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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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- Edgard Varèse: Amériques, performed by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Chailly [original upload: 8zXaEwWFbnA]
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, Op. 1 No. 2, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
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Zappa music analysis: zappa-analysis.com/Zappastudy%202012.pdf
This was requested by YouTubers classicalmusic26, Eggs Benedict 420, DerSibbe, and Sean Ramsdell, and by William N. See all requests at lentovivace.com/classicalnerd.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:
- Edgard Varèse: Amériques, performed by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Chailly [original upload: 8zXaEwWFbnA]
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, Op. 1 No. 2, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
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![Les Six: An Introduction [Les Six, Pt. 1/7]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/v3lU1KktDsE/mqdefault.jpg "Les Six: An Introduction [Les Six, Pt. 1/7]
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📚 Sources/further reading:
“Les Six: The French Composers and Their Mentors Jean Cocteau and Erik Satie” edited by Robert Shapiro (Peter Owen Publishers, 2011)
“Georges Auric: A Life in Music and Politics” by Colin Roust (Oxford University Press, 2020)
“I am a Composer” by Arthur Honegger, translated by Wilson Clough and Allan Willman (Faber and Faber, 1966)
“My Happy Life” by Darius Milhaud, translated by Donald Evans, George Hall, and Christopher Palmer (Marion Boyars, 1995)
“Poulenc: A Biography” by Roger Nichols (Yale University Press, 2020)
“Poulenc: The Life in the Songs” by Graham Johnson (Norton, 2020)
“Germaine Tailleferre: A Bio-Bibliography” by Robert Shapiro (Greenwood Press, 1994)
Additional information in this video may be found in the sources listed under the separate videos on each member of Les Six.
Classical Nerd is a video series covering music history, theoretical concepts, and techniques, hosted by composer, pianist, and music history aficionado Thomas Little.
Music:
- Erik Satie: Nocturne #1 (1919), performed by Thomas Little
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
- Arthur Honegger: Sept Pièces Brèves (1920), performed by John Robson [free recordings courtesy pianosociety.com]
- Francis Poulenc: Selections from Nocturnes (1930–8), performed by John Robson (#1, #3) and Monica Hart (#7, #8) [free recordings courtesy pianosociety.com]
- Francis Poulenc: Selections from Improvisations (1932–59), performed by Monica Hart (#5, #7) [free recordings courtesy pianosociety.com]
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