i am NewMusic

A Sound Based Society

About This Forum

i am NewMusic is a site devoted to new music and the nature of sound

"Spectralism as an Attitude"

Forum

Michael Waller

What recorded material are you listening to? 36 Replies

 

Started by Michael Waller in Experience. Last reply by Gil Sansón 1 hour ago.

Norbert Oldani

Questions 8 Replies

To Whom It May Concern: Did the second Viennese school extend the  great European tradition (whatever that is) of music composition or did they help to bring it to an end? Did that tradition truly en…

Started by Norbert Oldani in Analysis of Work - i am NewMusic. Last reply by Norbert Oldani 3 hours ago.

Bob Morabito

Pierre Boulez explains his composition, "Sur Incises" 44 Replies

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sur_Incises Incises (1994/2001) and Sur Incises (1996/1998) are two related works of the French composer Pierre Boulez. Incises is Boulez's first work for solo piano si…

Started by Bob Morabito in Musicology. Last reply by Michael Waller Jul 26.

Michael Waller

Metamusic 1 Reply

How about a "thought experiment," a kind of "metamusic" that makes a statement about music itself? For many people, including me, 4′33″ is certainly that, if not only that. One story about Cage recou…

Started by Michael Waller in Musicology. Last reply by Gil Sansón Jul 23.

Latest Activity

Gil Sansón replied to Michael Waller's discussion 'What recorded material are you listening to?'
Hmmm, interesting! Quoting Berg, who took quoting to a whole new level after Mahler. I must check this! Currently listening: Michael Pisaro, A Wave and Waves Bunita Marcus, Burnt by Bunny Wagner, Preludes and Orchestral Music, Thielemann/Philadelph…
1 hour ago
Matthew H. Fields replied to Michael Waller's discussion 'What recorded material are you listening to?'
It just dawned on me that the 'Dona nobis pacem' that closes Book II is an allusion to the end of Wozzeck. In fact, I'm amazed that I never noticed that before! Instead of saying "Dona nobis pacem", some time, I'm tempted to play it saying "hopp-hop…
1 hour ago
Norbert Oldani replied to Norbert Oldani's discussion 'Questions'
Matthew, No one could have said this better than you just did! Mozart and his Turkish March in two of his piano sonatas - right now I fell l like I am 13 years old again at my parents little upright.
3 hours ago
Norbert Oldani replied to Norbert Oldani's discussion 'Questions'
Matthew, It seems to me as I set here typing on the internet I am truly part of the "global village" and that in open societies we afe building a sort one world culture which allows in some way any idea or influence from the past from any culture an…
yesterday
Matthew H. Fields replied to Norbert Oldani's discussion 'Questions'
Mahler, Debussy, Messaien, Boulez, Glass, Reich, etc. all were explicitly influenced by non-Western musics. Of course, Mozart alluded to Turkish music a bit too. I'm going to go with the anthropological model and say that classical music arose in E…
yesterday
Norbert Oldani replied to Norbert Oldani's discussion 'Questions'
"BIG" - no doubt like a tidal wave. We seem to agree more or less.
yesterday
Matthew H. Fields replied to Norbert Oldani's discussion 'Questions'
Hm, my "Insomniac Sky" also has some influence from "..explosant-fixe.." as well as various Mahler symphonies, and my vibraphone writing in it is based on the notion that orchestral malleteers don't have as much time to work things out as chamber ma…
yesterday
Dominik Strycharski replied to Norbert Oldani's discussion 'Questions'
Of course extend. It gave completely new things to European music, things never existed before. It also started whole new bunch of directions and consequences. Like a domino. But as with any other BIG thing happening in the history: things are neve…
yesterday

Groups

Events

 
 
 

About

Michael Waller Michael Waller created this Ning Network.
Create a Ning Network! »

Badge

Loading…

Get Badge

© 2010   Created by Michael Waller.   Powered by .

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service

Sign in to chat!