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Wrapping things up.
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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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- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, Op. 1 No. 2, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
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Wrapping things up.
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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:
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, Op. 1 No. 2, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
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Contact Information:
Questions and comments can be directed to:
nerdofclassical [at] gmail.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.
![Harry Partch and his Microtonal Carpentry [Harry Partch, Pt. 1/2]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KPTBRFnc8_w/mqdefault.jpg "Harry Partch and his Microtonal Carpentry [Harry Partch, Pt. 1/2]
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đ Sources/further reading:
âGenesis of a Musicâ by Harry Partch (1949)
âThe Intonation Systems of Harry Partchâ by Petter Ekman (BA Thesis, Iceland Academy of the Arts): https://skemman.is/bitstream/1946/8545/1/Lokaritgerd.pdf
ââUnstuck in Timeâ: Harry Partchâs Bilocated Lifeâ by Jake Johnson, 2015 (Journal of the Society for American Music, Vol. 9 No. 2)
âKeynote Address for the 2012 Harry Partch Conference in Bostonâ by Kyle Gann: https://www.kylegann.com/PartchKeynote.html
âHarry Partch and the Philosopherâs Toneâ by Philip Blackburn, 2007 (Hyperion, Vol. III, Issue 1): http://contramundum.net/assets/hfa_3.1_2008.pdf
âHarry Partch, At a Glanceâ by Eric M. Gewirtz, 2015: http://pastseasons.lincolncenterfestival.org/past-seasons-files/2015/assets/img/downloads/Partch.pdf
âTrains, Railroad Workers and Illegal Riders: The Subcultural World of Hobo Graffitiâ by John F. Lennon, 2016 (from the Routledge Handbook of Graffiti and Street Art)
http://media.virbcdn.com/files/c3/754bf16fde98493b-Vol3LinerNotes.pdf
https://www.secondinversion.org/tag/adapted-viola/
http://www.echo.ucla.edu/two-studies-harry-partch-conversations-danlee-mitchell-betty-freeman-jake-johnson/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Harry-Partch
https://www.lpthe.jussieu.fr/~talon/MUSIC6.PDF
https://music.washington.edu/news/2014/11/20/harry-partch-instrumentarium-takes-residency-uw
Classical Nerd is a video series covering music history, theoretical concepts, and techniques, hosted by composer, pianist, and music history aficionado Thomas Little.
Music:
- Harry Partch: Delusion of the Fury (1966), conducted by Danlee Mitchell
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
Demonstration of the 43-tone scale on the Chromelodeon originally found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iabv_G5Rwc
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![Darius Milhaud: Where France Meets Brazil [Les Six, Pt. 5/7]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/N1HSCaoXoSs/mqdefault.jpg "Darius Milhaud: Where France Meets Brazil [Les Six, Pt. 5/7]
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đ Sources/further reading:
âMy Happy Lifeâ by Darius Milhaud, translated by Donald Evans, George Hall, and Christopher Palmer (Marion Boyars, 1995)
âLes Six: The French Composers and Their Mentors Jean Cocteau and Erik Satie,â edited by Robert Shapiro (Peter Owen Publishers, 2011)
âThe German Connection: Darius Milhaudâs Unusual Path to Official Recognition in Franceâ by Louis Epstein (The Journal of Musicology, Vol. 37, Issue 1)
âDarius Milhaud in the United States, 1940â71: Transatlantic Constructions of Musical Identityâ by Erin K. Maher (PhD dissertation, University of North Carolina, 2011)
âWhat Brubeck Got From Milhaudâ by John Salmon (American Music Teacher, February/March 1992): https://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/J_Salmon_What_1992.pdf
âThe Early Chamber Music of Darius Milhaud: Style and Structureâ by Deborah Hazel Roberts (PhD dissertation, University of London, 1991): https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/files/2935237/DX191827_1.pdf
âA Wind Ensemble Adaptation and Conductorâs Analysis of Selected Movements of Darius Milhaudâs Saudades do Brazil, with an Examination of the Influences of Ernesto Nazarethâ by Monty Roy Musgrave (DMA monograph, Louisiana State University, 2005): https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1031&context=gradschool_majorpapers
âDarius Milhaudâs La CrĂ©ation du Monde: The Conductorâs Guide to Performanceâ by Robert Ward Miller, Jr. (DMA thesis, University of Iowa, 2011): https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2726&context=etd
âA Performerâs Guide for Two Solo Song Cycles by Darius Milhaud (1892â1974): Catalogue de fleurs, Opus 60 & Six Chansons de ThĂ©Ăątre, Opus 151bâ by Jolene Elizabeth Flory (DMA dissertation, University of South Carolina, 2014): https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3633&context=etd
âDarius Milhaudâs Sacred Service: A Historical, Textual, and Theoretical Analysisâ by Robert Harold Matthews (DMA dissertation, UNC Greensboro, 2011): https://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/Matthews_uncg_0154D_10828.pdf
âLatin American Influences on Selected Piano Pieces by Louis Moreau Gottschalk and Darius Milhaudâ by Hyejeong Seong (DMA research project, West Virginia University, 2019): https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8466&context=etd
âThe Influence of Jazz on French Solo Trombone Repertoryâ by Michael L. Samball (DMA dissertation, University of North Texas, 1987): https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331843/m2/1/high_res_d/1002715484-Samball.pdf
âThe Violin Works of Darius Milhaudâ by Eric Fried (DMA dissertation, University of Arizona, 1981)
Iâd also like to thank the researchers at Universal Edition for their time.
Classical Nerd is a video series covering music history, theoretical concepts, and techniques, hosted by composer, pianist, and music history aficionado Thomas Little.
Music:
- Darius Milhaud: Symphony No. 2, Op. 247 (1944), performed by the Radio-Sinfonieorchester Basel conducted by Alun Francis [original upload: RDHaIPzzYxA]
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
- Darius Milhaud: Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 33 (1916), performed by Billy Eidi [original upload: 6raEGCyxLQI]
- Darius Milhaud: Pastorale for Wind Trio, Op. 147 (1935), performed by the Heliand Consort [original upload: TMctPXaihD8]
The full Janice Giteck interview may be found at TseufqRM88Y
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![What is the Tonality Diamond? (Harry Partchs Theories, Explained) [Harry Partch, Pt. 2/2]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/N57Wt0mpSu4/mqdefault.jpg "What is the Tonality Diamond? (Harry Partchs Theories, Explained) [Harry Partch, Pt. 2/2]
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Sources for this video may be found in my biographical video on Partch, âHarry Partch and his Microtonal Carpentry,â which may be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPTBRFnc8_w
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: Dance! #2 in E minor, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
Contact Information:
Questions and comments can be directed to:
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