Uploaded January 2018 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
A look at an electronic wizard.
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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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- Gustav Holst: Mars, The Bringer of War, from The Planets, arranged by Isao Tomita [original upload: hsZqXdPZb8s]
- 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 an electronic wizard.
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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:
- Gustav Holst: Mars, The Bringer of War, from The Planets, arranged by Isao Tomita [original upload: hsZqXdPZb8s]
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, Op. 1 No. 2, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
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![Hertz vs. Cents: A Tuning Discrepancy?
Short answer? Not really. But theres some cool math ...
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![The Tradition and Revolution of Max Reger
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0:00 I: A Young Alcoholic
5:34 II: At the Intersection
12:42 III: Prolific Conundrum
18:07 IV: Leipzig & Meiningen
25:36 V: How Reger Wrote
33:22 VI: King of Modulation
36:05 VII: Nothing in Moderation
41:51 VIII: The Organ and Posterity
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📚 Sources/further reading:
“Max Reger: Am Wendepunkt zur Moderne: Ein Bildband mit Dokumenten aus den Beständen des Max-Reger-Institute” by Susanne Popp and Susanne Shigihara (Bouvier Verlag Herbert Grundmann, 1987)
“Developing Variation and Melodic Contour Analysis: A New Look at the Music of Max Reger” by Sarah McConnell (PhD dissertation, UNT, 2018): https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1248493/m2/1/high_res_d/MCCONNELL-DISSERTATION-2018.pdf
“Max Reger’s ‘Telemann Variations,’ Op. 134: Analysis and Critical Evaluation of Editions, Including an Examination of Reger’s Performance Style Based on Concert Reviews” by Christian P. Bohnenstengel (DMA dissertation, University of Nebraska, 2007): https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=musicstudent
“The Relationship of Max Reger’s ‘Beiträge zur Modulationslehre’ to his Establishment of Tonality in Representative Organ Works” by Jane Ann Smith (DMA dissertation, University of Arizona, 2002): https://repository.arizona.edu/bitstream/handle/10150/289855/azu_td_3073258_sip1_m.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
“Elaboration of the ‘Grundgestalt’ through an Analysis of Max Reger’s Orchestral Works” by Miona Dimitrijevic (Indiana Theory Review, Volume 34, Numbers 1 & 2, Fall 2017, pp. 50-72 (Article)): https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/article/684257/pdf
Music:
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, arranged for solo organ and performed by Raymond Hawkins
- Max Reger: “Toccata” from 12 Stücke, Op. 59 (1901), performed by Michael Schopen and available on IMSLP: https://tinyurl.com/5yh4kdmd
- Max Reger: “Tantum ergo Sacramentum,” performed by Cantores Carmeli Linz directed by Michael Stenov and available on IMSLP: https://tinyurl.com/bdf3s9kt
- Max Reger: Fantasy and Fugue in C minor, Op. 29, performed by Bernhard Schneider: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZks67wNJyw
- Max Reger: Piano Quintet No. 2 in C minor, Op. 64, Performed by Peter Schmalfus and the Pfeifer String Quartett: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtkmJGimyUs
- Max Reger: Serenade in G Major, Op. 95, performed by the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam conducted by Eugen Jochum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m68wau-j4x0
- Max Reger: Violin Concerto in A Major, Op. 101, performed by Yuuko Shiokawa and the Nuremberg Symphony conducted by Erich Kloss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7oDBrcBUvY
- Max Reger: Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 114, performed by Peter Serkin and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra conducted by Herber Blomstedt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2lM21hM_4c
- Max Reger: Fantasy and Fugue on the name BACH, Op. 46, performed by Bernhard Schneider: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHw5ala_Uh8
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![Ellington: The Life and Music of the Duke and His Orchestra
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📚 Sources/further reading:
Beyond Category: The Life And Genius Of Duke Ellington, by John Edward Hasse
https://www.basshall.com/globalassets/childrens-education-program/study-guides/jazz-ambassadors-literature-for-students-3-apr-2017 updated.pdf
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53c82529e4b09ce5b334798a/t/53d285f7e4b0da367438ba1d/1406305783695/Ellington+article+-+final+version.pdf
http://depanorama.net/dems/1999-1.pdf
https://jazzstudiesonline.org/files/jso/resources/pdf/JREVTwo3.pdf
http://jazzday.com/media/VCFA-Ellington-Lecture-Andy-Jaffe-Feb-2017.pdf
https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/74389550.pdf
