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Yesterday I had a long loooooong discussion with Noam Faingold about whether minimalism is included in the container that is Post-Modernism. I was arguing that it was, based on my belief that post-modernism was analogous to post-world war two (he promptly took me to task for that), and that because there are unified cultural themes […] Here are the scores and parts to Beethoven’s String Quintets. Unfortunately IMSLP does not have the score to Beethoven’s last quintet. Enjoy. Beethoven String Quintet Op. 4 Beethoven String Quintet Op. 4 Score Beethoven String Quintet Op. 4 Violin I Part Beethoven String Quintet Op. 4 Violin II Part Beethoven String Quintet Op. 4 Viola […] This work seems not to be played all that often, (at least relative to the Op. 44’s). In the score I’m looking at, it starts off with a lovely theme and variations then moves onto a quick scherzo. The third movement is the Capriccio, which moves onto a Allegro Fugato section. The final movement is […] During the summer many people hitch themselves to each other in what earthlings call a wedding. As a musician, this is a saving grace for our dogged, unemployed days when all of the classical organizations are usually on summer break and all of the positions teaching, or performing at festivals are taken by the same […] This Video produced by the Digital Ethnography group at KSU has some really interesting things to say about cultural changes caused by web 2.0. I’ve critiqued in the past how some current applications are essentially over simplifications, but this video does a great job highlighting some of the best parts of our using these programs. […] I recently played for WAZ sounds, the folk-pop artist from LA. It turns out, in the crowd was a blogger from Short and Sweet NYC. Anyways, at least the first description of my playing in an esemple was positive. We “complemented” Mr. WAZ and in his hit “Mine to Remember”, our sound was “pulsing, longing”. […] I’m sitting here listening to organ compositions whose writing dates span from the baroque all the way to some selections in pop (like the beginning of U2’s Where The Streets Have No Name), to jazz and blues works with the principal player playing electric organ (Herbie Hancock anybody?). It got me thinking about how the […] Yesterday I played for the band Princeton in their effort with a dance troupe. In between my stints of playing for the band’s rock songs and the collaborative dance work, the dancer put on their own pieces. Some were incredibly boring, but one that I thought was unexpectedly effective was a dance where a short […] Terry Riley may look rediculous, but he is one of the leaders of a principal post-modern avant garde movement. I’ve been thinking a ton about where classical art music is going these days, and I consistently get drawn to looking back at prior avant-garde movements that developed into important musical movements. Consider the […] Here are the parts to Hoffmeister’s Op. 7 comprised of six short string quartets. I have no idea how they sound. If anyone plays through them be sure to let me know. Hoffmeister Six String Quartets, Op. 7 Hoffmeister Six String Quartets Op. 7 Violin I Part Hoffmeister Six String Quartets Op. 7 Violin II […] |
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