The Composer Chronicles: Recent Episodes
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Stephen Trygar recounts the stories of composers past and present through the music they write. Historical episodes focus on a particular work by the featured composer and examines their life during the time the piece was written and performed. Additionally, living composers, musicians, industry professionals, and general enthusiasts are featured every other week to share their own stories and geek out over the music that we all love. Through these tales, you're invited to explore each composers' legacy and their impact in keeping the world entertained.
What do you get when you gather ten composers, all with different musical styles, talents, backgrounds, and areas of expertise? You get ICEBERG.
Featured pieces (in alphabetical order by composer last name):
Unfolding for strings and live electronics by Drake Andersen
Coatlicue barría la escalera del templo (Coatlicue was Sweeping the Temple Steps) by Victor Baéz
pOwer trIo for alto sax, piano, and percussion by Alex Burtzos
Decomposition by Yu-Chun Chien
RISE by Derek Cooper
Steep for strings, percussion, and celesta by Jack Frerer
Clarinet Quintet by Max Grafe
Source Code by Harry Stafylakis
Learn more about ICEBERG and follow them on social media:
Website | YouTube
Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
The Etudes Project album featuring Jenny Lin and ICEBERG.
Lisa Pegher at Timucua
Theme music is by Daryl Banner.
Alexandrian Media podcast music by Andrew Gavin. Voiced by Michael Bolton.
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When Stephen invited Brian for another episode of Game Play, he didn't expect to be faced with one of the most difficult, heart-wrenching, and beautiful games he has ever played. Lena Raine's music in Celeste is not only some of the best to listen to on its own, but it expertly aids in the game play.
Watch Stephen's Twitch streams on YouTube!
Theme music is by Daryl Banner.
Alexandrian Media podcast music by Andrew Gavin. Voiced by Michael Bolton.
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There are two sides of a coin. Dakota Sauvé has spent so much of his musical career helping develop video games, but there's a different side to his career that prefers to explore the world of experimental pop.
Featured pieces:
"Mecha Mt. Fuji" from Celestial Blossoms (releasing soon)
"Dream Boom" from untitled 3D platformer game
"Phasmius" from Venture of Dark
"Moon of Etheria" from untitled VGM EP
"The Spirit" from Venture of Light
Where to find Dakota Sauvé/Koda Suave and his music:
Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
BandCamp | SoundCloud
Spotify: Dakota Sauvé | Koda Suave
Apple Music: Dakota Sauvé | Koda Suave
Theme music is by Daryl Banner.
Alexandrian Media podcast music by Andrew Gavin. Voiced by Michael Bolton.
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Adam Kennaugh believes that genuine communication between the composer and performer(s) is what creates honest and powerful music.
Featured pieces:
Crepuscular Light | Watch this piece: https://youtu.be/0R0IfOUhi70
Confronting Distance | Departure Duo
Approaching Cyyrhus | Natalie Magane - In All but Name... (YouTube flute performance)
Where to find Adam Kennaugh and his music:
Website | Facebook | Instagram
YouTube
Theme music is by Daryl Banner.
Alexandrian Media podcast music by Andrew Gavin. Voiced by Michael Bolton.
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Derek Cooper is a composer with a deep passion for engaging with his audience. To Derek, the relationship between the composer, the ensemble, and the audience is one of the most important aspects of music making.
Featured pieces:
Puzzles: https://youtu.be/PWAG8XZ4fno | How he created this piece: https://youtu.be/c_8FhFXFn3c
Starry Night: https://youtu.be/fVfiv1hzYUM | How he created this piece: https://youtu.be/vj8n2zT3m10
Where to find Derek Cooper and his music:
Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
YouTube | SoundCloud
Watch Star Wars Music Analysis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuCty0Ik_7PJZYxYxQjYZpA
Theme music is by Daryl Banner.
Alexandrian Media podcast music by Andrew Gavin. Voiced by Michael Bolton.
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On this episode of Movie Night, Brooks Leibee joins me once again to chat about Chris Roe's score for the 2018 documentary Spitfire and François Tetaz's score for the 2007 horror/thriller film Rogue. Grab some popcorn, dim the lights, and get comfy!
Watch Spitfireand Rogue (click on the titles to watch the films).
Where to find Brooks and his projects:
Instagram | Twitter
SoundCloud | IMDb
Theme music is by Daryl Banner.
Alexandrian Media podcast music by Andrew Gavin. Voiced by Michael Bolton.
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In this interview with Eric Lagergren, he leaves us with an important message: never take your art too seriously. Perfection is unachievable, especially when you’re desperate to obtain it.
Featured pieces: Quarantime | Flor de Muerto | Rhopalocera
Where to find Eric Lagergren and his music:
Website | Instagram | Twitter
SoundCloud | Bandcamp
Theme music is by Daryl Banner.
Alexandrian Media podcast music by Andrew Gavin. Voiced by Michael Bolton.
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In a world where music has time and time again been given narrative, Stephen Ryan Jackson uses his music to explore the mundane.
Featured pieces:
i can feel the universe expanding | solo voice + electronics
Tooth Necklace | flute + bass clarinet + violin + cello + piano + percussion
rinse & repeat | soprano saxophone + double bass + two percussion
Where to find Stephen Ryan Jackson and his music:
Website | Instagram
SoundCloud
Theme music is by Daryl Banner.
Alexandrian Media podcast music by Andrew Gavin. Voiced by Michael Bolton.
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Melissa Dunphy is an award-winning and acclaimed composer specializing in vocal, political, and theatrical music. Melissa is a composer who would be amongst the first to tell you that, if you want to be a composer, you need to write what you're passionate about. After the premiere of her large-scale choral work the Gozales Cantata, her career took off, and she wants to share her vision with the world.
Featured pieces:
Come, My Tan-Faced Children | Performed by Raehann Bryce-Davis, Laura Ward, Min-Young Kim, Tim Ressler
More Milk, More Milk Makes it Better (from American DREAMers) | Performed by the Singers
Tesla’s Pigeon movements III and IV (orchestral version) | Performed by Jessica Lennick and the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, cond. Kensho Watanabe
Intro to The Boghouse
Where to find Melissa Dunphy, her music, and The Boghouse:
Website | Twitter | Facebook
The Boghouse
Theme music is by Daryl Banner.
Alexandrian Media podcast music by Andrew Gavin. Voiced by Michael Bolton.
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You never fully understand what someone is going through unless you've lived it yourself. What makes Puccini's opera La bohème so powerful is that so many of its creators went through the same hardships that the characters of the opera went through.
