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A look at the pivotal school at the heart of modern music.
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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:
- Arnold Schoenberg: Drei Klavierstücke, Op. 11, mvts. 1 and 2, performed by Hector Sanchez
[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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A look at the pivotal school at the heart of modern music.
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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:
- Arnold Schoenberg: Drei Klavierstücke, Op. 11, mvts. 1 and 2, performed by Hector Sanchez
[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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Questions and comments can be directed to:
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![Why Composers Like Mushrooms
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https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2018/november/chasalow-mushrooms.html
https://www.theguardian.com/arts/fridayreview/story/0,,1271606,00.html
https://knowledgenuts.com/2014/10/21/the-musician-inspired-by-mushrooms/
Classical Nerd is a video series covering music history, theoretical concepts, and techniques, hosted by composer, pianist, and music history aficionado Thomas Little.
Music:
- Thomas Little: “C’est la Vie” from the Sonata for Violin and Piano (2018), performed by Michele Zimmerman and George Mobley and available for purchase on Bandcamp: https://lentovivace.bandcamp.com/album/sonata-for-violin-and-piano
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
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![Setting Twitter to Music
A tradition older than you might assume ...
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:
- Gabriel Kahane: “Opera Scene” from Craigslistlieder, sung by Amy Broadbent, soprano, and accompanied by Christopher Koelzer [original upload: ntvcNda5D-M]
- 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: Carl Nielsen
A look at Denmarks greatest symphonist.
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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:
- Carl Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto, Op. 57, performed by Staff Sgt. Patrick Morgan and the Marine Chamber Orchestra conducted by Maj. Michelle Rakers and available on IMSLP: https://tinyurl.com/yd99ovan
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, Op. 1 No. 2, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
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![An Interview with Robin Meiksins
Thanks to Robin for choosing my piece as part of her 52 Weeks of Flute project and for taking the time to talk to me! I was battling technical difficulties the entire time (leading to what I feel is some occasional spaciness on my end), but we made it through. Go subscribe to her: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGVHd5juCshz-0eAK97qcTQ
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: Nonexistent Chimera, Op. 46, performed by Robin Meiksins
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, Op. 1 No. 2, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
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![Musical Americana: Stephen Foster, Minstrelsy, and the Birth of Popular Music
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0:00 Introduction
0:54 I: Born on the Fourth of July
3:54 II: Early Copyright
6:11 III: Stephen Starts Writing
8:43 IV: Minstrelsy
20:56 V: Cincinnati
24:39 VI: Jeanie
30:03 VII: Elevating a Genre
42:24 VIII: Antebellum Politics
47:39 IX: President-in-Law
52:22 X: Return to the Parlor
58:46 XI: The Song Factory
1:03:41 XII: A Complicated Legacy
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![Great Composers: Astor Piazzolla
It takes two to tango, but only one to completely reinvent it.
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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:
- Astor Piazzolla: Meditango, arranged for piano trio, performed by François Micol and unknown string players
[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
- Astor Piazzolla/Kurt Cobain: Smells like Libertango, arranged and performed by Theresa Rose and Drake Duffer [original upload: vkqYdj8BGZw]
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![Great Composers: George Rochberg
How one man broke from serialism ... but at a high cost.
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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:
- George Rochberg: Three Elegiac Pieces, Mvt. 3, performed by Marc-André Hamelin [original upload: 78X7ziC_78A]
- 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 Performers: Niccolò Paganini
A look at the 19th-century Ozzy Osborne.
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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:
- Niccolò Paganini: Variations on “I Palpiti,” Op. 13, performed by Rika Masato and Eri Osuka and available on IMSLP: http://tinyurl.com/ydhjr43c
- 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: Claudio Monteverdi
The man behind the Baroque.
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:
- Claudio Monteverdi: O primavera, gioventú dell’anno, SV 68, arranged by Michel Rondeau and performed by Michel Rondeau, Michel Villeneuve, Eric Vaillancourt, and Timothy Keels and available on IMSLP: http://tinyurl.com/joz4u84
- 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: Eduard Tubin
A look at an underrated Estonian.
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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:
- Eduard Tubin: Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra, performed by Ha Young Jung and the Boston University Symphony Orchestra conducted by Tiffany Chung [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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