲家 #piano #pianist #neoclassical #modernclassical #modernclassicalmusic #pianomusic
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How Legends Come to Be (Piano Arr.)
New sheet music video for this song! A sort of nostalgic sounding fantasy theme. Feels a bit like an ending to some grand adventure.
➣ Full song: https://youtu.be/B6NAyFtMl7U
#composer #gamedev #gamemusic #dtm #rpg #indiedev #neoclassical #composition #fantasy #fantasymusic #music #musiccomposer #musiccomposition #rpgmusic #animationmusic #animemusic #anime #animation #animationdev #vgm #vgmusic #videogamemusic #videogames #sheetmusic #作曲家 #piano #pianist #neoclassical #modernclassical #modernclassicalmusic #pianomusic
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How Legends Come to Be (Piano Arr.)
New sheet music video for this song! A sort of nostalgic sounding fantasy theme. Feels a bit like an ending to some grand adventure.
➣ Full song: https://youtu.be/B6NAyFtMl7U
#composer #gamedev #gamemusic #dtm #rpg #indiedev #neoclassical #composition #fantasy #fantasymusic #music #musiccomposer #musiccomposition #rpgmusic #animationmusic #animemusic #anime #animation #animationdev #vgm #vgmusic #videogamemusic #videogames #sheetmusic #作曲家 #piano #pianist #neoclassical #modernclassical #modernclassicalmusic #pianomusic
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How Legends Come to Be (Piano Arr.)
New sheet music video for this song! A sort of nostalgic sounding fantasy theme. Feels a bit like an ending to some grand adventure.
➣ Full song: https://youtu.be/B6NAyFtMl7U
#composer #gamedev #gamemusic #dtm #rpg #indiedev #neoclassical #composition #fantasy #fantasymusic #music #musiccomposer #musiccomposition #rpgmusic #animationmusic #animemusic #anime #animation #animationdev #vgm #vgmusic #videogamemusic #videogames #sheetmusic #作曲家 #piano #pianist #neoclassical #modernclassical #modernclassicalmusic #pianomusic
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How Legends Come to Be (Piano Arr.)
New sheet music video for this song! A sort of nostalgic sounding fantasy theme. Feels a bit like an ending to some grand adventure.
➣ Full song: https://youtu.be/B6NAyFtMl7U
#composer #gamedev #gamemusic #dtm #rpg #indiedev #neoclassical #composition #fantasy #fantasymusic #music #musiccomposer #musiccomposition #rpgmusic #animationmusic #animemusic #anime #animation #animationdev #vgm #vgmusic #videogamemusic #videogames #sheetmusic #作曲家 #piano #pianist #neoclassical #modernclassical #modernclassicalmusic #pianomusic
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“Living the Aftermath” EP – Coming Soon!
My latest release with Navona Records, LIVING THE AFTERMATH, will be available on November 14th!
Visit the album page here for liner notes, credits, and all the info on where to stream it when it’s out!
Featuring the talents of soprano Claire Fedoruk and pianist Lydia Wu, LIVING THE AFTERMATH is a song cycle that transforms grief into music, guiding listeners through its universal yet deeply personal journey. Each movement symbolizes a stage of grief — from acknowledgment to understanding, acceptance, and finally, the hope embodied in the closing piece, Psalm 47. The result is not only a reflection of loss and tragedy but also a perspective that uplifts, offering a path forward through sound.
Few things are as paradoxically universal and idiosyncratic as grief: it befalls everyone at some point, but the manner in which it is handled is deeply personal. Artists, naturally, turn to art. Composers turn to composing. And Sarah Wallin Huff has created a musical vademecum in LIVING THE AFTERMATH, a song cycle which not only validates loss and tragedy, but also offers a path forward.
Each part of this song cycle symbolizes a different stage of grief. In the first, sorrow is acknowledged; in the second, understood; in the third, accepted; and in the album’s closing piece, Psalm 47, the path forward is illuminated and embraced with hope. This is an album that does what few can: it offers perspective — and the result is genuinely uplifting.
#chamberMusic #modernClassicalMusic #piano #sacred #songCycle #soprano #vocalMusic
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“Living the Aftermath” EP – Coming Soon!
My latest release with Navona Records, LIVING THE AFTERMATH, will be available on November 14th!
