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Musical and Literary Quotations in the Third Movement of Luciano Berio's
Musical and Literary Quotations in the Third Movement of Luciano Berio’s Sinfonia Richard Lee-Thai 30024611 MUSI 333: Late Romantic and Modern Music Dr. Freidemann Sallis Due Date: Friday, April 6th 1 | P a g e Luciano Berio (1925-2003) is an Italian composer whose works have explored serialism, extended vocal and instrumental techniques, electronic compositions, and quotation music. It is this latter aspect of quotation music that forms the focus of this essay. To illustrate how Berio approaches using musical and literary quotations, the third movement of Berio’s Sinfonia will be the central piece analyzed in this essay. However, it is first necessary to discuss notable developments in Berio’s compositional style that led up to the premiere of Sinfonia in 1968. Berio’s earliest explorations into musical quotation come from his studies at the Milan Conservatory which began in 1945. In particular, he composed a Petite Suite for piano in 1947, which demonstrates an active imitation of a range of styles, including Maurice Ravel, Sergei Prokofiev and the neoclassical language of an older generation of Italian composers.1 Berio also came to grips with the serial techniques of the Second Viennese School through studying with Luigi Dallapiccola at the Tanglewood Music Festival in 1952 and analyzing his music.2 The result was an ambivalence towards the restrictive rules of serial orthodoxy. Berio’s approach was to establish a reservoir of pre-compositional resources through pitch-series and then letting his imagination guide his compositional process, whether that means transgressing or observing his pre-compositional resources. This illustrates the importance that Berio’s places on personal creativity and self-expression guiding the creation of music. -
2015 Regional Music Scholars Conference Abstracts Friday, March 27 Paper Session 1 1:00-3:05
2015 REGIONAL MUSIC SCHOLARS CONFERENCE A Joint Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Society for Music Theory (RMSMT), Society for Ethnomusicology, Southwest Chapter (SEMSW), and Rocky Mountain Chapter of the American Musicological Society (AMS-RMC) School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, Colorado State University March 27 and 28, 2015 ABSTRACTS FRIDAY, MARCH 27 PAPER SESSION 1 1:00-3:05— NEW APPROACHES TO FORM (RMSMT) Peter M. Mueller (University of Arizona) Connecting the Blocks: Formal Continuity in Stravinsky’s Sérénade en La Phrase structure and cadences did not expire with the suppression of common practice tonality. Joseph Straus points out the increased importance of thematic contrast to delineate sections of the sonata form in the beginning of the nineteenth century. Igor Stravinsky exploited other musical elements (texture, range, counterpoint, dynamics, etc.) to delineate sections in his neoclassical works. While theorists have introduced large-scale formal approaches to Stravinsky’s works (block juxtaposition, stratification, etc.), this paper presents an examination of smaller units to determine how they combine to form coherence within and between blocks. The four movements of the Sérénade present unique variations of phrase construction and continuity between sections. The absence of clear tonic/dominant relationships calls for alternative formal approaches to this piece. Techniques of encirclement, enharmonic ties, and rebarring reveal methods of closure. Staggering of phrases, cadences, and contrapuntal lines aid coherence to formal segments. By reversing the order of phrases in outer sections, Stravinsky provides symmetrical “bookends” to frame an entire movement. Many of these techniques help to identify traditional formal units, such as phrases, periods, and small ternary forms. -
Musical Notations 3