https://www.academia.edu/4326037/The_Aesthetics_of_Duke_Ellingtons_Suites_the_Case_of_Togo_Brava_
https://www.academia.edu/2903318/_It_Dont_Mean_A_Thing_If_It_Aint_Got_That_Grundgestalt Ellington_from_a_Motivic_Perspective
https://www.academia.edu/1338555/Ellingtons_Lens_as_Motive_Mediating_Improvising_Voices_in_the_Far_East_Suite_
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Music:
- Duke Ellington: It Dont Mean a Thing (If it Aint Got that Swing), electronically realized by Thomas Little
- Duke Ellington: A Concert of Sacred Music, performed by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra [original upload: r8T5-AxBUwI]
- Duke Ellington: It Dont Mean a Thing (If it Aint Got that Swing), performed by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra [original upload: qDQpZT3GhDg]
- Duke Ellington: Mood Indigo, performed by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra [original upload: GohBkHaHap8]
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, Op. 1 No. 2, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
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![Great Composers: Peter Warlock
A look at a critic-turned-composer.
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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.
Music:
- Philip “Peter Warlock” Heseltine: Capriol Suite, arranged for solo piano by Maurice Jacobson and performed by Chris Breemer
[free recording courtesy pianosociety.com]
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, Op. 1 No. 2, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
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![Great Composers: Nikolai Obukhov
A look at a blood-soaked legacy.
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Music:
- Nikolai Obukhov: The Third and Last Testament, performed by Monique Kruse, Martina Ruping, Annelies Lam, Marcel Beekman, Dmitri Ivachenko, Lidia Kavina, and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Reinbert de Leeuw [original upload: DOTRsrk5rH8]
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, Op. 1 No. 2, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
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![Composition Masterclass #2: Seven Sharps and Score Order
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Music:
- Aidan Lamb: Caprice in E-flat Major for Piano [MIDI render]
- Midnight_Rose_616 : The Virgin Succubus for Violin, Piano, Electric Bass, and Vibraphone [MIDI render]
- Glen Sheppard: Symphony of the Damned for Orchestra [MIDI render]
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
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![Great Composers: Johann Pachelbel
Nuremberg, Germany: Local composer discovers one weird trick for creating a classic canon!
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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.
Music:
- Johann Pachelbel: Ach Gott vom Himmel, sieh darein; Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder; and Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir, performed by Chris Breemer
[free recordings courtesy pianosociety.com]
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, Op. 1 No. 2, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
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![Great Composers: Horațiu Rădulescu
A look at the first spectralist.
Classical Nerd is a weekly video series covering music history, theoretical concepts, and techniques, hosted by composer, pianist, and music history aficionado Thomas Little.
Music:
- Horațiu Rădulescu: Piano Sonata No. 1: Cradle to Abysses, Op. 5 (1968) [synthesized performance, original upload: sIntCkXfC_Y] [ironically, one of his few non-spectral works!]
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, Op. 1 No. 2, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
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![Great Composers: Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
A look at the man who made Lithuanian art great again.
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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.
Music:
- Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis: Jūra, performers unknown [original upload: n0av7HfAP00]
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, Op. 1 No. 2, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
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![Announcing the Senior Recital Experience
Sunday, November 11th, 2:00 PM Eastern time. More information to come!
Music:
- Thomas Little: Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 48, Mvt. 3: “C’est la Vie,” performed by Anat Kardontchik, violin, and Peng-Chian Chen, piano
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![Composition Masterclass #6: Piano Miniature Edition
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Classical Nerd is a video series covering music history, theoretical concepts, and techniques, hosted by composer, pianist, and music history aficionado Thomas Little.
Todays pieces:
- “Erfreulich” by Bennie Badenhorst
- “Andantino in C” by Juan Santos [w/ MIDI render]
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