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Aaron Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man"
Well, moving away from Requiems to the perhaps lighter side of life, I chose to study Copland’s “Fanfare for the Modern Man.” I didn’t realise it would be a predominantly brass… more →
Monash Composers
Tragic Life and Brilliant Music
Omar Upegui R. wrote 2 hours ago: A U.S. poster of the movie, "Hilary and Jackie". (Credit: Wikipedia Encyclopedia.) Experts … more →
The NY Philharmonic Makes Solid CONTACT!
delarue wrote 6 days ago: The debut concert of CONTACT!, the New York Philharmonic’s new-music series proved auspiciously to b … more →
The Symphony on South Beach
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shoegirl wrote 1 week ago: This afternoon I went to see the New World Symphony on Lincoln Road (on South Beach) with a group of … more →
Artists I appreciate - Marie Digby
Shirlaine wrote 2 months ago: My tastes in music vary widely – I like to listen to a wide range of styles. Mostly I enjoy cl … more →
Beyond The Score: A Night Well-Spent At The NAC
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sterlinglynch wrote 2 months ago: Whenever I have the good sense to attend an orchestral event, my favorite moment of the evening is a … more →
Musical Ambiguity in Also Sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss
michaelpratt wrote 3 months ago: By Michael Pratt, D.M.A. (abd) Tonal ambiguity is evident in the opening fanfare of Also sprach Zara … more →
Claude Debussy - La Mer
nfant1 wrote 4 months ago: Hi guys. This week I decided to look at “La mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre ( … more →
Aaron Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man"
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tjlaw7 wrote 4 months ago: Well, moving away from Requiems to the perhaps lighter side of life, I chose to study Copland’ … more →
Mozart's (or rather, partially Mozart's) Requiem
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tiasu wrote 5 months ago: I was quite surprised to discover that no one had written on Mozart’s Requiem. I didn’t … more →
George Crumb's "Ancient Voices of Children"
tjlaw7 wrote 5 months ago: Hey guys, For this week I chose the afore-mentioned piece for two reasons: 1) I loved Crumb’s … more →
Concert Review: The New York Philharmonic at Prospect Park, Brooklyn NY 7/15/09
delarue wrote 5 months ago: In the program notes, Maestro Bramwell Tovey is quoted on the difference between summer and winter a … more →
György Sándor Ligeti: Atmospheres - A Listening Study
rey187 wrote 5 months ago: The Star-child gazes at earth. An essential piece of the late Hungarian composer, Gyorgy Ligeti, mos … more →
Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird (1919 Symphonic Suite) - A Listening Study
rey187 wrote 5 months ago: I have chosen Stravinsky’s 1919 arrangement of his work for listening study, which was more in … more →
Concert Review: Simone Dinnerstein with the New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall, NYC 7/8/09
delarue wrote 5 months ago: The pretext of the evening’s performance was “From the Danube to the Rhine,” the t … more →
Music of the mind, a family affair
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Natania wrote 6 months ago: As I’ve mentioned before, my sister and I had a certainly magical childhood. Much of my love o … more →
CD Review: Orchestral Works of Carl Nielsen - The New York Scandia Symphony, Dorrit Mattson, Conductor
delarue wrote 6 months ago: Discovery is invariably fun, whether getting a scoop or stumbling onto something that slipped under … more →
Concert Review: The New York Scandia Symphony at Trinity Church, NYC 5/28/09
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delarue wrote 7 months ago: Thursday at Trinity Church conductor Dorrit Matson led the pioneering New York Scandia Symphony thro … more →
Where are the Mozarts of Today?
Ken Lampl wrote 7 months ago: Where are the Mozarts of today? “…but where are the Mozarts of today?” — Ano … more →
Stairway To Heaven.
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