F.A.P. May/June 1971 Musical Notations on Stamps: Part 3 By J. Posell Since my last article on this subject which appeared in FAP Journals (Vol. 14, 4 and 5), a number of stamps have been issued with musical notation which have aroused considerable interest and curiosity. Rather than waiting the five year period which I promised our readers, I have been prevailed upon to compile a listing of these issues now. Some of the information contained here has already been sent to different collectors who made inquiries of me; some of it has already appeared in print. However, it seems appropriate to include it all under one roof again and so I beg the indulgence of my friends who may find some of this reading repetitious. AJMAN Scott ??? Michel 427 A This issue was described in detail by this writer in the Western Stamp Collector for 16 May 1970. The issue consists of four stamps and a souvenir sheet all issued both perforated and imperforate. The imperforate stamps include the musical quotation both at top and bottom plus a picture of a violin in the border at right. The notation is strangely incorrect on all issues. The following information is extracted from the above article. The music on the Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) stamp is the opening chorale from the St. Matthew Passion (Ah dearest Jesu), Bach's most famous oratorio. This is originally written in the key of B minor but on the stamp it has been transposed down to the key of G minor. -
Chronology 1916-1937 (Vienna Years)
Chronology 1916-1937 (Vienna Years) 8 Aug 1916 Der Freischütz; LL, Agathe; first regular (not guest) performance with Vienna Opera Wiedemann, Ottokar; Stehmann, Kuno; Kiurina, Aennchen; Moest, Caspar; Miller, Max; Gallos, Kilian; Reichmann (or Hugo Reichenberger??), cond., Vienna Opera 18 Aug 1916 Der Freischütz; LL, Agathe Wiedemann, Ottokar; Stehmann, Kuno; Kiurina, Aennchen; Moest, Caspar; Gallos, Kilian; Betetto, Hermit; Marian, Samiel; Reichwein, cond., Vienna Opera 25 Aug 1916 Die Meistersinger; LL, Eva Weidemann, Sachs; Moest, Pogner; Handtner, Beckmesser; Duhan, Kothner; Miller, Walther; Maikl, David; Kittel, Magdalena; Schalk, cond., Vienna Opera 28 Aug 1916 Der Evangelimann; LL, Martha Stehmann, Friedrich; Paalen, Magdalena; Hofbauer, Johannes; Erik Schmedes, Mathias; Reichenberger, cond., Vienna Opera 30 Aug 1916?? Tannhäuser: LL Elisabeth Schmedes, Tannhäuser; Hans Duhan, Wolfram; ??? cond. Vienna Opera 11 Sep 1916 Tales of Hoffmann; LL, Antonia/Giulietta Hessl, Olympia; Kittel, Niklaus; Hochheim, Hoffmann; Breuer, Cochenille et al; Fischer, Coppelius et al; Reichenberger, cond., Vienna Opera 16 Sep 1916 Carmen; LL, Micaëla Gutheil-Schoder, Carmen; Miller, Don José; Duhan, Escamillo; Tittel, cond., Vienna Opera 23 Sep 1916 Die Jüdin; LL, Recha Lindner, Sigismund; Maikl, Leopold; Elizza, Eudora; Zec, Cardinal Brogni; Miller, Eleazar; Reichenberger, cond., Vienna Opera 26 Sep 1916 Carmen; LL, Micaëla ???, Carmen; Piccaver, Don José; Fischer, Escamillo; Tittel, cond., Vienna Opera 4 Oct 1916 Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos; Premiere -
Aaron Copland (1910-90), and Charles Ives (1874-1954) – December 11, 2017
AAP: Music American nostalgia: Samuel Barber (1910-81), Aaron Copland (1910-90), and Charles Ives (1874-1954) – December 11, 2017 Aaron Copland • Parents immigrated to the US and opened a furniture store in Brooklyn • Youngest of five children • Began studying piano at age 13 • Studied in Paris with Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979) • The school of music at CUNY Queens College is named after him: Aaron Copland School of Music Career: • Composed – musical style incorporates Latin American (Brazilian, Cuban, Mexican), Jewish, Anglo-American, and African-American (jazz) sources • Conducted (1958-78) • Wrote essays about music • Visiting teaching positions (New School for Social Research, Henry Street Settlement, Harvard University) • Public lectures (Harvard’s Norton Professor of Poetics, 1951-52) Copland organized concerts that promoted the music of his peers: Marc Blitzstein (1905-64) Roy Harris (1898-1979) Paul Bowles (1910-99) Charles Ives (1874-1954) Henry Brant (1913-2008) Walter Piston (1894-1976) Carlos Chávez (1899-1978) Carl Ruggles (1876-1971) Israel Citkowitz (1909-74) Roger Sessions (1896-1985) Vivian Fine (1913-2000) Virgil Thomson (1896-1989) Copland was a mentor to younger composers: Leonard Bernstein (1918-90) Irving Fine (1914-62) David del Tredici (b. 1937) Lukas Foss (1922-2009) David Diamond (1915-2005) Barbara Kolb (b. 1939) Jacob Druckman (1928-96) William Schuman (1910-92) Elliott Carter (1908-2012) AAP: Music Selected works Orchestra Ballets (also published as orchestral suites) Music for the Theatre (1925) Billy the Kid -