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Music used in this episode:
"Quando m'en vo'" (orchestral version) from La bohème by Giacomo Puccini
Caught in the Waves by Trevor Kowalski
Divine by Amaranth Cove
For Those Who Know by Gavin Luke
Lion's Drift by Trevor Kowalski
Night Sky Alive by Trevor Kowalski
Look Down When You're Ready by Trevor Kowalski
Sources used in this episode:
Mary Jane Phillips-Matz, Puccini: A Biography (Boston: Northeastern University Press, 2002).
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This is TCC RADIO 2, a radio show style episode featuring the music of some the music you heard or learned about in past historical episodes on The Composer Chronicles. Today's episode features music by Berlioz, Gesualdo, and Satie.
Music featured in this episode:
“Un bal” from Symphonie fantastique by Hector Berlioz | Igor Markevitch, Orchestre Lamoureux, 1962
“Omnes amici mei” from Tanebrae Responsories for Good Friday by Carlo Gesualdo | Vox Àltera Ensemble
Gnossiennes No. 1 by Eric Satie | La Pianista
Theme music is by Daryl Banner.
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Humans have been looking up towards the sky for answers for thousands of years. To this day, humans have held on to the belief that celestial bodies can impact our daily lives, and Gustav Holst saw this as an opportunity for music.
Theme music is by Daryl Banner
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Music used in this episode:
The Planets, Op. 32 by Gustav Holst
City of Silent Wishes by Hampus Naeselius
Graso by Strom
Adrastea by Van Sandano
Silverstar by Elm Lake
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The plays of William Shakespeare have been an inspiration to countless other pieces of art, and that includes composers and music makers. Giuseppe Verdi, one of Italy's leading composers in the 19th Century, was thrilled at the idea of getting to set an opera to one of Shakespeare's plays, something he would return to for the rest of his career; it all started with Shakespeare's terrifying tale Macbeth.
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Music used in this episode:
"Una macchia è qui tuttora" from Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi
Lucky Guess by Trevor Kowalski
Corrivation by Ethan Sloan
Offcut by Ethan Sloan
Inception by Megan Wofford
Junior Momentum by Rand Aldo
The Batoidea by Martin Landh
Sources used for this episode:
Julian Budden, Verdi (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008).
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Let's kick off this spooky season with a Movie Night! Today, I am happily joined by author and booktuber Cameron Chaney. The film Trick 'r Treat is one of his favorite movies, enough for him to start a tradition of watching it every year with other activities; however, the music of this film is even more special. Besides setting the mood brilliantly, the music holds special significance to Cameron.
Where to find Cameron and his work:
Facebook | Instagram | Goodreads | Patreon
Library Macabre
Autumncrow: Amazon | Goodreads
Theme music is by Daryl Banner.
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I didn't have anything planned for this week due to moving, but I wasn't going to let that stop me again. So, I decided to do a bit of a different episode featuring recently composed music by past guests! That in turn started what will now be called TCC RADIO 1! In the event I am unable to create a full episode, I will make one of these episodes or an episode of TCC RADIO 2 featuring music of historical episodes I've done in the past! I hope you enjoy this week's episode!
Projects featured in this episode and where to find them:
"'Simon Says Die' Podcast Theme" from The Listener - Brooks Leibee:
Full Album | Dustin Can Read! Podcast
"Everybody That You Meet" from TOEM - Jamal Green:
Soundtrack | TOEM Game
"Prepare to Dive" from Fushigi - Silas Hite:
Silas Hite's Website
"Clair de Lune" - Claude Debussy. This track is a placeholder for the promotion of Barnaby Martin's video essay on his YouTube channel Listening In.
Zastój (feat. Rebekah Heckler) - Trevor Kowalski:
Trevor Kowalski's Website
Vino Encore for Trumpet - Dani Howard:
Dani Howard's Instagram | The Vino Encores
"Nightfall" from Vampire - Daryl Banner:
Full Album
"Immortality" from Enigma Machine - Kevin Graham:
Full Album | Kevin Graham on FilmPac
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Making his debut after the release of his first album Year of the Beard, Toska Bear has been on the rise as a singer and songwriter. His unique style marries elements of indie pop, synthwave, vaporwave, EDM, indie rock, and hip-hop, and Year of the Beard is inspired by gay culture, video games, and underground music.
Featured music:
From Year of the Beard: "Year of the Beard", "Time to Let Go", "Help Me Out", and "Prom Queen Days".
Where to find Toska Bear and his music:
Instagram | Twitter | BandCamp
Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube
Theme music is by Daryl Banner.
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Richard Fay is a composer who has absorbed the culture of his ancestors and his hometown and embedded them into his own music. With a love for klezmer, Balkan, and Irish music, he had established many various ensembles to perform these musics as well as his own.
Featured music:
From Hamosity: Music for Hard Times: New Horizons, Hamosity Horo, The Seasons, The Heron Pool, and Sean Mannion
Where to find Richard and his music:
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YouTube | BandCamp
Theme music is by Daryl Banner.
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Life can take you down interesting paths; you never know if that path will lead you directly where you want it to take you or somewhere you are pleasantly surprised to be. Kevin Graham started his career in filmmaking. With a passion for music stirred in, he turned his career into being a full-time composer.
Featured music:
From Dying of the Light: "Fireforge", "Golden Age", "Unbreakable", "Fortress", and "For the Stars"
From Enigma Machine: "Immortality"
Where to find Kevin and his music:
Website | Facebook | Instagram
FILMPAC | Vimeo | SoundCloud | Spotify | Apple Music
Theme music is by Daryl Banner.
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The trumpet is an instrument that has been around for a long time, but why only within the past one hundred years has it finally started to see an uptick in virtuosic technique? Stuart Stephenson, principal trumpet of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and I discuss trumpet music and the composers that wrote for the instrument.
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Theme music is by Daryl Banner.
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Silas Hite is a composer with many projects. From television to the concert stage, ambient to folk, Silas has created repertoire for himself that gives everyone a chance to hear his music!
Where to find Silas and his music:
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SoundCloud | Spotify | YouTube
Theme music is by Daryl Banner.
Art used for cover by Patrick Whitehorn.
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Often when music and language are paired together, we simply get lyrics to a song, but every once and a while, a composer will use language in a much more unique way. This week, I’m joined by David Dies to tell his story, discuss the use of language in his music, and the beauty of music.
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Website | SoundCloud | Apple Music
Theme music is by Daryl Banner
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Originally designed for television, Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II wrote a musical that just couldn't be contained to the television.
Disclaimer: This episode discusses the events of a surgery and the emotional trauma inflicted by it.
