Musical Scholars Group

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Comment by Emmanuelle Fonsny on July 4, 2009 at 7:32am

Saw something about Ligeti... you got me hooked. I'll join too ^^

Comment by Oscar Luis Santos on June 11, 2009 at 3:13pm

Hi, everyone. Just greeting while joining this very interesting group.

Comment by Anne Goodwin on June 6, 2009 at 9:32am

I'm back. I lost all my rules so I guess we'll not worry too much about them. The main rule of this group is that you must CITE YOUR SOURCES if you are giving information about composers of the past, particularly if you have a specific opinion that is based on that information. Thanks to Kirstofer Emerig for keeping Musical Scholars Group moving along while I was 'on Sabbatical.'

Comment by Per-Erik Rosqvist on April 1, 2009 at 6:28pm

Very interesting indeed ;)

Comment by Patrik Ohlsson on February 6, 2009 at 8:37am

Too bad that Anne left the forum:( A great critic and dedicated composer!

Comment by Fredrick zinos on January 26, 2009 at 11:01pm

Topic for discussion: What can early composers teach us?

Here is a compostion by Guillaume de Machaut (1300-1370) called Je Vivroie Liement. We should write as well.

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Comment by Nalinikanth Josyabhatla on January 11, 2009 at 12:36am

Appreciate the Idea Anne! Hope to see lots of activity on this group!
Nalinikanth...

Comment by ahmadjawadi on January 10, 2009 at 8:56pm

You can watch this video for this amazing and strange composition, it is Marketplace in Ispahan from Alladin Suite by Carl Nielsen, the Danish composer, here is the shortcut, I'll put the score of this amazing movement later, how do you think he wrote this music?
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3x_E7MjKd50
My best regards
Ahmad

Comment by o_w_n on January 10, 2009 at 8:46pm

Here is a youtube link to Ligeti's Chamber Concerto:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SUClKGBVGqU

and also for Reich's Music for Pieces of Wood:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eCI6z0mU__0

Comment by o_w_n on January 10, 2009 at 8:43pm

Both György Ligeti and Steve Reich are modern composers (Ligeti died in 2006, and Reich is still here) but in different styles. Ligeti was experimental and avant-garde, and also briefly played with writing electro-acoustic music (inspired by Stockhausen, another modern composer worth looking into). Reich on the other hand, is a minimalist.

Most people will have trouble listening to Ligeti's music (I played a fragment of his chamber concerto to a flautist friend of mine, and she said she felt physically sick!), but it represents music that is trying to push the bounds of what classes as music. If approached with an open mind, it can be found to be, if not pleasant to listen to, at least intriguing and musically highly interesting.

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