Works Performed on Musical Club of Hartfort Programs by Musical Club of Hartford Members
WORKS PERFORMED ON MUSICAL CLUB OF HARTFORT PROGRAMS BY MUSICAL CLUB OF HARTFORD MEMBERS - SEPT 2014 thur MAR 2, 2017 ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY BY COMPOSER, TITLE OF WORK 2017 2-Mar Guitar, Mandolin Acevedo Basileirinho Handler, Levesque 2017 2-Mar Guitar, Mandolin Acevedo Pedacinhos do Ceu Handler, Levesque 2016 28-Apr Guitar, Mandolin Acquavella Yutuma Handler, Levesque 2015 5-Nov Piano Albeniz Almeria (from the Rose Iberian Suite) 2015 24-Sep Piano Albeniz Suite Iberia, Book I III. Fete a Dieu en Garrido-Cid Seville (Corpus Christi en Sevilla) 2015 24-Sep Soprano, Piano, Allen, Virginia Fanfare to the Matteson, Garrido-Cid, 4 hands, Violin, Musical Club Duffy, V. Allen, *Gene Viola, Cello Chen, H. Walker 2016 8-Dec Mezzo-soprano, Andersson, Rice, I Know Him So Well, Fitzgerald, Matteson, Soprano, Piano Ulvaeus from Chess Gariddo-Cid 2017 12-Jan Hammer Anon., Spanish, Romanza Monstream, Mazza- Dulcimer, Guitar 19th cent. Dixon 2014 23-Oct Piano Trio Arensky Piano Trio No. 1 in D Cahoon, L. Kugelman, Minor Bard 2016 20-Mar 1 Piano, 4 Hands Arensky Six Children's 4. Waltz; 6. Fugue Switaj, Tan Pieces, Op. 34 on a Russian Theme 2015 22-Mar 2 Pianos, 4 Arensky Suite for Two Pianos, II. Valse Cahoon, D. Day Hands Op. 15 2016 14-Jan Contralto, Piano Arien Stormy Weather Girard, D. Fine 2016 20-Mar 1 Piano, 4 Hands Auric Five Bagatelles Switaj, Tan 2016 7-Apr Soprano, Piano Austin, Elizabeth A Birthday Bouquet 1. for your birthday M. Kennedy, E. Austin (1990) for high voice (e.e. commings) 2016 7-Apr Piano Austin, Elizabeth A Child's Garden of [12 pieces] Woodard (1-6), E. -
Songs and Chamber Music of Reynaldo Hahn and Francis Poulenc
Songs and Chamber Music of Reynaldo Hahn and Francis Poulenc ! In 2013 I was asked to curate a series of three concerts at the Brighton Festival and I chose to focus on the chamber music and songs of Poulenc and Hahn. !“Les chansons instrumentales” The series was partly a commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Poulenc, and partly a study in the contrasting musical styles, and wholly a !celebration of French music. It was a wonderful opportunity to explore the relatively unknown chamber music and songs by Reynaldo Hahn, a composer that I have always admired and who’s compositional style I feel suits my artistic temperament. We had a wonderful time performing his songs, the epic piano quintet and charming piano quartet as well as some works for flute and piano, and flute, viola and !piano. The series was very popular with the audience, and we received a lot of feedback, especially to say how much the audience enjoyed the unusual !pieces by Hahn. Les Chanson Instrumentales: Part 1: Wednesday 15 May 2013 Partly a commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Poulenc, partly a study in contrasting musical styles, and wholly a celebration of French music, this series of chamber concerts reunites many of the artists who began their careers in our Lunchtime concerts. Curated by the pianist James Baillieu, who made a big impression in last year’s Festival, it is a chance to explore the charm and originality of the French chamber music repertory. The Irish soprano Ailish Tynan is noted for the breadth of her repertory, and is a noted exponent of French song. -
Defining Instrumental Collage Music in Tempered Confetti and Venni, Viddi
