Expanded voices for the clarinet in the 20th centuryFor my final blog post of the semester, I decided to create an anthology of 10 pieces in the clarinet repertoire that utilize multiphonics…May 9, 2021May 9, 2021
William O. Smith and extended techniquesToday I want to explore the compositions of William O. Smith and the influence he had on extended techniques on the clarinet, specifically…Apr 20, 20212Apr 20, 20212
“Sonic Meditations”Pauline Oliveros wrote “Sonic Meditations” in 1971, and according to her Introduction I they “are intended for group work over a long…Apr 12, 20212Apr 12, 20212
Thea Musgrave and the female composerI found the following newspaper clipping from a 1977 article in the Los Angeles Times titled “The Voice of Musgrave.” It is a brief…Mar 28, 2021Mar 28, 2021
Still’s Four SymphoniesI remember playing principal clarinet in William Grant Still’s Symphony №1 in high school and particularly appreciating the clarinet…Mar 21, 20211Mar 21, 20211
Recreating music with tape in the modern dayFor today’s Music of the 20th Century class, one of our assigned listenings was Mario Davidovsky’s Synchronisms No 6 for piano and tape…Mar 4, 20212Mar 4, 20212
Getting to know Germaine TailleferreAs I continue to learn more about the music of the 20th century, I am especially drawn to composers who I am unfamiliar with, and Germaine…Feb 24, 20212Feb 24, 20212
Two different reviews of StravinskyIn combing through the Library of Congress archives, I found two separate reviews of the same concert series from 1930 that featured…Feb 14, 20211Feb 14, 20211
Uncovering program notes of the pastSo far, our 20th-century music course has me thinking a lot about the language we use to describe music, specifically in materials catered…Jan 31, 20211Jan 31, 20211
