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One of the saddest stories in the history of the violin.
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Music:
- Joseph Achron: Hebrew Melody Op. 33, performed by Josef Hassid and Gerald Moore [original upload: ImIwpDCMC10]
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, Op. 1 No. 2, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
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One of the saddest stories in the history of the violin.
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- Joseph Achron: Hebrew Melody Op. 33, performed by Josef Hassid and Gerald Moore [original upload: ImIwpDCMC10]
- 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 Pieces: Pavane pour une Infante Défunte
A look at Ravels Pavane.
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Music:
- Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une Infante Défunte, performed by Felipe Sarro
[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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![Theremin: The Wild History of the Weirdest Instrument
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0:00 Introduction
1:09 I: The Eve of Revolution
6:32 II: Theremin in the Ether
14:00 III: Flirting with Capitalism
28:47 IV: Cowell and Grainger
31:00 V: Clara Rockmore
39:09 VI: Collapse
46:40 VII: Lucie Rosen
52:29 VIII: Theremin in the Gulag
1:03:40 IX: A Home in Novelty
1:08:59 X: Last Years
📚 SOURCES/FURTHER READING:
General sources/comments:
• “Theremin: Ether Music and Espionage” by Albert Glinsky (University of Illinois Press, 2000)
• Thanks to Jonathan Golove for lending me his spare theremin.
• Detailed information on Theremin-built theremins: https://rcatheremin.com/
II: Theremin in the Ether
• 6:32 Theremin playing the theremin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5qf9O6c20o
• 9:52 “Physics of the Theremin” by Kenneth Skeldon: https://aapt.scitation.org/doi/10.1119/1.19004
III: Flirting with Capitalism
• 14:45 Kovalsky and the Electro-Musical Orchestra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ThFEzDUcc8
• 16:33 Rostovskaya re-premieres Pashchenko’s “A Symphonic Mystery:” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTMaqnvOdbA
V: Clara Rockmore
• http://nadiareisenberg-clararockmore.org/clara-rockmore-biography/
• 31:01 Rockmore plays Ravel’s “Habanera:” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuKBPEDU-W0
• 33:10 Rockmore’s “The Art of the Theremin:” http://nadiareisenberg-clararockmore.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/theremin.pdf
• 33:18 Rockmore plays Saint-Saëns’ “The Swan:” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdFSU8sn3mo
• 35:25 “Clara Rockmore RCA Theremin Report” by Andrew Baron and Mike Buffington: https://rcatheremin.com/documents/Clara_RCA_Report.pdf
• 37:25 Fuleihan score: https://etheremin.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Fuleihan.pdf
VII: Lucie Rosen
• 51:07 Jørgensen and Bystrova perform Paul’s “Palestinian Song:” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxtW6nNBlIo
IX: A Home in Novelty
• Additional information on the theremin in Hollywood was found in Kasey Mathew’s “Strange Vibrations: The Evolution of the Theremin:” https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1471&context=caps_thes_all
• 1:03:40 Excerpt from “Spellbound:” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvK0NkrZXxM
• 1:05:57 Odna (“Alone”): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QURLitdTjaM
• 1:06:00 Excerpt from “The Lost Weekend:” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iQpa9MNnVA
• 1:07:24 Excerpt from “The Delicate Delinquent:” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBZGcYBjQTM
X: Last Years
• 1:13:56 Theremin at Stanford University, 1991: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUgNkROotp0
Classical Nerd is a video series covering music history, theoretical concepts, and techniques, hosted by composer, pianist, and music history aficionado Thomas Little.
