From Paul Krugman:
Bad Advice From Duke Ellington
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From Paul Krugman: Bad Advice From Duke Ellington From the footnotes of the chapter Sounding Icons in his book on Pärt: “Pärt’s own example has helped liberate many composers from a sense of duty towards gestural dissonance, and there has been a proliferation of scores (especially in the choral world) featuring slow tempos and diatonic absolutism to show this! Even though it must […] Here’s a work that’s essentially fresh off the press for Solo viola (or violin). The story behind this one; my friend Holly Nelson asked me to write a work for solo violin for her recital/contemporary requirement for grad auditions. Needing to generate material quickly, I wrote her a violin piece, but on my instrument (viola). […] |
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