Theme music is by Daryl Banner
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Music used in this episode:
Cinderella Ball Night by Sinfonietta Cinematica
My Friends by Vendla
I Will Be Right Here With You by Wendy Marcini
Laponia by Bladverk Band
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Sometimes the score for a film or a television series is just so perfectly crafted for the show that the music is what you remember the most. In this episode of "Movie Night," I chat with Adal Rifai about the perfection that is the score to the Netflix Original series Dark.
Theme music is by Daryl Banner
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Twitter | Instagram
Hello from the Magic Tavern | Hey Riddle Riddle
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Stephen Sondheim. Andrew Lloyd Webber. Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II. These are just a few names you may see shining bright on the marquees down Broadway. Spicer Carr certainly caught the musical theater bug early on, so much that he dedicated his career to writing musicals.
Featured pieces:
From Chance the Snapper: "This Town Ain't For Me", "Gravy Train", and "My Bestest Friend"
From The Rocking Boy: "Making Friends"
"This Too Shall Pass"
Chance the Snapper: Concept and Book by Rose Freeman; Book, Music, and Lyrics by Spicer W. Carr; Orchestrations, Music Direction, and Conducted by Patrick Tice-Carroll
The Rocking Boy: Book, Music, and Lyrics by Spicer W. Carr
"This Too Shall Pass": Music and Lyrics by Spicer W. Carr
Theme music is by Daryl Banner
Where to find Spicer and more of his music:
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SoundCloud
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Sometimes there are simply no words to describe exactly what you want to express. Erik Satie dug deep into the history of language to find words that would best describe his latest works, altering them just a little bit for his own purposes.
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Music used in this episode:
Gymnopédie No. 1 by Erik Satie. Provided by Musopen
Gnossienne No. 1 by Erik Satie. Performed by La Pianista on 2010-11-16.
Gnossienne No. 3 by Erik Satie. Performed by La Pianista on 2010-11-16,
An Ocean Full of Characters by Trevor Kowalski
The Best Way Out Is Through by Trevor Kowalski
All Gathered by Spectacles Wallet and Watch
Sources used for this episode:
Rollo H. Myers, Erik Satie (New York: Dover Publications, 1968)
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Why do we find the sounds of 8-bit music so nostalgic, even those who grew up in a time when video games no longer had 8-bit soundtracks? Then, it was used out of necessity, and today it is used to add a level of creativity and to evoke a sense of nostalgia. Composer and author Daryl Banner returns to the podcast to talk about his experience with 8-bit music as both a composer of that medium as well as someone who still enjoys his childhood video games.
Theme music is by Daryl Banner
Where to find Daryl and more of his music:
Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
Bandcamp | YouTube | Spotify
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Video game and media composer Jamal Green set out on a journey that he thought would lead him in a very specific direction, but where he ended up, he would have it no other way. Jamal has seen considerable success writing for video games and film, writing the scores to games such as Equilinox, Sizable, Konami’s Skelattack, and most recently TOEM by Something We Made. Since 2019, he has scored two films, first the feature film Aberdeen by Cloudstar Pictures, which can be streamed on Amazon Prime, and second the indie film The Game Between Us.
Featured pieces:
From Toem: "Photo of Home", "Life Through a Lens", and "Everybody That You Meet"
Theme music is by Daryl Banner
Where to find Jamal and more of his music:
Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | IMDb
Bandcamp | Spotify | Apple Music | SoundCloud
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J. M. Gerraughty quickly became one of The Composer Chronicles' closest friends after his episode (Ep. 34) aired in January 2021. After sharing his joy for being on the podcast with the Twitter-verse, he sparked some excitement within the composer community, giving The Composer Chronicles an opportunity to flourish into the platform that it is now. On this episode of the "Backstage" series of Unscripted, we catch up with him and talk about... whatever we want!
Theme music written by Andrew Gavin.
J. M. Gerraughty and his music:
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Life is about making the most of everything you've got, no matter how long your time is here on this big, blue marble. Lili Boulanger, the younger sister of the renowned pedagogue Nadia Boulanger, only lived to the age of 24, but during her short life, she was able to accomplish more than what most composers of her time could only dream of.
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Music used in this episode:
D'un vieux jardin - Lili Boulanger
For Those Who Know - Gavin Luke
Monaural Space - By Lotus
Nadi - Van Sandano
Striving - Trevor Kowalski
Sources used for this episode:
Anna Beer, Sounds and Sweet Airs: The Forgotten Women of Classical Music (London: Oneworld Publications, 2016), 243-286.
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In order for you to be successful, all you have to do is be proud of what you put into your craft. This is one of the great pieces of advice that composer Juan Pablo Contreras lives by every day writing music. Juan Pablo is a Latin Grammy-nominated composer and Universal Music recording artist who has combined his love of Western classical music and Mexican folk music to formulate his own unique style of writing.
Featured piece: Mariachitlán
Learn more about this work.
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The world of music doesn't always have to be black and white. Genres of music don't always have to remain individualized and separate, and composers are not required to stick to writing a specific genre of music. Alan Theisen, a composer, saxophonist, author, and educator, is a man who appreciates all types of music and uses his background to meld genres of music that would often never be considered together, encouraging the new music community to be the best it can be.
Featured piece: Ondes et Ombres for violin, clarinet, and piano
Theme music is by Daryl Banner.
Where to find Alan and his music:
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YouTube
Megan Ihnen and Alan Theisen present...
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It’s no secret that Pierre Boulez led a double life as a composer and conductor. Kevin Fitzgerald, a conductor in his own right, has looked up to Boulez as his hero, and he shares his knowledge about the man and his career from the eyes of a conductor.
Music discussed in the episode:
Improvisation I sur Mallarmé | Improvisation II sur MallarméNotations pour Orchestre | Dérive 2Mémoriale (...explosante fixe... originel) | RéponsSur Incises | Le Marteau sans maître
Theme music is by Daryl Banner.
Where to find Kevin:
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When we hear the name George Gershwin, we often associate it with jazz or musical theater, but he didn't see himself that way. He saw himself as a standard composer of his time and influenced by the sounds around him. So what does that mean for his opera Porgy and Bess? Or is it a Broadway musical?
DISCLAIMER: This episode contains acts of extreme violence, hints at sexual misconduct, and deals with racial controversy. Listener discretion is advised.
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Music used in this episode:
Paris in the Rain by Martin Landstrom
Fragile by Bonn Fields
Lost Lovers' Theme by Bonn Fields
Origo by Bonn Fields
Nephrite by Bonn Fields
December Feeling by Vendla
Anew by Hara Noda
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From the United Kingdom, then to the United States, and and now Singapore, media composer Pearl Yim has seen great success with her music all across the world. Pearl talks about her experience in the fields of film and video game composing and the struggles she faced in order to get where she is today.