Music (in addition to that listed above):
- Joseph Schillinger: First Airphonic Suite, performed by Lydia Kavina and the Sinfonieorchester der Staatlichen Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe conducted by Zsolt Nagy [original upload: x2QcWKtRMk]
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
- Sergei Rachmaninoff: Ne poy, krasavitsa, Op.4 no. 4 (aka “Song of Grusia”), performed by Clara Rockmore [original upload: mmsx4oPy8nA]
- Anis Fuleihan: Theremin Concerto, performed by Clara Rockmore and the New York Philharmonic conducted by Leopold Stokowski [original upload: cLLiikYaV1g]
- Bohuslav Martinů: Fantasia for Theremin, Oboe, Piano, and String Quartet, performed by Lydia Kavina, Stefania Tedesco, Mauro Cavalieri D’Oro, and members of the Columbus Orchestra: https://www.thereminvox.com/library/lydia_kavina/fantasia-for-theremin-oboe-piano-and-string-quartet/
- Joseph Achron: Hebrew Melody, Op. 33, performed by Clara Rockmore [original upload: vCrZSM3F2Q]
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![The Uncompromising Elliott Carter
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📚 Sources/further reading:
“Carter” by David Schiff (Oxford University Press, 2018)
“The Music of Elliott Carter” by David Schiff (Second edition, Cornell University Press, 1998)
“Elliot Carter: Collected Essays and Lectures, 1937–1995,” edited by Jonathan W. Bernard (University of Rochester Press, 1997)
“Long-Range Polyrhythms in Elliott Carter’s Recent Music” by John F. Link (PhD Dissertation, City University of New York, 1994): http://www.johnlinkmusic.com/JohnLinkDiss.pdf
“The Composition of Elliott Carters Night Fantasies” by John F. Link: http://johnlinkmusic.com/JohnLinkSonusPaper.pdf
“A Listener-Sensitive Analytic Approach to Elliott Carter’s Late Chamber Music” by Peter Christian Wyse Smucker (PhD Dissertation, University of Chicago, 2015)
“Aspects of Motion in Elliott Carter’s Second String Quartet” by Tiina Koivisto (Intégral: The Journal of Applied Musical Thought, 1996): https://www.esm.rochester.edu/integral/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/INTEGRAL_10_koivisto.pdf
“An Analytical Study of Elliott Carter’s Piano Sonata” by Jane E. Gormley Perkyns (DMA Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1990)
“A Multifaceted Approach to Analyzing Form in Elliott Carter’s Boston Concerto” by Alan Theisen (PhD Dissertation, Florida State University, 2010): https://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu:176104/datastream/PDF/view
“Multi-Layered Construction of Elliott Carter’s Violin Concerto, First Movement” by Jonghee Kang (PhD Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh, 2015): http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/24859/1/Kang_Diss_Final_w_Bookmarks_042015.pdf
“The Later Music of Elliott Carter” by David I. H. Harvey (PhD Thesis, Worcester College, Oxford, 1986): https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-later-music-of-Elliott-Carter-%3A-a-study-in-and-Harvey/66f27f055b6aaf23743e743c2676649861d02b62
“At the Edge of Creation: Elliot Carter’s Sketches in the Library of Congress” by Stephen Soderberg
“Elliott Carter’s March: An Applicable Analysis” by Troy W. Palmer (BA Thesis, Western Kentucky University, 2015): https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/43649341.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz3PTNOVLuM
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Music:
- Elliott Carter: Concerto for Orchestra (1969), performed by the New York Philharmonic conducted by Pierre Boulez [original upload: c3JEGuUd6SI]
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
- Elliott Carter: Piano Sonata (1947), performed by John Anderson [free recording courtesy pianosociety.com]
- Tyson Davis: String Quartet #1 (2017), performed by the Attacca Quartet [original upload: utBqGfuur9M]
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![George Enescu: Romanias Underrated Genius
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📚 Sources/further reading:
“George Enescu: The Complete Musician: A Study of Violin Virtuosity in Enescu’s Third Sonata for Piano and Violin,” by Helen Katharine Ayres (DMA Dissertation, University of Melbourne, 2006)
“A Structural Analysis of George Enescu’s Piano Sonata in D Major, Op. 24, No. 3,” by Jonas Erik Kvarnström (DMA thesis, University of British Columbia, 1992)
https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000008793
http://libcontent1.lib.ua.edu/content/u0015/0000001/0000610/u0015_0000001_0000610.pdf
https://www.atlantasymphony.org/-/media/Sites/ASO2011/Res/PDF/17-18/Program-Notes/ASO_w18_CS21_Program-Notes.pdf
https://www.chandos.net/chanimages/Booklets/TR1100.pdf
http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1966&context=gs_rp
http://webbut.unitbv.ro/BU2014/Series%20VIII/BULETIN%20VIII/10_NAUNCEF-Alina.pdf
https://www.wrightmusic.net/pdfs/georges-enescu.pdf
https://watermark.silverchair.com/141.pdf
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2002/oct/25/classicalmusicandopera.artsfeatures
https://www.georgeenescu.ro/en/georgeenescu-ro-en_doc_20_george-enescu-biography-and-work_pg_0.htm
https://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Enescu-George.htm
http://www.roh.org.uk/people/george-enescu
https://www.roh.org.uk/news/watch-the-tragedies-of-all-tragedies-johan-reuter-and-john-tomlinson-on-oedipe
Classical Nerd is a video series covering music history, theoretical concepts, and techniques, hosted by composer, pianist, and music history aficionado Thomas Little.
