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A look at "the Dean of American Composers."
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Classical Nerd is a weekly video series covering music history, theoretical concepts, and techniques, hosted by composer, pianist, and music history aficionado Thomas Little.
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Music:
- Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring, performed by the Sydney Camerata Chamber Orchestra conducted by Luke Gilmour [original upload: CJYVH_kZkOk]
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, Op. 1 No. 2, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
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A look at "the Dean of American Composers."
This was a video request from YouTuber kevs musicandstuff. See all requests at lentovivace.com/requestqueue.html.
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Classical Nerd is a weekly video series covering music history, theoretical concepts, and techniques, hosted by composer, pianist, and music history aficionado Thomas Little.
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Music:
- Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring, performed by the Sydney Camerata Chamber Orchestra conducted by Luke Gilmour [original upload: CJYVH_kZkOk]
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, Op. 1 No. 2, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
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Questions and comments can be directed to:
nerdofclassical [at] gmail.com
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![Darius Milhaud: Where France Meets Brazil [Les Six, Pt. 5/7]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/N1HSCaoXoSs/mqdefault.jpg "Darius Milhaud: Where France Meets Brazil [Les Six, Pt. 5/7]
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đź“š Sources/further reading:
“My Happy Life” by Darius Milhaud, translated by Donald Evans, George Hall, and Christopher Palmer (Marion Boyars, 1995)
“Les Six: The French Composers and Their Mentors Jean Cocteau and Erik Satie,” edited by Robert Shapiro (Peter Owen Publishers, 2011)
“The German Connection: Darius Milhaud’s Unusual Path to Official Recognition in France” by Louis Epstein (The Journal of Musicology, Vol. 37, Issue 1)
“Darius Milhaud in the United States, 1940–71: Transatlantic Constructions of Musical Identity” by Erin K. Maher (PhD dissertation, University of North Carolina, 2011)
“What Brubeck Got From Milhaud” by John Salmon (American Music Teacher, February/March 1992): https://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/J_Salmon_What_1992.pdf
“The Early Chamber Music of Darius Milhaud: Style and Structure” by Deborah Hazel Roberts (PhD dissertation, University of London, 1991): https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/files/2935237/DX191827_1.pdf
“A Wind Ensemble Adaptation and Conductor’s Analysis of Selected Movements of Darius Milhaud’s Saudades do Brazil, with an Examination of the Influences of Ernesto Nazareth” by Monty Roy Musgrave (DMA monograph, Louisiana State University, 2005): https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1031&context=gradschool_majorpapers
“Darius Milhaud’s La Création du Monde: The Conductor’s Guide to Performance” by Robert Ward Miller, Jr. (DMA thesis, University of Iowa, 2011): https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2726&context=etd
“A Performer’s Guide for Two Solo Song Cycles by Darius Milhaud (1892–1974): Catalogue de fleurs, Opus 60 & Six Chansons de Théâtre, Opus 151b” by Jolene Elizabeth Flory (DMA dissertation, University of South Carolina, 2014): https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3633&context=etd
“Darius Milhaud’s Sacred Service: A Historical, Textual, and Theoretical Analysis” by Robert Harold Matthews (DMA dissertation, UNC Greensboro, 2011): https://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/Matthews_uncg_0154D_10828.pdf
“Latin American Influences on Selected Piano Pieces by Louis Moreau Gottschalk and Darius Milhaud” by Hyejeong Seong (DMA research project, West Virginia University, 2019): https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8466&context=etd
“The Influence of Jazz on French Solo Trombone Repertory” by Michael L. Samball (DMA dissertation, University of North Texas, 1987): https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331843/m2/1/high_res_d/1002715484-Samball.pdf
“The Violin Works of Darius Milhaud” by Eric Fried (DMA dissertation, University of Arizona, 1981)
I’d also like to thank the researchers at Universal Edition for their time.
Classical Nerd is a video series covering music history, theoretical concepts, and techniques, hosted by composer, pianist, and music history aficionado Thomas Little.
Music:
- Darius Milhaud: Symphony No. 2, Op. 247 (1944), performed by the Radio-Sinfonieorchester Basel conducted by Alun Francis [original upload: RDHaIPzzYxA]
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
- Darius Milhaud: Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 33 (1916), performed by Billy Eidi [original upload: 6raEGCyxLQI]
- Darius Milhaud: Pastorale for Wind Trio, Op. 147 (1935), performed by the Heliand Consort [original upload: TMctPXaihD8]
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![What is the Tonality Diamond? (Harry Partchs Theories, Explained) [Harry Partch, Pt. 2/2]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/N57Wt0mpSu4/mqdefault.jpg "What is the Tonality Diamond? (Harry Partchs Theories, Explained) [Harry Partch, Pt. 2/2]
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Sources for this video may be found in my biographical video on Partch, “Harry Partch and his Microtonal Carpentry,” which may be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPTBRFnc8_w
Classical Nerd is a video series covering music history, theoretical concepts, and techniques, hosted by composer, pianist, and music history aficionado Thomas Little.
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- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
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