Featured pieces:
Ellipsis (GTA V Machinima Short Movie)
"On The Run" from the Westworld Scoring Competition
The Mermaid's Odyssey
Theme music is by Daryl Banner
Where to find Pearl and more of her music:
Website | Instagram | IMDb
YouTube | SoundCloud
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Music, much like any art form, has been a staple in nearly every culture for thousands of years. We often forget where these arts have their roots, and to better understand the music of the last few hundred years, we must go back even further... no matter how grim.
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Music used in this episode:
Governor Of The North by Jo Wandrini
And We Walk After by Trevor Kowalski
Psalm by Anders Schill Paulsen
Onsen Ritual by Joseph Beg
Sea Terms by Alan Ellis
Aleph by Ciaran Delany
Sleeping Among Stars by Gavin Luke
Sources used for this episode:
Tim Rayborn, Beethoven’s Skull: Dark, Strange, and Fascinating Tales from the World of Classical Music and Beyond (New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2016), 3-10.
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Andrew Gavin was The Composer Chronicles' first composer feature back in August, 2020. Since his first appearance, he has been back for an episode of "Movie Night", has composed the theme music to Unscripted, and has also compose the music of the Alexandria Media pre and post episode tags. On this first episode in the "Backstage" series of Unscripted, Andrew is back again! On this series, past guests of The Composer Chronicles come back to talk about whatever they want with no formal questions asked.
Theme music written by Andrew Gavin.
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The warm, rich tones produced by the cello have been a siren to many composers, calling them to compose for the instrument whether or not it was in their best interest to do so. Cellist Steven Chen gives his professional knowledge and opinion on the cello and the pieces written for it!
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Video versions of pieces used in this episode:
Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 19, Mvt. III. Andante by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso by Ennio Morricone
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In the first drafts of Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, there is a name that appeared as the subtitle before it was scribbled out and changed to 'Eroica'. Originally Beethoven dedicated this symphony to his personal hero, a man who would soon instigate his own demise when he crowned himself Emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte.
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Music used in this episode:
Into the Divide by Trevor Kowalski
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major ('Eroica'), Op. 55, Mvt. I. Allegro con brio and IV. Finale. Allegro Molto by Ludwig van Beethoven
Sources used for this episode:
Anthony Tommasini, The Indispensable Composers: A Personal Guide (New York: Penguin Press, 2018), 165-166.
Corey Field, ed., The Musicians Guide to Symphonic Music: Essays from the Eulenberg Scores (Mainz: Schott Music Corporation, 1997), 41-44.
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Brooks Leibee has dedicated much of his career to the art of film making. However, it is his scores for those films that he is most proud of. In this episode, Brooks shares his journey and gives deeper insight into his world.
Featured pieces:
"Two Wrongs" from Mire
"The Fallen Jedi" from Trial of the Fallen Jedi
Credits Suite from Aliyah
Entrance
Spring Rescore
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Coming off of the success of his first two operas, young Erich Wolfgang Korngold set out to write his third. His success was so massive, that opera houses all over duked it out for the rights to stage the premier, leaving Korngold with the tough decision of who to give those rights to.
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Music used in this episode:
Rendevous in D Minor by Trevor Kowalski
Banshee by Jay Varton
Breath of Life by Gavin Luke
Walk Tall by Johannes Bornlof
The Lost Cities by Johannes Bornlof
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Have you ever tried recalling a tune from a film you love and have a hard time remembering what it is? Or, have you been so mesmerized by a tune that you'll never forget it in all your days? Ben Morales Frost, a composer of film scores, is a strong advocate for the use of melody in film music. In this episode, Ben talks about some of his own film scores as well as some of his favorites that have inspired him.
Featured pieces: "Swan" and "Stars" from A Beast In All But Name
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The world of opera isn't all glitz and glam. Opera maker Evan Kassof has dedicated his life to telling stories in a way that gives audiences a chance to step out of the opera house and potentially stumble upon something new in an unsuspecting place. Evan voices his opinions about the opera world of the past and how he is actively pushing the art in a direction that gives more people the chance to see the artform in a brand new light.
Featured piece: Act III, Scene 1 from Ganymede 5
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Mother Goose has been a staple in many a child's life. Her tales of magic and adventure inspire wonder, and even in adulthood, her stories touch us. They certainly were of great importance to Maurice Ravel, who wrote a piano suite using several fairytales, and was so touched by them that he orchestrated them and then turned it into a ballet.
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Music used in this episode:
Ma mère l'Oye by Maurice Ravel (provided by Musopen)
The Quiet Hours by Trevor Kowalski
Life on the Mainland by Infinity Ripple
Nadi by Van Sandano
Way Beyond Eternity by Claude Signet
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Trevor Kowalski, an American composer based in Los Angeles, uses his years of training in various styles of music to compose for a wide variety of projects, collaborating with award-winning filmmakers, international game developers, theater directors, and various arrangements of ensembles. Trevor has been a part of The Composer Chronicles since day one; his music uploaded to the library Epidemic Sound has been in the background of many of these episodes. After sharing his unique career, Trevor talks about the beauty of music by American composers and their influence on his own sound.
Featured pieces:
Late Nights in Harmony: https://youtu.be/DNTxwZdCigk
Coastal Romantique: https://youtu.be/BK5U8_VKDV8
Uphill Aspiration: https://youtu.be/bGXKvFFuy3I
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Where to find Trevor and his music:
Website: https://www.trevorkowalski.com/
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TrevorKowalskiMusic
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Apple Music/iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/trevor-kowalski/793961574
Photo for art taken by Anna Azarov.
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When Ralph Vaughan Williams was rummaging through old hymnals, he discovered a tune by a composer of England's past Thomas Tallis. This simple tune would inspire Vaughan Williams to write a work for string quartet and double string orchestra, Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. In creating this piece he melded two worlds together, the modern with the old, clearing the dust from a long forgotten tune and bringing it to new heights.
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Music used in this episode:
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Recorded by the US Army Strings and made available for use by Musopen.
Never Be the Same by Ecovillage
To the Lake by Jon Bjork
Empty Promises by Trevor Kowalski
Fairy Memoirs by Rand Aldo
Sources used for this episode:
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Dorottya Fabian, et al, All of Music (Elanora Heights: Millenium House, 2009), 42-43.
Robert R. Reilly with Jens F. Laurson, Surprised by Beauty: A Listener's Guide to the Recovery of Modern Music (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2016), 398-404.
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The music of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, IV: Oblivion, and V: Skyrim turned the tides of video game music composing. Their music sets the tone for the magical worlds that the heroes of Tamriel explore in these vast fantasy games, and musicologist Andrew Shaw has been able to draw narrative connections between the three games with just the music alone.
