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If you had to define what a musical composition is, what words would you use?
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Thesimon
From the discussion on the romantic mythology of Beethoven's figure, some nice insights into history and musical historiography have emerged. The "ways" of writing music history have been di...
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thallo
Happy "birthday" Malipiero March 18, 1882 - Gian Francesco Malipiero is born in Venice (Venice, March 18, 1882 ā Treviso, August 1, 1973). A good listen Gian Francesco Malipiero: Sinfonia de...
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Frank
http://it.wikipedia....cangelo_Corelli Arcangelo Corelli (Fusignano, 17 February 1653 ā Rome, 8 January 1713) was an Italian composer and violinist. Considered among the greatest composers o...
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zadra
I would like to bring this composer to your attention and know what you think. In the topic title, next to the name, I added "and Western music" because Feldman is American... in short, Amer...
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Frank
Even though he passed away only 10 years ago, I feel like remembering this great artist of ours. I don't know if something is planned for May, I have just opened a topic on Sequence III http...
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Frank
20 pianists play Bach's Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwK3ff7le9E
Does this type of Nobel prize exist? I remembered something related to Morricone, but I never quite understood how it works ...
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Rotore
As many will know, this year marks the centenary of Benjamin Britten's birth; I am setting up this space to remember him and to report any initiatives on the subject. To me, he has always se...
I find them very spicy and ironic... The Golden Rules of ensemble music Everyone play the same piece. Stop at every repeat sign, and discuss animatedly whether to repeat or not. Whoever play...
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Thesimon
What do you think and what do you know? In general, the rhythmic conception of classical music, with the exception of that from the '900s, has remained less developed compared to the harmoni...
Does anyone know if Horowitz composed? I heard mention of some Variations on Carmen, but I didn't quite grasp the subject.
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I have always heard that Bach's music is rich in symbolism, I don't know if references exist, if it is truly real or if they are just ideas of scholars, etc. Furthermore, if there are specif...
Messiaen and Shostakovich were perhaps the greatest timbralists in music history. An entire specialization course should be dedicated exclusively to their music. However, Messiaen in particu...
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Thesimon
http://www.classicvo...i-Vivaldi-.html Vivaldi Concerto Discovered The violin composition identified in Dresden The discovery dates back to last week: a concerto in A major for solo violin,...
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For me they are "things" from another World, things that come from God... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F51uHpH3yQk&feature=related
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zadra
Just to echo Frank, I don't seem to have heard anything about Carter either ... http://www.lapresse.it/spettacolo-e-cultura/compositore-elliott-carter-e-morto-a-103-anni-aveva-vinto-2-pulitz...
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http://www.ilcorrier...es-rosen-morto/ Yesterday (09/12/2012), the pianist, university professor, critic, and musicologist passed away in New York at the age of 85. Author of important essay...
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I was thinking, who was the first to write operas not in Italian? Initially I thought Mozart, then a thousand doubts arose regarding the singspiel...
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thallo
One of the two most beautiful harmonizations of mountain songs that I know (the other is Belle rose du printemps by Teo Usuelli) The shepherdess and the wolf - arr. Arturo Benedetti Michelan...
On November 28, 1632 - Jean-Baptiste Lully was born in Florence (Florence, November 28, 1632 - Paris, March 22, 1687)
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I'll start with the following question: do you think a piece of music truly ends "when it is no longer audible"?
Tanto per cambiare: "Cage Centenary Celebration" http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/whats-on/2012/august-17/14218 Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London John Cage: 101 John Cage: Improvisation III...
Farewell to the "Italian" Hans Werner Henze, a monument of contemporary music http://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli-e-cultura/2012/10/28/news/morto_hans_werner_henze-45446296/ http://www.corri...
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