Visit the album page here for liner notes, credits, and all the info on where to stream it when it’s out!
Featuring the talents of soprano Claire Fedoruk and pianist Lydia Wu, LIVING THE AFTERMATH is a song cycle that transforms grief into music, guiding listeners through its universal yet deeply personal journey. Each movement symbolizes a stage of grief — from acknowledgment to understanding, acceptance, and finally, the hope embodied in the closing piece, Psalm 47. The result is not only a reflection of loss and tragedy but also a perspective that uplifts, offering a path forward through sound.
Few things are as paradoxically universal and idiosyncratic as grief: it befalls everyone at some point, but the manner in which it is handled is deeply personal. Artists, naturally, turn to art. Composers turn to composing. And Sarah Wallin Huff has created a musical vademecum in LIVING THE AFTERMATH, a song cycle which not only validates loss and tragedy, but also offers a path forward.
Each part of this song cycle symbolizes a different stage of grief. In the first, sorrow is acknowledged; in the second, understood; in the third, accepted; and in the album’s closing piece, Psalm 47, the path forward is illuminated and embraced with hope. This is an album that does what few can: it offers perspective — and the result is genuinely uplifting.
#chamberMusic #modernClassicalMusic #piano #sacred #songCycle #soprano #vocalMusic
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Musical Interlude: Listened to some works by Hungarian-American composer Eugene Zador today; he fled Hungary ahead of the Nazis, and ended up in Hollywood where he anonymously composed some film scores while developing his own work. His work represents a mixture of Romanticism with Modernism.
"Dance Overture," composed by Eugene Zador, performed by the Budapest Symphony Orchestra.
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Musical Interlude: Listened to some works by Hungarian-American composer Eugene Zador today; he fled Hungary ahead of the Nazis, and ended up in Hollywood where he anonymously composed some film scores while developing his own work. His work represents a mixture of Romanticism with Modernism.
"Dance Overture," composed by Eugene Zador, performed by the Budapest Symphony Orchestra.
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Musical Interlude: Listened to some works by Hungarian-American composer Eugene Zador today; he fled Hungary ahead of the Nazis, and ended up in Hollywood where he anonymously composed some film scores while developing his own work. His work represents a mixture of Romanticism with Modernism.
"Dance Overture," composed by Eugene Zador, performed by the Budapest Symphony Orchestra.
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Musical Interlude: Listened to some works by Hungarian-American composer Eugene Zador today; he fled Hungary ahead of the Nazis, and ended up in Hollywood where he anonymously composed some film scores while developing his own work. His work represents a mixture of Romanticism with Modernism.
"Dance Overture," composed by Eugene Zador, performed by the Budapest Symphony Orchestra.
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Musical Interlude: Listened to some works by Hungarian-American composer Eugene Zador today; he fled Hungary ahead of the Nazis, and ended up in Hollywood where he anonymously composed some film scores while developing his own work. His work represents a mixture of Romanticism with Modernism.
"Dance Overture," composed by Eugene Zador, performed by the Budapest Symphony Orchestra.
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Charles Koechlin (1867-1950): 4 Nouvelles sonatines pour piano, Op.87 (1923-1924).
Nouvelle Sonatine No. 3 & 4
https://youtu.be/ucB29j7M5RU
#ClassicalMusic #MusicFromTheYear1924 #ModernClassicalMusic
@classicalmusic @modernclassical -
Musical Interlude: After a crazy day running all over the state, and sweating to death while walking in DC heat, I have to dedicate a track to August, from a modern composer.
"Les doutes d'août," composed by Chilly Gonzales, performed by Daniel Hope & ensemble.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhJkozsxWxI
#MusicalInterlude #DanielHope #ChillyGonzales #ModernClassicalMusic #August
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Musical Interlude: After a crazy day running all over the state, and sweating to death while walking in DC heat, I have to dedicate a track to August, from a modern composer.
"Les doutes d'août," composed by Chilly Gonzales, performed by Daniel Hope & ensemble.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhJkozsxWxI
#MusicalInterlude #DanielHope #ChillyGonzales #ModernClassicalMusic #August
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Musical Interlude: After a crazy day running all over the state, and sweating to death while walking in DC heat, I have to dedicate a track to August, from a modern composer.