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So much of the music of Anton Bruckner was privately dedicated to the God he served, but his final work was publicly dedicated to "the Beloved God." Without a doubt, Bruckner's works are a representation of his devotion and unwavering faith, but there's a dark side to his story that is often hidden behind the blinding brilliance of his symphonies, especially his Symphony No. 9.
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Music used in this episode:
Ascent Classique by Trevor Kowalski
A Drop in the Ocean by Jakob Ahlbom
Daydream in Silver by Trevor Kowalski
Carefully the Water Lilies by Trevor Kowalski
This Creed by Johannes Bornlof
Sources used for this episode:
Tim Rayborn, Beethoven's Skull: Dark, Strange, and Fascinating Tales from the World of Classical Music and Beyond (New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2016), 111-113.
Göllerich, Anton; Auer, Max. Anton Bruckner. Ein Lebens- und Schaffensbild von August Göllerich, ergänzt und hrsg. von Max Auer. Regensburg 1922-37, IV/3. p. 526.
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Sometimes one road leads us down another that we never expected to find ourselves wandering on. British composer Barnaby Martin has been active in the music world since a young age, but it wasn't until later in life that his career as a composer led him to becoming a prominent video essayist on his YouTube channel Listening In.
Featured Piece: Christ of Saint John of the Cross
https://www.barnabymartin.com/christ-of-saint-john-of-the-cross
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William Shakespeare's beloved tragedy of two star-crossed lovers has been one of the most frequently adapted stories for musical purposes. Composers, such Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Gounod, Berlioz, and even Duke Ellington, have been touched by its heart-wrenching tale since its creation, and this episode gives you a look into the many musical reincarnations of Shakespeare's young lovers, Romeo and Juliet.
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Music used in this episode:
Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17, Mvt. 3: "Le jardin de Capulet silencieux et déserte" by Hector Berlioz
Romeo and Juliet, TH 42, ČW 39 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Prelude to Love by Peter Sandberg
Reconcile by Peter Sandberg
Frailty by Bonn Fields
Little Grethel by Sun Chime
Fragile by Bonn Fields
Love at First Glance by Bonn Fields
A Brokenhearted Man by Bonn Fields
Sources used for this episode:
Vincenzo Bellini, I Capuleti e i Montecchi (New York: E. F. Kalmus, 1933).
Hector Berlioz, Roméo et Juliette, H 79 (Paris: Brandus, 1857).
Charles Gounod, Roméo et Juliette, CG 9 (Paris: Choudens Fils, 1867).
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet (overture-fantasia) (Moscow: Muzgiz, 1950). (Versions A & B)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet (overture-fantasia) (Berlin: Ed. Bote & G. Bock, 1881).
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Petrushka, Igor Stavinksy's second ballet, is a tragic tale of a living puppet who is treated like a mere toy and brought to the point of madness. Ironically, such a sad tale brought Stravinsky a great deal of success, especially after the triumph that was his previous ballet The Firebird. However, there's more you do not know, hidden behind the curtain.
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Music used in this episode:
The Forest Grand by Trevor Kowalski
Sub Twin by Jay Varton
Siljan by Rannar Sillard
Perhaps It's Meant to Be by Trevor Kowalski
Looking for Cheese by Jerry Lacey
Elm Lake by Elm Lake
Concerto for Trumpet and Flute (Melody Stem) by Cercles Nouvelles
Cinema Neon by Trevor Kowalski
Sources used for this episode:
Charles M. Joseph, Stravinsky's Ballets (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2011).
Igor Stravinsky, Petrushka (Berlin: Editions Russes de Musique, 1912).
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The day architect and artist Viktor Hartmann died was a sad one. It was especially hard for composer Modest Mussorgsky, who's opera Boris Godunov was one of Hartmann's favorite works. After an exhibition of Hartmann's art, Mussorgsky was moved to write a piano suite based on his experience there, Pictures at an Exhibition. This episode features Izaac and KC from the podcast Notes & Strokes. Together, we explore this piano masterpiece and the art that one may have seen at the exhibition.
Pictures at an Exhibition was recorded by Chiara Bertoglio.
The art:
Costume sketch of canary chicks for the ballet Trilby: Hartmann_Chicks_sketch_for_Trilby_ballet.jpg (691×831) (wikimedia.org)
The Rich Jew: The_Rich_Jew.jpg (400×500) (wikimedia.org)
The Poor Jew: The_Poor_Jew.jpg (250×340) (wikimedia.org)
Paris Catacombs: Hartmann_Paris_Catacombs.jpg (828×620) (wikimedia.org)
The hut of Baba-Yaga on hen's legs. Clock in the Russian style: Izbushka2.jpg (1866×2556) (wikimedia.org)
Plan for the City Gate of Kiev: Hartmann_--_Plan_for_a_City_Gate.jpg (641×868) (wikimedia.org)
Where to find Notes & Strokes:
Apple Podcasts: Notes & Strokes on Apple Podcasts
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PodBean: Notes & Strokes (podbean.com)
Instagram: An Art and Music Podcast (@notes_and_strokes) • Instagram photos and videos
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During his most active years as a member of the Theosophical Society, Alexander Scriabin aimed to follow a spirit on it journey to the Time of Ecstasy via a three-hundred line poem that would eventually be set to music, Le Poème de l'extase (Symphony No. 4).
Excerpt from Le Poème de l'extase was read by Brian Edwards.
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Music used in this episode:
Étude in D-sharp minor, Op. 8, No. 12 by Alexander Scriabin
Prelude, Op. 67, No. 1 by Alexander Scriabin
Sources used for this episode:
Faubion Bowers, Scriabin: A Biography, Second, Revised Edition (Mineola: Dover Publications, Inc., 1996).
Alexander Scriabin, Le Poème de l'extase (Symphony No. 4), Op. 54 (Leipzig: M. P. Belaieff, 1922).
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American composer J. M. Gerraughty informs listeners that the path to becoming a composer is sometimes the road less traveled. He shares the struggles of trying to maintain balance between working a full time job, raising a family, and keeping up with promoting his work on social media, but composition is always there as a creative outlet for him. Sometimes the passion is all the reason to keep doing what we love.
Featured piece: Slant of Lighthttp://www.jmgerraughty.com/slant-of-light/
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How far are you willing to go to get you want? Dame Ethel Smyth was determined to get her opera The Wreckers produced the way that she wanted. Although the opera was written in French, she had no luck with being able to premiere the opera on French stages, relying on her contacts in Leipzig to get the opera produce in a German translation, but future productions of the opera would only get more and more difficult to produce.