TEMPERED CONFETTI: DEFINING INSTRUMENTAL COLLAGE MUSIC IN TEMPERED CONFETTI AND VENNI, VIDDI, – Andrew Campbell Thesis Prepared for the Degree of MASTER OF ARTS UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS August 2016 APPROVED: Panayiotis Kokoras, Major Professor Jon Nelson, Committee Member Joseph Klein, Committee Member and Chair of the Division of Music Composition John Richmond, Dean of the College of Music Victor Prybutok, Vice Provost of the Toulouse Graduate School Campbell, Andrew S. Tempered Confetti: Defining Instrumental Collage Music in Tempered Confetti and Venni, Viddi, –. Master of Arts (Composition), August 2016, 83 pp., 4 figures, 9 examples, bibliography, 40 titles. This thesis explores collage music's formal elements in an attempt to better understand its various themes and apply them in a workable format. I explore the work of John Zorn; how time is perceived in acoustic collage music and the concept of "super tempo"; musical quotation and appropriation in acoustic collage music; the definition of acoustic collage music in relation to other acoustic collage works; and musical montages addressing the works of Charles Ives, Lucciano Berio, George Rochberg, and DJ Orange. The last part of this paper discusses the compositional process used in the works Tempered Confetti and Venni, Viddi, – and how all issues of composing acoustic collage music are addressed therein. Copyright 2016 by Andrew Campbell ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF FIGURES .........................................................................................................................v -
MARCH 2017 Director’S Introduction
JANUARY – MARCH 2017 Director’s Introduction ©Frances Marshall Photography Receptive to life and death, and aware of the spiritual depths of both, Schubert probed the heart of the human condition in his unsurpassed, and almost certainly unsurpassable, output of 600-plus songs. Wigmore Hall’s Schubert: The Complete Songs series offers audiences the chance to experience the full range of this extraordinary creative achievement as it continues through 2017. Grammy-nominated pianist, bandleader and composer Vijay Iyer starts his Jazz Residency at Wigmore Hall. The American musician, born in 1971 in New York, has been described by Los Angeles Weekly as ‘a boundless and deeply important young star’ and by the Guardian as being ‘at a dizzying pinnacle of contemporary jazz multitasking’, verdicts reinforced by a string of awards and five-star reviews. Patricia Kopatchinskaja, our Artist in Residence, launches her Wigmore Hall series with the first of three concerts crafted to show the versatility, curiosity and wide musical passions of a true pioneer among today’s performers. The Moldovan-Austrian violinist is equally at home with period performance styles as she is when bringing contemporary compositions to life or casting fresh interpretative light on the most familiar of chamber works. Spread over the course of four seasons, Angela Hewitt: The Bach Odyssey gathers momentum with a concert devoted to Bach’s six French Suites. Angela Hewitt’s affinity for Bach flows naturally from Peter Dazeley her strong connection with the composer’s dance rhythms and from Paul Lewis’s pianism, eloquent and fully alive, is the result of a harmonious her exquisite feeling for lyrical phrasing, contrapuntal clarity and marriage between deep thinking about music and unrestrained physical sensitive articulation. -
Genève L'autographe
l’autographe Genève l'autographe L’Autographe S.A. 24 rue du Cendrier, CH - 1201, Genève +41 22 510 50 59 (mobile) +41 22 523 58 88 (bureau) web: www.lautographe.com mail: [email protected] All autographs are offered subject to prior sale. Prices are quoted in US DOLLARS, SWISS FRANCS and EUROS and do not include postage. All overseas shipment will be sent by air. Orders above € 1000 benefits of free shipping. We accept payments via bank transfer, PayPal, and all major credit cards. We do not accept bank checks. Postfinance CCP 61-374302-1 3 rue du Vieux-Collège CH-1204, Genève IBAN: EUR: CH94 0900 0000 9175 1379 1 CHF: CH94 0900 0000 6137 4302 1 SWIFT/BIC: POFICHBEXXX paypal.me/lautographe The costs of shipping and insurance are additional. Domestic orders are customarily shipped via La Poste. Foreign orders are shipped with La Poste and Federal Express on request. 