February 2012
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Feb 26th
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Elliott Carter on Elliott Carter →
No embed on this one, but the click-through is worth the time. Elliott Carter is arguably one of the most important and distinguished composers of the 20th century, and his music seems to run the gamut of style. In this interview series, he discusses his origins as a composer while a soundtrack of his own music lays the background. Listen for his more populist works (think Copland) and for his...
Feb 22nd
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ListenSomething to think about when considering whether...
Feb 21st
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Feb 16th
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Bernstein's Mahler 9 Score for the NYPhil →
Ever wonder what a conductor sees when he flips through the score as he waives his arms in front of an orchestra? Click through the link. (Complete with a recording to listen to as you follow the score!)
Feb 15th
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Feb 14th
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Feb 14th
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Feb 11th
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Feb 9th
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A series of portraits...
jacquesdupuis: Chopin.
Feb 9th
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A rose by any other name may not be so sweet.
There is an entire division of academic study in music devoted to how works ought to be played, outside of technique. Some scholars specialize in particular composers, others in entire stylistic periods. The goal of all is to determine the correct, consistent way of interpreting the music. In terms of what the average concert-goer hears when arriving in the auditorium, this may be one of the most...
Feb 9th
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Feb 2nd
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Really interesting interview of Philip Glass by his second cousin Ira Glass, who host’s NPR’s This American Life. Listen for a glimpse into the beginning of Philip Glass’s early ‘professional’ life as a musician and how he learned what style means for a composer.
Feb 2nd
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January 2012
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ListenReally fascinating radio article from Minnesota...
Jan 31st
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Jan 30th
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In the spirit of the last video and of Lacrime di Giulietta, here is another visually inspiring video. Copland’s “Hoedown” from Rodeo. 
Jan 29th
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Jan 28th
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Jan 27th
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Jan 23rd
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Jan 21st
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Jan 17th
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Jan 5th
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“Take a pencil to write with on aeroplanes. Pens leak. But if the pencil breaks,...”
– Margaret Atwood, in her sage list of 10 Rules for Writing.
Jan 2nd
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Jan 1st
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December 2011
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 20th
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“I have never acknowledged the difference between ‘serious’ music and...”
– Kurt Weill, 1940
Dec 16th
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Dec 7th
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Really interesting interview with Boston area composer John Harbison. His thoughts are particularly interesting when considering the role of new music in philosophical terms and how the audience relates to it. The transcript below the post on NewMusic Box brings up other interesting ideas, but the video is a good early-evening diversion.
Dec 6th
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ListenBenjamin Britten’s Hymn to St. Cecilia is...
Dec 5th
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Dec 4th
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Dec 4th
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Dec 1st
November 2011
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Nov 30th
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Nov 29th
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ListenThis, the Prelude from Bach’s Cello Suite...
Nov 28th
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An interesting story from NPR on a man who can remember music but almost nothing else.
Nov 28th
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Nov 27th
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Nov 22nd
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ListenThough not his most famous work (that would...
Nov 17th
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Nov 11th
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Nov 10th
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Nov 6th
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