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Music used in this episode:
Occurrence by Martin Gauffin
Absent Clouds by Stefan Belrose
Clouds Brush the Prairie by Trevor Kowalski
Divinity by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
Peut-être by Franz Gordon
Liberate by Peter Sandberg
Sources use for this episode:
Streaks of Life by Ethel Smyth
"Dame Ethel Smyth" by Sophie Fuller, American Symphony Orchestra - https://americansymphony.org/concert-notes/the-wreckers-1904/
The New Penguin Opera Guide by Amanda Holden
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A Requiem, a Catholic Mass of the Dead, is typically written by a composer when someone is dying or in remembrance of someone who has already died; however, Gabriel Fauré wrote his Requiem for no one, altering it to be a Requiem of peace rather than fear.
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Music used in this episode:
Requiem in D minor, Op. 48, I. Introit and Kyrie by Gabriel Fauré
Aeternum by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
Drift Off by Martin Gauffin
Life on the Mainland by Infinity Ripple
Squaric by Martin Gauffin
Yrsa by Infinity Ripple
Requiem in D minor, Op. 48, VII. In Paradisum by Gabriel Fauré
Sources used for this episode:
Gabriel Fauré by Robert Orledge
Requiem in D minor, Op. 48 by Gabriel Faure (Scores) on the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP): https://imslp.org/wiki/Requiem,Op.48(Faur%C3%A9,_Gabriel)
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In the darkest times, we all need something we can turn to for guidance and peace. During one of the most difficult times of his life, Francis Poulenc turned towards his spirituality and the Roman Catholic church, and he embedded his faith into the opera he was composing at the time, Dialogues des Carmélites.
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Music used in this episode:
Luminesence by Trevor Kowalski
Calm Before the Storm by Howard Harper-Barnes
Lumina by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
Sources used for this episode: A History of Opera by Carolyn Abbate and Roger Parker
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This time of year, our ears are filled with the sounds of holiday music on repeat, but do we know where they came from? This Christmas Eve, enjoy the origins and histories of some of the world's most famous Christmas songs and carols, including "Winter Wonderland," "Jingle Bells," "O Tannenbaum," "Silent Night," and "O Holy Night."
"Jingle Bells" original chorus melody: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:One_Horse_Open_Sleigh_chorus_notation.jpg#/media/File:One_Horse_Open_Sleigh_chorus_notation.jpg
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Music used in this episode:
"Jingle Bells" (Jazz Edition) by James Lord Pierpont, arr. Dexter Green
"O Tannenbaum" arr. Johannes Bornlof
"Silent Night" by Franx Xaver Gruber, arr. One Man Quartet
"O Holy Night" by Adolphe Adam, arr. Johannes Bornlof
A Sleigh Ride Into Town by Howard Harper-Barnes
A Winter's Night by Etienne Roussel
Angels in the Mist by Etienne Roussel
Christmas Wonders by Howard Harper-Barnes
Falling Snow by Mike Franklyn
Just One Wish by Brightarm Orchestra
On Christmas Morning by Howard Harper-Barnes
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Yury Tynyanov’s fictitious adaptation of a non-existent lieutenant who rises through the ranks in the army of a true historical emperor of Russia was brilliantly adapted for film by the Soviet film director Aleksandr Faintsimmer. Today, this film, Lieutenant Kijé, has fallen to the wayside, but composer Sergei Prokofiev’s ingenious score for the film has certainly persisted and remains as one of the most popular concert suites performed in concerts today.
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Music used in this episode:
"March" from A Midsummer Night's Dream by Felix Mendelssohn
Patchwork by Ever So Blue
And We Walk After by Trevor Kowalski
Micro Evolution by Howard Harper-Barnes
Sources used for this episode:
Creating the Lieutenant Kizhe Suite (sprkfv.net)
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Unscripted is back and stronger than ever! With new music by Andrew Gavin, new cover art by host Stephen Trygar, and a new structure to the show, you're invited behind the scenes of the making of The Composer Chronicles in a podcast that is, unlike The Composer Chronicles, unscripted.
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British composer and orchestrator Dani Howard shares her brilliant story of becoming a composer whilst describing what it's like to be a composer of New Music who is trying to reshape the genre and make it more accessible to audiences all around the world.
Featured Piece: CoalescenceProvided to the podcast by the composer. Recorded by BBC Radio 3 with Vasily Petrenko conducting the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic.
Other Music: Vino Encores - Clarinet and Trumpet
Where to find Dani and her music:
Website: https://danihoward.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD5-cIqfxWY
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/danihoward
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Convinced that his opera Vakula the Smith was going to prove that he wasn't a flop, Tchaikovsky did everything he could to ensure that a production of his "precious child" would follow through and be a success, even if he had to make major changes and rename it to Cherevichki.
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Music used in this episode:
"Waltz" from Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Colors of the Moon by Mandala Dreams
Travels of a Snowflake by Calm Shores
Enlightenment by Yonder Dale
Sources used in this episode:
The Life and Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky by Modest Tchaikovsky, edited and translated by Rosa Newmarch
The Diaries of Tchaikovsky, translated by Wladimir Lakond
Cherevichki - Tchaikovsky Research (tchaikovsky-research.net)
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There's something very unique about a Disney song. Why is it that all around the world, you could ask someone to just sing a song from any Disney movie? What makes a Disney score and soundtrack so unique from other production companies and studios? Composer Andrew Gavin and host Stephen Trygar attempt to answer these questions and more by breaking down the distinct qualities and processes of creating these scores and soundtracks.
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Suffering physically and mentally from having contracted syphilis, Franz Schubert set out on a journey to write a piece that would not only be one of his greatest achievements, but would reveal to the world all the pain and suffering he endured for the last years of his life.
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Music used in this episode:
Fractions by Gabriel Parker
Sins From the Past by Christian Andersen
Ave Maria by Franz Schubert
Closer to Home by Spectacles Wallet and Watch
Late Nights in Harmony by Trevor Kowalski
Sources used for this episode:
Schubert's Winter Journey: Anatomy of an Obsession by Ian Bostridge
The Indispensable Composers by Anthony Tomassini
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New York-based Israeli composer Michael Seltenreich tells his fascinating story while we discuss his music, compositional processes, and what it’s like to be a composer of new music.
Featured piece: Sparks and Flareshttps://www.michaelseltenreich.com/sparks--flares
Where to find Michael's music:
Website: https://www.michaelseltenreich.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MichaelSel
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/michael-seltenreich
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Robert Schumann poured his life and soul into his piano suite Carnaval. Rather than letting the world see the man behind the mask, Schumann embedded several cryptic messages and secrets into the piece and hid the identities of the many characters that are depicted throughout the work.
