Uploaded October 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A look at the biggest trend of the late 20th century.
This was a viewer request from YouTubers Eric Rakestraw and kevs musicandstuff. Please note that requests for future videos are on hold for the time being, given the extraordinary number of requests I've already received.
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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:
- Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians, performed by eighth blackbird, Third Coast Percussion, et al. [original upload: ZXJWO2FQ16c]
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, Op. 1 No. 2, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
- Steve Reich: Piano Phase, performed by Rob Kovacs [original upload: AnQdP03iYIo, and a mesmerizing one at that!]
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A look at the biggest trend of the late 20th century.
This was a viewer request from YouTubers Eric Rakestraw and kevs musicandstuff. Please note that requests for future videos are on hold for the time being, given the extraordinary number of requests I've already received.
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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:
- Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians, performed by eighth blackbird, Third Coast Percussion, et al. [original upload: ZXJWO2FQ16c]
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, Op. 1 No. 2, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
- Steve Reich: Piano Phase, performed by Rob Kovacs [original upload: AnQdP03iYIo, and a mesmerizing one at that!]
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Contact Information:
Questions and comments can be directed to:
nerdofclassical [at] gmail.com
Tumblr:
classical-nerd.tumblr.com
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All images and audio in this video are for educational purposes only and are not intended as copyright infringement. If you have a copyright concern, please contact me using the above information.
![Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Mastermind of Orchestration [The Mighty Handful, Pt. 6/6]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lh2_sFNJCYQ/mqdefault.jpg "Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Mastermind of Orchestration [The Mighty Handful, Pt. 6/6]
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📚 Sources/further reading:
“My Musical Life” by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
“Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Use of the ‘Byliny’ (Russian Oral Epic Narratives) in his Opera ‘Sadko’” by Brian Reeve (PhD Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2005): http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28574/1/430618.pdf
“Rimsky-Korsakov’s ‘Antar’ Symphony: A Biographical and Analytical Study” by Nicolas Krusek (MA Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2014)
“Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov and His Orient” by Adalyat Issiyeva
“An operatic premonition in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Musical Tableau ‘Sadko,’ Op. 5” by Mark Biggins: http://www.markbiggins.com/images/media/rk.pdf
https://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/Program_Notes/ProgramNotes_RimskyKorsakov_Scheherazade.pdf
https://cso.org/uploadedfiles/1_tickets_and_events/program_notes/programnotes_rimskykorsakov_russianeaster.pdf
http://www.theclassicalgirl.com/rimsky-korsakovs-magical-scheherazade/
Classical Nerd is a video series covering music history, theoretical concepts, and techniques, hosted by composer, pianist, and music history aficionado Thomas Little.
Music:
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade (1888), performed by the University of Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Barbara Schubert and available on IMSLP: https://tinyurl.com/CN-Rimsky
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
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![César Cui: Critic & General [The Mighty Handful, Pt. 4/6]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nL0s78uC844/mqdefault.jpg "César Cui: Critic & General [The Mighty Handful, Pt. 4/6]
🎶 Support the channel:
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📚 Sources/further reading:
“Story, Style, and Structure in the Operas of César Cui” by Lyle K. Neff (PhD Dissertation, Indiana University, 2002): https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/2022/24419/Neff%2C%20Lyle%20 %20operas%20of%20Cesar%20Cui%20%282002%29.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
“Russian Elements in Selected Piano Compositions of Cesar Cui (1835–1918)” by Raymond Teele Ryder (DMA Dissertation, University of Arizona, 2001): https://repository.arizona.edu/bitstream/handle/10150/280753/azu_td_3016468_sip1_m.pdf?sequence=1
http://opera.stanford.edu/iu/russmus/cui/cuibio.html
http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Name/C%C3%A9sar-Cui/Composer/2603-1
http://guides.lib.fsu.edu/c.php?g=353115&p=2383522
https://www.kennedy-center.org/artists/c/co-cz/cesar-cui/
http://en.tchaikovsky-research.net/pages/C%C3%A9sar_Cui
https://books.google.com/books?id=m3S7PIxe0mwC&pg=PA706&lpg=PA706&source=bl&ots=KWcMrPO2P1&sig=ACfU3U2FTnoCGCBeT1_AWUaVLZYETsrMUw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiY qlq5joAhUon-AKHazKDooQ6AEwAXoECAoQAQ#v=onepage
Classical Nerd is a video series covering music history, theoretical concepts, and techniques, hosted by composer, pianist, and music history aficionado Thomas Little.
Music:
- César Cui: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 68, performed by Steve’s Bedroom Band and available on IMSLP: https://tinyurl.com/CesarCuiSQ2
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
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