Regarding last week’s NTT, I didn’t even think to try to guess at the particular piece....I really only know two Reich pieces: Clapping Music & New York Counterpoint (aka the clarinet one).
Joey’s conference report brings back to mind my days as a dues paying member of the AMS....oh the memories. Maybe I’ll check out the Chicago conference.
NTT: German, late romantic. I don’t think it’s quite chromatic enough to be Strauss, though there was one little riff that had me thinking it could be, so I’m keeping him in my basket.
Joey’s hint would suggest that this comes from an opera, and with TP’s newfound emphasis on populism, Strauss is the name that keeps coming to mind. I don’t think there’s any way it could be Wagner.
Other names certainly come to mind: Pfizner, Zemlinsky, Schmidt. The text isn’t helping me much... something to the effect of “you think I’m an angel... I’m the only one who [?]”
Will here, and it seems that I placed the wrong link in this week's "Tone Praise"!
Here is the Atterberg "Varmlands Rhapsody": https://youtu.be/mfPkAHLmnFg?si=Ow9jNbOUYeMHuqFk
I had planned to use the Mendelssohn for next week's edition, so consider this a bonus!
Regarding last week’s NTT, I didn’t even think to try to guess at the particular piece....I really only know two Reich pieces: Clapping Music & New York Counterpoint (aka the clarinet one).
Joey’s conference report brings back to mind my days as a dues paying member of the AMS....oh the memories. Maybe I’ll check out the Chicago conference.
NTT: German, late romantic. I don’t think it’s quite chromatic enough to be Strauss, though there was one little riff that had me thinking it could be, so I’m keeping him in my basket.
Joey’s hint would suggest that this comes from an opera, and with TP’s newfound emphasis on populism, Strauss is the name that keeps coming to mind. I don’t think there’s any way it could be Wagner.
Other names certainly come to mind: Pfizner, Zemlinsky, Schmidt. The text isn’t helping me much... something to the effect of “you think I’m an angel... I’m the only one who [?]”
I guess I just have to go with Strauss
You don’t say which Strauss....so we’re just supposed to guess at which you mean via context clues?
Oh sorry I of course meant Johann Strauss Vater