Thursday, September 25, 2014
Post-Bop and Avant-Garde Jazz Saxophonist Keith Gamble: Paul Hindemith: Concert Piece For Two Alto Saxopho...
Post-Bop and Avant-Garde Jazz Saxophonist Keith Gamble: Paul Hindemith: Concert Piece For Two Alto Saxopho...: Every composition has a story, whether it is as simple as - oh, I think I will write a song today, or maybe deeper reasons for writing ...
Paul Hindemith: Concert Piece For Two Alto Saxophones
Every composition has a story, whether it is as simple as - oh, I think I will write a song today, or maybe deeper reasons for writing a composition. Here is a story for Paul Hindemith`s Konzertuck Fur Zwei Altsaxophone, or in English - Concert Piece For Two Alto Saxophones.
Composer Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963) is one of my favorite composers in the western art music genre. I fell in love with Paul Hindemith`s music when I was introduced to his composition Ludus Tonalis, which goes through the cycle of all 24 major and minor keys.
Concert Piece For Two Alto Saxophones was composed in 1933, for Sigurd Rascher. Sigurd Rascher discussed many details of the piece with Paul Hindemith directly. Hindemith was a composer of late Romantic and Modern style periods.
Paul Hindemith was from Germany, and during the takeover by the Nazis and right-wing cultural organizations, Hindemith`s works were prohibited. There was an official performance ban on all his works by October, 1936. In 1938, Paul Hindemith emigrated to Switzerland, and later to the United States. Saxophonist Sigurd Rascher left Germany in 1933.
For years, Concert Piece For Two Alto Saxophones could not be performed in public due to a lack of suitable alto saxophonist. Concert Piece For Two Alto Saxophones premiered in New York State with Sigurd Rascher`s daughter playing second alto, in 1960. Rascher programmed the piece for his 1964 concert in Zurich, Switzerland. Scheduled for March 6, 1964, Sigurd Rascher invited Paul Hindemith to his concert. Hindemith was so delighted, and accepted the invitation to hear Concert Piece For Two Alto Saxophones for the first time. Paul Hindemith died in December, 1963, just three months before Sigurd Rascher`s performance of Concert Piece For Two Alto Saxophones.
Composer Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963) is one of my favorite composers in the western art music genre. I fell in love with Paul Hindemith`s music when I was introduced to his composition Ludus Tonalis, which goes through the cycle of all 24 major and minor keys.
Concert Piece For Two Alto Saxophones was composed in 1933, for Sigurd Rascher. Sigurd Rascher discussed many details of the piece with Paul Hindemith directly. Hindemith was a composer of late Romantic and Modern style periods.
Paul Hindemith was from Germany, and during the takeover by the Nazis and right-wing cultural organizations, Hindemith`s works were prohibited. There was an official performance ban on all his works by October, 1936. In 1938, Paul Hindemith emigrated to Switzerland, and later to the United States. Saxophonist Sigurd Rascher left Germany in 1933.
For years, Concert Piece For Two Alto Saxophones could not be performed in public due to a lack of suitable alto saxophonist. Concert Piece For Two Alto Saxophones premiered in New York State with Sigurd Rascher`s daughter playing second alto, in 1960. Rascher programmed the piece for his 1964 concert in Zurich, Switzerland. Scheduled for March 6, 1964, Sigurd Rascher invited Paul Hindemith to his concert. Hindemith was so delighted, and accepted the invitation to hear Concert Piece For Two Alto Saxophones for the first time. Paul Hindemith died in December, 1963, just three months before Sigurd Rascher`s performance of Concert Piece For Two Alto Saxophones.
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Post-Bop and Avant-Garde Jazz Saxophonist Keith Gamble: Music Degree Programs Online?
Post-Bop and Avant-Garde Jazz Saxophonist Keith Gamble: Music Degree Programs Online?: As a music education graduate at Oakland University, in Rochester Hills, MI, I value that experience. Long nights of practicing, early ...
Music Degree Programs Online?
As a music education graduate at Oakland University, in Rochester Hills, MI, I value that experience. Long nights of practicing, early morning classes, and ensemble classes and rehearsals made it all the more special. An on-line music degree program just sounds wrong.
Berklee College of Music, in Boston, MA, offers such a program. My first impression is NO! When an institution with the reputation as the Berklee College of Music offers such a degree program, then I must take a second look. I am sure many of you understand my reservation, especially being a music education graduate myself.
Coming from a traditional university music program I have questions about studying music online, even if that program is Berklee College of Music. What about relationships? Music is not made in a vacuum, but with student musicians with shared experiences. Yes, you may be able to get a degree in music online, but in the long-run, I think you loss.
Today I share the band stand with friends I attended college with as a music major. Those friendships are life long relationships with other musicians. For this reason, I cannot recommend an online music degree program.
Berklee College of Music, in Boston, MA, offers such a program. My first impression is NO! When an institution with the reputation as the Berklee College of Music offers such a degree program, then I must take a second look. I am sure many of you understand my reservation, especially being a music education graduate myself.
Coming from a traditional university music program I have questions about studying music online, even if that program is Berklee College of Music. What about relationships? Music is not made in a vacuum, but with student musicians with shared experiences. Yes, you may be able to get a degree in music online, but in the long-run, I think you loss.
Today I share the band stand with friends I attended college with as a music major. Those friendships are life long relationships with other musicians. For this reason, I cannot recommend an online music degree program.
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Post-Bop and Avant-Garde Jazz Saxophonist Keith Gamble: Bence Peter`s Fibonacci Sequence In Music
Post-Bop and Avant-Garde Jazz Saxophonist Keith Gamble: Bence Peter`s Fibonacci Sequence In Music: I came upon a very interesting composition that one could guess the music of Claude Debussy or Keith Jarrett, at least in my opinion. P...
Bence Peter`s Fibonacci Sequence In Music
I came upon a very interesting composition that one could guess the music of Claude Debussy or Keith Jarrett, at least in my opinion. Pianist and composer Bence Peter, and his work "Fibonacci Sequence In Music" reminds me of both Debussy and Jarrett, but faster! Fibonacci Sequence In Music is an imaginative piece that require the performer to display piano technique and sensitivity that reminds the listener of an upper level concert pianist.
Pianist Bence Peter is also a film composer and producer who attended Boston`s Berklee College of Music. Known for breaking the Guiness World Record in 2012, for most piano key hits in one minute (765), Peter is said to be the world`s fastest piano player.
Bence Peter can play very rapidly, while keeping the character of his music. As mentioned earlier, Bence Peter`s playing is reminiscent of Debussy; just much faster. You will also hear an influence of Keith Jarrett.
"Fibonacci Sequence In Music" is a skillful display of dexterity and imagination. Bence Peter is on my radar, and should be on yours.
Pianist Bence Peter is also a film composer and producer who attended Boston`s Berklee College of Music. Known for breaking the Guiness World Record in 2012, for most piano key hits in one minute (765), Peter is said to be the world`s fastest piano player.
Bence Peter can play very rapidly, while keeping the character of his music. As mentioned earlier, Bence Peter`s playing is reminiscent of Debussy; just much faster. You will also hear an influence of Keith Jarrett.
"Fibonacci Sequence In Music" is a skillful display of dexterity and imagination. Bence Peter is on my radar, and should be on yours.
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Post-Bop and Avant-Garde Jazz Saxophonist Keith Gamble: The Power Of Music! Therapy?
Post-Bop and Avant-Garde Jazz Saxophonist Keith Gamble: The Power Of Music! Therapy?: Music therapy is defined as "the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within ...
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