"Les doutes d'août," composed by Chilly Gonzales, performed by Daniel Hope & ensemble.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhJkozsxWxI
#MusicalInterlude #DanielHope #ChillyGonzales #ModernClassicalMusic #August
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Musical Interlude: After a crazy day running all over the state, and sweating to death while walking in DC heat, I have to dedicate a track to August, from a modern composer.
"Les doutes d'août," composed by Chilly Gonzales, performed by Daniel Hope & ensemble.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhJkozsxWxI
#MusicalInterlude #DanielHope #ChillyGonzales #ModernClassicalMusic #August
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3/3 What I didn't know, and makes the piece work WAY better than it might otherwise, was that it actually started in the key of A and had a similar sort of tonal w/chromatic notes flavor for the first 10 bars. It goes all sorts of places harmonically and thematically in between, but by luck I had managed to bookend the piece pretty well.
#ModernClassicalMusic #NewWorks #GroupEfforts #SoloViolin #Composition
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3/3 What I didn't know, and makes the piece work WAY better than it might otherwise, was that it actually started in the key of A and had a similar sort of tonal w/chromatic notes flavor for the first 10 bars. It goes all sorts of places harmonically and thematically in between, but by luck I had managed to bookend the piece pretty well.
#ModernClassicalMusic #NewWorks #GroupEfforts #SoloViolin #Composition
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3/3 What I didn't know, and makes the piece work WAY better than it might otherwise, was that it actually started in the key of A and had a similar sort of tonal w/chromatic notes flavor for the first 10 bars. It goes all sorts of places harmonically and thematically in between, but by luck I had managed to bookend the piece pretty well.
#ModernClassicalMusic #NewWorks #GroupEfforts #SoloViolin #Composition
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3/3 What I didn't know, and makes the piece work WAY better than it might otherwise, was that it actually started in the key of A and had a similar sort of tonal w/chromatic notes flavor for the first 10 bars. It goes all sorts of places harmonically and thematically in between, but by luck I had managed to bookend the piece pretty well.
#ModernClassicalMusic #NewWorks #GroupEfforts #SoloViolin #Composition
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2/3
(You can look at the score at the review I linked to in the first post)
All I got was this ascending line in bar 50, E, F#, A, C, D, then a strong 4 with a Double stop C# and E. The key signature implied we were either in D or b minor, but to me those notes really called to mind an A blues scale, and I decided to swing big and assume we were in some flavor of A. PLUS I had stomps and rags on my mind, and the rhythmic emphasis of the bar I had gotten worked perfectly. It's basically a slight emphasis on 1 and a bigger one on 4, giving it a sort of dotted feel.
I had the luxury of being the last person to go, and choose the time honored trick of tagging the last note in a mini cadenza and did the sort of sequencing and shaping of a line I'd expect to see in a cadenza: start mid range, go up, go way down and then go up to a high point; sudden drops in volume, dramatic crescendos; etc. A nice solid ending.
#ModernClassicalMusic #NewWorks #GroupEfforts #SoloViolin #Composition
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2/3
(You can look at the score at the review I linked to in the first post)
All I got was this ascending line in bar 50, E, F#, A, C, D, then a strong 4 with a Double stop C# and E. The key signature implied we were either in D or b minor, but to me those notes really called to mind an A blues scale, and I decided to swing big and assume we were in some flavor of A. PLUS I had stomps and rags on my mind, and the rhythmic emphasis of the bar I had gotten worked perfectly. It's basically a slight emphasis on 1 and a bigger one on 4, giving it a sort of dotted feel.
I had the luxury of being the last person to go, and choose the time honored trick of tagging the last note in a mini cadenza and did the sort of sequencing and shaping of a line I'd expect to see in a cadenza: start mid range, go up, go way down and then go up to a high point; sudden drops in volume, dramatic crescendos; etc. A nice solid ending.
#ModernClassicalMusic #NewWorks #GroupEfforts #SoloViolin #Composition
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2/3
(You can look at the score at the review I linked to in the first post)
All I got was this ascending line in bar 50, E, F#, A, C, D, then a strong 4 with a Double stop C# and E. The key signature implied we were either in D or b minor, but to me those notes really called to mind an A blues scale, and I decided to swing big and assume we were in some flavor of A. PLUS I had stomps and rags on my mind, and the rhythmic emphasis of the bar I had gotten worked perfectly. It's basically a slight emphasis on 1 and a bigger one on 4, giving it a sort of dotted feel.
