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Composer Cagematch! Round 2: Cage vs. Williams

Jenn wrote 4 days ago: So… you guys really like Hindemith, eh? I mean, Webern was fresh off a solid victory. He had t … more →

Tags: don't fix it, modern composers, Movie & Music, "john cage", Hindemith, John Williams, Webern, Jerry Goldsmith, Composers

Composer Cagematch! Round 2: Webern vs. Hindemith1 comment

Jenn wrote 2 weeks ago: Well. I don’t know if there’s a general prejudice against composers who are still alive … more →

Tags: don't fix it, Arts, Boulez, Classical Music, Composers, Hindemith, Music, Steve Reich, Webern

Composer Cagematch!: Boulez vs. Webern6 comments

Jenn wrote 1 month ago: Well. That was scarcely the challenge I rather expected. The general weirdness of Cage evidently res … more →

Tags: don't fix it, Arts, Boulez, Classical Music, Composers, French composers, German composers, "john cage", Music

Composer Cagematch!: Reich vs. Cage3 comments

Jenn wrote 1 month ago: Good morning, campers! It is finally nice and warm outside, which is significantly improving my outl … more →

Tags: don't fix it, cage, Classical Music, Composers, Hindemith, "john cage", modern composers, Music, reich

Composer Cagematch!: Vaughan Williams vs. Hindemith5 comments

Jenn wrote 2 months ago: Well! That was interesting! See, I thought you’d all be like, “ADAGIO FOR STRINGS!!!! … more →

Tags: don't fix it, ives, Barber, Hindemith, Classical Music, Music, Cats, adagio for strings, Composers

Composer Cagematch!: Barber vs. Ives1 comment

Jenn wrote 2 months ago: Hmmm. Well, yeah, I guess I see where you’re coming from. As a Gilbert and Sullivan loyalist, … more →

Tags: don't fix it, ives, Barber, Gilbert and Sullivan, puccini, Classical Music, Sir Arthur Sullivan, Charlie Rutlage, knoxville: Summer of 1915

Composer Cagematch!: Puccini vs. Sullivan1 comment

Jenn wrote 2 months ago: Okay, guys! Ready to get back in the swing of things? Me neither. But we’re just going to have … more →

Tags: don't fix it, Opera, Gilbert and Sullivan, Vivaldi, puccini, Schubert, Classical Music, Operetta, Sir Arthur Sullivan

In which I use a lot of shouty capitals4 comments

Jenn wrote 3 months ago: I know, I know; this isn’t the Composer Cagematch! you expected. Suck it up, kid, you can wait … more →

Tags: don't fix it, twitter, Metablogging, me (Jenn), Disney, theme park music, Concert Roundup, walt disney world, Classical Music

Composer Cagematch!: Vivaldi vs. Schubert3 comments

Jenn wrote 3 months ago: Okay, I can live with this. The victor of the last match, I mean. I can accept that you like Respigh … more →

Tags: don't fix it, Respighi, Vivaldi, Schubert, Delibes, Classical Music, Lewis Black

Composer Cagematch!: Delibes vs. Respighi1 comment

Jenn wrote 4 months ago: HARRUMPH. Look, I know I told you it was okay if you voted for John Williams in the last match. And … more →

Tags: don't fix it, Classical Music, Delibes, Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams, Respighi

Composer Cagematch!: Williams vs. Goldsmith2 comments

Jenn wrote 4 months ago: It’s baaaaaaack! Yes, my friends, it’s time for another round of Composer Cagematch!, th … more →

Tags: don't fix it, modern composers, Movie & Music, soundtracks, Star Trek, John Williams, Jurassic Park, Classical Music, Jerry Goldsmith

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp!2 comments

Jenn wrote 9 months ago: Oh! Sorry! I didn’t mean for you to run so fast. I may have been a bit overly dramatic there; … more →

Tags: don't fix it, queries, Gilbert and Sullivan, Respighi, Vivaldi, Borodin, Schubert, Piazzolla, Delibes

When shall we thirty-two meet again?2 comments

Jenn wrote 10 months ago: In thunder, lightning, or in the wrestling arena? I think we can all agree that the Composer Cagemat … more →

Tags: don't fix it, queries, Schubert, Classical Music

Composer Cagematch!: THE WINNER3 comments

Jenn wrote 11 months ago: Oh, guys. It’s been such a fun journey. Thirty-two composers (edited to add: +2 play-ins) step … more →

Tags: don't fix it, Stravinsky, Rimsky Korsakov, Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Mahler, Gershwin, Tchaikovsky

Composer Cagematch! FINAL ROUND: Mozart vs. Beethoven2 comments

Jenn wrote 11 months ago: Well, I’m sure we’re all shocked. Yes, Tchaikovsky did have a solid lead there for awhil … more →

Tags: don't fix it, Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Classical Music

There Are Many Princes, But There Is Only One Concert Roundup

Jenn wrote 12 months ago: Man, but I love Beethoven. You’re mocking me. I just know you’re mocking me, Baltimore S … more →

Tags: don't fix it, Beethoven, Mozart, BSO, Richard Strauss, Schubert, NSO, Strathmore, Shepherd

Composer Cagematch!: Playing In8 comments

Jenn wrote 12 months ago: It wouldn’t have been fun to let them in from the beginning, you know? They would’ve swe … more →

Tags: don't fix it, Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Classical Music

A way to go (and away I go!)

Jenn wrote 1 year ago: Oh, hey guys! I was going to tell you something before today’s viola joke… let’s s … more →

Tags: don't fix it, me (Jenn), viola jokes, silliness, Disney, Classical Music

Composer Cagematch! Round 4: Gershwin vs. Tchaikovsky3 comments

Jenn wrote 1 year ago: Oh now just what in the hell was that. Seriously? SERIOUSLY? Brahms over STRAVINSKY? Whatever happen … more →

Tags: don't fix it, Stravinsky, Gershwin, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Verdi, Copland, Classical Music


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