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Music used in this episode:
String Quartet in A, Op. 41, No. 3: IV. Andante Espressivo - Finale - Allegro Molto Vivace by Robert Schumann
Flirting at the Masquerade by Franz Gordon
Patchwork by Ever So Blue
What Happens in the Park - Claude Signet
Yrsa by Infinity Ripple
Blue Flares by Trevor Kowalski
Sources used for this episode:
The Indispensable Composers: A Personal Guide by Anthony Tommasini
Crossing Paths: Schubert, Schumann, and Brahms by John Daverio
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Gamers, get ready for an adventure into the musical world of Final Fantasy X! The magic cast by composers Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu, and Junya Nakano certainly charmed Brian Edwards, the guest of today's episode. Brian is a video editor and a motion graphics designer, and years of playing the game have given him tremendous insight into the influence of the music on Final Fantasy X's gameplay.
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Where to find the Final Fantasy X album:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5rsJCTSppss2cccM8a9V0u
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/final-fantasy-x-original-soundtrack/62445727
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXUZBXeEZYA
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Happy Halloween! Don Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa was a mysterious man who was haunted by the crimes committed in his youth. His position as prince held him above the law, and he abused his power, isolating himself from the world with only his music to comfort him. This episode contains depictions of the gruesome murders of Don Fabrizio Carafa, Duke of Andria and Donna Maria d'Avalos. These murders were committed by Don Carlo Gesualdo, who was above the law and got away with the murders.
Il Perdono di Gesualdo: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Perdono_di_carlo_gesualdo_1609.jpg
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Music used in this episode:
End Station by Bonn Fields
A Bad Place to Be by Bonn Fields
Story Is She Left Without a Trace by Trevor Kowalski
Lost in Reminisence by Christian Andersen
Tearing Threads by Jon Bjork
Artic Lake by Lars Meyer
The Demon Inside by Spectacles Wallet and Watch
A Fighting Chance by Trevor Kowalski
Sources used for this episode:
"Prince of Darkness: The murders and madrigals of Don Carlo Gesualdo" by Alex Ross in The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/12/19/prince-of-darkness
Gesualdo: The Man and his Music by Glen Watkins with a preface by Igor Stravinsky: https://www.amazon.com/Gesualdo-Man-Music-Clarendon-Paperbacks/dp/0198161972/ref=sr_1_3crid=23IIRJ2IPOQKI&dchild=1&keywords=gesualdo+the+man+and+his+music&qid=1603382483&sprefix=Gesualdo+The+Man%2Caps%2C144&sr=8-3
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London-based film, television, and theater composer Ben Morales Frost reveals what its like to work as a composer for both film and theater and acknowledges the hardships that all creative professions faced during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Featured piece: Suite from A Beast In All But Name
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Website: https://www.benfrostmusic.com/
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In this installment of "Composers of Our Modern World", Daryl Banner, a self-trained composer with a unique repertoire, unravels his unique career as a composer while maintaining his status of being one of the best M/M Romance writers of our time. Also, if you're not aware, Daryl is the composer of The Composer Chronicle's gorgeous theme music.
Featured pieces:
Janus Descending Main Theme (Forward in Major)
Janus Descending Main Theme (Reverse in Minor)
The Beautiful Dead Main Theme ("Winter")
OUTLIER Main Theme
Rainfall
Where to find Daryl and his music:
Website: https://www.darylbanner.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DarylBannerWriter
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/darylbanner
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Today’s episode is Part 2 of a two part episode sharing the decline and revitalization of Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff’s career. Today’s episode picks back up after Rachmaninoff’s slink into depression due to the travesty that was the premiere of his Symphony No. 1. Thanks to the help of Dr. Nikolai Dahl, and the composition and successful premiere of his Piano Concerto No. 2, he managed to help himself out of that depression.
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Music used in this episode:
Carefully the Water Lilies by Trevor Kowalski
My Gift by Megan Wofford
Song for Adam by Infinity Ripple
Yrsa by Infinity Ripple
Sources used in this episode:
Sergei Rachmaninoff: A Lifetime in Music by Sergei Bertensson: https://www.amazon.com/Sergei-Rachmaninoff-Lifetime-Music-Bertensson/dp/1258145006/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1602554110&sr=8-1
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Today’s episode is Part 1 of a two part episode sharing the decline and revitalization of Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff’s career. Today’s episode will center around Rachmaninoff’s slink into depression after the travesty that was the premiere of his Symphony No. 1 while next week’s episode will shed some light on how he managed to help himself out of that depression by composing and successfully premiering his Piano Concerto No. 2.
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Music used in this episode:
Lost in Reminiscence by Christian Andersen
In the Chains of Sorrow by Eneide
I Will Remember by Gavin Luke
Artic Lake by Lars Meyer
Sources used in this episode:
Rachmaninoff: Life, Works, Recordings by Max Harrison: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=9780826493125&i=stripbooks&linkCode=qs
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Today's episode features opera singer Erica Wilens. She and I chat about where opera is now compared to what it used to be and why it's not as elitist as it is perceived to be. Erica provides additional insight as to what the art of opera looks like from the perspective of the singers and the best composers of opera from the singers' standpoint.
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Scott Joplin considered his opera Treemonisha one of his greatest works, but audiences of the time didn't feel the same. As a result, the opera never premiered until decades after it was finished.
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Music for this episode:
Strolling in Style by Raymond Grouse
Waiting No More by Martin Klem
Into the Silence by David Celeste
Sources for this episode:
King of Ragtime: Scott Joplin and His Era by Edward A. Berlin: https://www.amazon.com/King-Ragtime-Scott-Joplin-His-ebook/dp/B01EXC40D8/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Scott+Joplin+biography&qid=1600833810&sr=8-1
http://www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_t/treemonisha.htm
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In this first installment of "Composers of Our Modern World", I talk to Andrew Gavin about his journey to becoming a composer, his composition process, and the struggles of getting works of New Music performed.
All music, minus my theme music, was written by Andrew:
Darkness Surrounds Me
Saxophone Quartet No. 1
Clarinet Duet No. 1 (Radiance)
Reluctant to Dance
Serenity
Andrew's Info:
Website: www.ajbgmusic.com
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While it is speculated that Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich began writing his Symphony No. 7 ("Leningrad") in C Major, Op. 60 before the Nazi German armies began bombarding the city of Leningrad, there is no doubt that his accomplishments, and the accomplishments of the musicians of Leningrad, loosened the hinges of the Nazi army and helped them win the battle that day.