I had the luxury of being the last person to go, and choose the time honored trick of tagging the last note in a mini cadenza and did the sort of sequencing and shaping of a line I'd expect to see in a cadenza: start mid range, go up, go way down and then go up to a high point; sudden drops in volume, dramatic crescendos; etc. A nice solid ending.
#ModernClassicalMusic #NewWorks #GroupEfforts #SoloViolin #Composition
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2/3
(You can look at the score at the review I linked to in the first post)
All I got was this ascending line in bar 50, E, F#, A, C, D, then a strong 4 with a Double stop C# and E. The key signature implied we were either in D or b minor, but to me those notes really called to mind an A blues scale, and I decided to swing big and assume we were in some flavor of A. PLUS I had stomps and rags on my mind, and the rhythmic emphasis of the bar I had gotten worked perfectly. It's basically a slight emphasis on 1 and a bigger one on 4, giving it a sort of dotted feel.
I had the luxury of being the last person to go, and choose the time honored trick of tagging the last note in a mini cadenza and did the sort of sequencing and shaping of a line I'd expect to see in a cadenza: start mid range, go up, go way down and then go up to a high point; sudden drops in volume, dramatic crescendos; etc. A nice solid ending.
#ModernClassicalMusic #NewWorks #GroupEfforts #SoloViolin #Composition
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1/3
So I just had a piece I worked on reviewed by modern classical music.
https://www.modernclassicalmusic.com/echoes-in-the-tenth-measure-the-making-of-boston-rhapsody/
It was fun little project where I worked with 5 other composers and we did an exquisite corpse type of thing. Each of us wrote 10 bars of music, and we only had the last measure of the last person's music. So I wrote bars 51-60 and only had bar 50 to work off of. None of us knew each other all that well (in fact, one of us lives on another continent from the rest). So I had no idea what sort of music the gentleman before me wrote.
It was an interesting challenge, because I always try and compose in a way so that when the the climax or ending hits the audience feels like OF COURSE, that's how it goes, and in fact they've known that's where it was going the whole time. But I had no idea where we'd been the last 40 bars.
If you're interested in my thought process details will follow.
#ModernClassicalMusic #NewWorks #GroupEfforts #SoloViolin #Composition
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1/3
So I just had a piece I worked on reviewed by modern classical music.
https://www.modernclassicalmusic.com/echoes-in-the-tenth-measure-the-making-of-boston-rhapsody/
It was fun little project where I worked with 5 other composers and we did an exquisite corpse type of thing. Each of us wrote 10 bars of music, and we only had the last measure of the last person's music. So I wrote bars 51-60 and only had bar 50 to work off of. None of us knew each other all that well (in fact, one of us lives on another continent from the rest). So I had no idea what sort of music the gentleman before me wrote.
It was an interesting challenge, because I always try and compose in a way so that when the the climax or ending hits the audience feels like OF COURSE, that's how it goes, and in fact they've known that's where it was going the whole time. But I had no idea where we'd been the last 40 bars.
If you're interested in my thought process details will follow.
#ModernClassicalMusic #NewWorks #GroupEfforts #SoloViolin #Composition
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1/3
So I just had a piece I worked on reviewed by modern classical music.
https://www.modernclassicalmusic.com/echoes-in-the-tenth-measure-the-making-of-boston-rhapsody/
It was fun little project where I worked with 5 other composers and we did an exquisite corpse type of thing. Each of us wrote 10 bars of music, and we only had the last measure of the last person's music. So I wrote bars 51-60 and only had bar 50 to work off of. None of us knew each other all that well (in fact, one of us lives on another continent from the rest). So I had no idea what sort of music the gentleman before me wrote.
It was an interesting challenge, because I always try and compose in a way so that when the the climax or ending hits the audience feels like OF COURSE, that's how it goes, and in fact they've known that's where it was going the whole time. But I had no idea where we'd been the last 40 bars.
If you're interested in my thought process details will follow.
#ModernClassicalMusic #NewWorks #GroupEfforts #SoloViolin #Composition