1. Richard Adler (New York City, 1921 - Southampton, 2012) Autograph dedication signed on the frontispiece of the musical score of the popular song “Whatever Lola Wants” from the musical comedy “Damn Yankees” by the American composer and producer of several Broadway shows and his partner Jerry Ross. 5 pp. In fine condition. Countersigned with signature and dated “6/2/55” by the accordionist Muriel Borelli. $ 125/Fr. 115/€ 110 2. Franz Allers (Carlsbad, 1905 - Paradise, 1995) Photo portrait with autograph dedication and musical quotation signed, dated June 1961 of the Czech born American conductor of ballet, opera and Broadway musicals. (8 x 10 inch.). In fine condition. -
Sonatas &Liebeslieder
Johannes BRAHMS Sonatas & Liebeslieder for cello and piano EMMANUELLE BERTRAND PASCAL AMOYEL FRANZ LISZT JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897) Cello Sonata no. 1 op. 38 E minor / Mi mineur / e-Moll 1 | I. Allegro non troppo 14’45 2 | II. Allegretto quasi Menuetto 5’36 3 | III. Allegro 6’32 Six Love Songs / Six Chants d’amour / Sechs Liebeslieder * 4 | 1. Feldeinsamkeit op. 86 no. 2 3’28 5 | 2. Wie Melodien zieht es mir leise durch den Sinn op. 105 no. 1 1’46 6 | 3. Sapphische Ode op. 94 no. 4 1’59 7 | 4. Wiegenlied op. 49 no. 4 2’04 8 | 5. Liebestreu op. 3 no. 1 2’25 9 | 6. Minnelied op. 71 no. 5 2’49 10 | Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer op. 105 no. 2 * 4’2 Cello Sonata no. 2 op. 99 F major / Fa majeur / F-Dur 11 | I. Allegro vivace 8’49 12 | II. Adagio affettuoso 6’51 13 | III. Allegro passionato 7’29 14 | IV. Allegro molto 4’28 Hungarian Dance no. 1 * G minor / Sol mineur / g-Moll 15 | Allegro molto 3’09 Hungarian Dance no. 5 * F-sharp minor / Fa dièse mineur / fis-Moll 16 | Allegro 2’19 * transcriptions for cello and piano Emmanuelle Bertrand, cello Pascal Amoyel, piano Sonates de chambre Brahms et les voix du violoncelle Dans la magistrale Kammermusik de Brahms – vingt-quatre partitions sans rivales dans la seconde moitié du XIXe Confié aux meilleurs maîtres de Hambourg pour le piano et la composition, Johannes Brahms a été initié au cor et aux siècle – le violoncelle bénéficie de mémorables solos, tels ceux de l’Allegro initial du Premier Sextuor à cordes et de o instruments à cordes par son père, musicien autodidacte aux capacités multiples. -
September 2016 – July 2017
SEPTEMBER 2016 –JULY 2017 Director’s Introduction Frances Marshall Photography One of Britain’s foremost singers, Sarah Connolly, opens the Hall’s new season with regular duo partner Malcolm Martineau, leading listeners through a programme rich in emotional contrasts, poetic reflections and glorious melodies. The recital includes Mahler’s sublime Rückert Lieder, the impassioned lyricism of Berlioz’s Les nuits d’été, the exotic subtle narrative impressions of Debussy’s three Chansons de Bilitis, and a selection of Schumann songs. Mark Padmore’s vocal artistry and ability to extract every drop of emotion from poetic texts have secured his place among today’s finest recitalists. Morgan Szymanski, described by Classical Guitar magazine as ‘a player destined for future glories’ joins him on 12 September. Critical acclaim for Angela Hewitt’s Bach interpretations bears witness to the pianist’s extraordinary ability to connect physically and emotionally as well as intellectually with the dance rhythms and expressive gestures of the composer’s keyboard works. The Bach Odyssey will highlight all of this over the next four years. Canadian soprano Barbara Hannigan performs like a force of nature, captivating audiences with her artistry’s presence and expressive vitality. She joins the Calder Quartet, winner of the 2014 Avery Fisher Career Grant, for the world première of The sirens cycle by Peter Eötvös. Beethoven’s piano sonatas occupied forty years of his life. They offer insights into his development as artist and individual, and stand among the greatest of all his works. Igor Levit, now in his late 20s, drew critical superlatives to his debut recording of Beethoven’s late sonatas and has since established his reputation as a visionary interpreter of the composer’s music.