Music:
- George Enescu: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 in F minor, Op. 26 (1898), performed by Andrei Csaba and Dan Grigore [original upload: qdGh5UqbbuA]
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, Op. 1 No. 2, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
- George Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody, Op. 11 No. 1 (1901), performed by the Georges Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sergiu Celibidache [original upload: m8Y5x1N_aIg]
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![Composition Masterclass #11: Piano Concerto Edition
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Todays pieces:
- “Piano Concerto in A Major, Mvt. 1 by Marcel Simader
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- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
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![Gustav Holst: Beyond the Planets
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📚 Sources/further reading:
“Gustav Holst: The Man and his Music” by Michael Short (Circaidy Gregory Press, 2014)
“Sacred Sound at the Symphony: A Conductor’s Guide to Faith Traditions in Choral-Orchestral Repertoire” by Robert Bott (PhD dissertation, University of North Texas, 2020): https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1703425/m2/1/high_res_d/BOTT-DISSERTATION-2020.pdf
“An Analysis of Gustav Holst’s ‘The Planets’” by Kanokrut Leelasiri (MA thesis, Cal State Northridge, 2001): http://scholarworks.csun.edu/bitstream/handle/10211.2/2158/leelasirikanokrut2001.pdf?sequence=1
“A Study of Orchestration Techniques for the Wind Ensemble/Wind Band as Demonstrated in Seminal Works” by Chris Sharp (PhD dissertation, University of Florida, 2011): http://etd.fcla.edu/UF/UFE0042544/sharp_c.pdf
“Violin and Voice as Partners in Three Early Twentieth-Century English Works for Voice and Violin” by John Paul Rutland (PhD dissertation, University of North Texas, 2005): https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4935/m2/1/high_res_d/dissertation.pdf
“Modal Prolongational Structure in Selected Sacred Choral Compositions by Gustav Holst and Ralph Vaughan Williams” by Timothy Paul Francis (PhD dissertation, University of Oregon, 2012): https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1794/12383/Francis_oregon_0171A_10372.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
ttp://www.gustavholst.info/journal/article-001.php?chapter=1
https://doublebassing.wordpress.com/2015/06/30/think-youre-a-failure-we-call-that-pulling-a-holst/
Classical Nerd is a video series covering music history, theoretical concepts, and techniques, hosted by composer, pianist, and music history aficionado Thomas Little.
Music:
- Gustav Holst: First Suite for Military Band, performed by the United States Marine Band conducted by Frederick Fennell and available on IMSLP: tinyurl.com/6cuphbyb
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
- Gustav Holst: “Hymn to the Waters” from Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Group 3, performed by the North Central College Women’s Chorale and the DuPage Symphony Orchestra conducted by Barbara Schubert and available on IMSLP: tinyurl.com/ybtjde5d
- Giovanni Palestrina: Sicut Cervus, performed by Cantores Carmeli Linz conducted by Michael Stenov and available on IMSLP: tinyurl.com/ub5hhbss
- Gustav Holst: The Planets, performed by the National Youth Orchestra of Canada conducted by (probably) Alain Trudel and available on IMSLP: tinyurl.com/d7jy48we
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![Music as Narrative: Looking at my First Symphony
A presentation on narrative structure.
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:
- Thomas Little: Teton Pass (from Symphony No. 1 “The Grand Tetons”), performed by the UNCSA Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christopher James Lees [original upload: GIZQog6ElR4]
- 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: Hubert Parry
A look at a figurehead of the English Musical Renaissance.
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Music:
- Hubert Parry: Partita in D minor, mvts. 1-4, performed by Steve Jones and a synthesized piano and available on IMSLP: https://tinyurl.com/yc99v5xl
- 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: Isao Tomita
A look at an electronic wizard.
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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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Music:
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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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