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The Newest Philistinism: History-Phobic Composers
This column is an open letter addressed to whichever young composition students may chance to read it: A colleague of mine who teaches at a leading conservatory (this is not...
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Inside the Networks of John Bischoff
John BischoffPhoto by Jim Block ...
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Elmer Gantry vs. An American Tragedy: Grass-Roots vs. Trickle-Down Opera
Perhaps the novels of Sinclair Lewis and Theodore Dreiser are considered as pre-modern and démodé as H. L. Mencken in some literary salons, but they have provided fodder for a...
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The Contrapositive of Music
There has been an interesting debate brewing in response to my contention last week that the process of listening uninterruptedly to music is an excellent metaphor for allowing other viewpoints...
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Vincent Who?
One of the first composers I became excited about when I first began paying attention to this whole world of contemporary composition was Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987). A friend of mine...
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Is There in Truth No Beauty?
While folks across the country marched in parades, fired up the barbeque, or went out-of-town, I spent the Memorial Day weekend catching up with listening to recordings I've acquired over...
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Decoding Ken Ueno
Ken Ueno Photo by Alexandra Gardner ...
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Icons and Iconoclasts
Last night I wandered around midtown Manhattan with my friend Joe Ornstein and we behaved like tourists. That is to say, rather than actually having a firm plan to go...
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Working in Mysterious Ways
Well, on a personal note, after sending in my initial "chatter" post to NewMusicBox, my computer imploded (shortly after I sent it, curiously) and I have been forced to buy...
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Meet the Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute Bloggers
Here at NewMusicBox, it is once again our pleasure to welcome the contributions of composers involved in the Minnesota Orchestra's Composer Institute (Nov. 1-8). First, let's...
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Music Transcends Partisanship
Like everyone else I know, I'm tempted to spend the entire day today in front of a TV set. It's election day in the United States and despite music...
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Searching for a Gift That Keeps on Giving
Although with the late arrival of Thanksgiving this year it's somewhat shorter than usual, the holiday season is fully in gear. The pundits claim that consumers aren't shopping with their...
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Going It Alone
It seems like it's finally nearing completion, but for the last three months I've been struggling to complete a three-minute musical composition for solo saxophone. The fact that this...
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Sounds Heard: Americans in Rome
Mark Wingate—Sombra No. 1 Purchase CD from Bridge Records Various Artists: Americans in Rome—Music by Fellows of the American...
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Sounds Heard: Phil Kline's John the Revelator—A Mass for Six Voices
Phil Kline—The Man Who Knows Misery from John the Revelator Purchase from Cantaloupe Music Phil Kline: John the Revelator—A...