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Music for this episode:
Remarkable Convictions by Trevor Kowalski
Last Point of Safe Return by Fabien Tell
Salvation by Johannes Bornlöf
Frontiers Are Where You Find Them by Trevor Kowalski
Sources for this episode:
Testimony: The Memoirs of Dmitri Shostakovich, edited by Solomon Volkov: https://www.amazon.com/Testimony-Memoirs-Shostakovich-Solomon-Volkov/dp/087910998X
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Crowds filled the streets around the old Schwarzenberg Palace, desperate to hear Franz Joseph Haydn's new oratorio, The Creation. The premiere was a private performance, and those allowed inside must have an invitation or they would be turned away. Inside, the audience would become so enthralled by Haydn's music, that they could have sworn they saw light shoot out of the composers eyes and they would go about their daily lives for days thinking only about the performance with stars in their eyes.
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Music in this episode:
String Quartet No. 62 in C Major, Op. 76, No. 3 ("Kaiser"), Mvts. I: Allegro and III: Menuetto by Franz Joseph Haydn
String Quartet No. 52 in E♭ major, Op. 64, No. 6, FHE No. 36, Hoboken No. III:64, Mvt. II: Andante by Franz Joseph Haydn
Sources for this episode:
Haydn: The Creation by Nichlas Temperley: https://www.amazon.com/Haydn-Creation-Cambridge-Music-Handbooks/dp/0521378656
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Samuel Barber's first major commission was an absolute success, but the journey to that success was more than rocky... it was a fiasco!
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Music for this episode:
String Quartet No. 3 in A Major, Op. 41: Adagio, Part 3 by Robert Schumann
String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, B 179 ("American"), IV: Vivace Ma Non Troppo by Antonín Dvořák
Soft Discoveries by Gabriel Lewis
Last Point of Safe Return by Fabien Tell
Sources for this episode:
Samuel Barber: The Composer and His Music by Barbara B. Heyman
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In today's episode, I interview my brother Matthew Trygar who is an actor and a film maker. We’ll talk about why music is so important in movies, some reasons that film makers might use classical music rather than a pop or rock tune, and the aesthetic that classical music has when portrayed in the movies.
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Music and scenes discussed in today's episode:
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 by Richard Strauss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFPwm0e_K98
"Never Enough" from The Greatest Showman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUkRoIMyqFo
Scene and "Nessun Dorma" from Puccini's Turandot in Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgYaks1W97s
"Ode to Joy" from Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in Get Smart (snippet): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G40tMpcLsM
"La mamma morta" from Giordano's Andrea Chénier in Philadelphia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwRHwKZSu-w&t=192s
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Bluebeard's Castle's haunting tale is just the surface of this psychological thriller, and while some modern productions don’t follow the original staging to a “t”, there are plenty of directors who jump at the chance to re-imagine this dark and sinister work. This episode will explore both the history behind Bartók's only opera and all the creepy details that elevate this opera to horrific standards.
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Video of Bluebeard's Castle (2015 Production): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_O7bRQlYdI&t=35s
Music for this episode:
Gravitated by Edgar Hopp
All Gathered by Spectacles Wallet and Watch
Trollmors vaggsång (Traditional Swedish Folk Song)
New Ambitions by Trevor Kowalski
Degrees of Separation by Trevor Kowalski
Sources for this episode:
The Indispensable Composers by Anthony Tommasini
A History of Opera (Updated Edition) by Carolyn Abbate and Roger Parker
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As a young boy, Richard Strauss went on a hiking trip to an Alpine mountaintop. Years later, his final tone poem would be inspired by this trip, the death of his dear friend and colleague Gustav Mahler, and the philosophies of Frederic Nietzsche. This piece was the focal point for several aspects of his life, and once he reached the summit of his career, he could return what felt most natural to him, home.
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Music for this episode:
A Sophisticated Affair by Gavin Luke
All Gathered by Spectacles Wallet and Watch
Will You See Me by Claude Signet
Two Weeks in July by Franz Gordon
Forgotten Years by Trevor Kowalski
Wayfinders by Trevor Kowalski
Sources for this episode:
Richard Strauss: An Owner's Manuel by David Hurwitz: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1574674420?pf_rd_r=ST48R1Z0RMQEYRMC7XK3&pf_rd_p=edaba0ee-c2fe-4124-9f5d-b31d6b1bfbee
An Alpine Symphony by Richard Strauss (Score)
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Edward Elgar's Variations on an Original Theme (a.k.a. Enigma Variations) is one of the most mysterious and puzzling pieces of music of all time. Using a theme he referred to as "the Enigma", he depicts thirteen of his closest friends as if they were taking a stab at cracking the code. One in particular was given the chance to truly solve the case, but she never figured it out.
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My Friends Pictured Within by Edward Elgar: https://ks.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/0/06/IMSLP339677-SIBLEY1802.27173.6d2a-39087004945996text.pdf
The Dorabella Cipher: https://ciphermysteries.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2009/02/dorabella-cipher-image.gif
Music for this episode:
Modern Enigma by Spectacles Wallet and Watch
Chanson De Matin, Op. 15, No. 2 by Edward Elgar
Berceuse, Op. 16 by Gabriel Faure
Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85, Mvt. 1: Adagio by Edward Elgar
Variations on an Original Theme ("Enigma"), Op. 36, Mvt. IX "Nimrod" by Edward Elgar
Largo from Xerxes by George Friedric Handel
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 by Edward Elgar
Una Noche De Luces by Trevor Kowalski
Sources for this episode:
My Friends Pictured Within by Edward Elgar (see link above)
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 by Edward Elgar (Score)
The Musician's Guide to Symphonic Music: Essays from the Eulenberg Scores, edited by Corey Field: https://www.amazon.com/Musicians-Guide-Symphonic-Music-Eulenburg/dp/0930448561/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=The+Musicians+Guide+to+Symphonic+Music&qid=1595963266&sr=8-2
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One of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's greatest operatic achievements, Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) may not have been possible without the approval of Emperor Joseph II of Austria. The play it was based on by Pierre Beaumarchais was banned from theaters all around the world for its radical political statements and the poor outlook on aristocracy. Fortunately for audiences today, Mozart and his librettist, Lorenzo Da Ponte, managed to cut enough scandalous material to set and stage an opera.
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Music for today's episode is all music by Mozart:
Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G major), K. 525
March from Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492
String Quartet No. 19 in C major, K. 465 ("Dissonance"), Mvt. I: Adagio - Allegro
Minuet from Don Giovanni, K. 527
Divertimento in F major, K. 138, Mvt. II: Andante
Sources for this episode:
Mozart: A Life by Paul Johnson: https://www.amazon.com/Mozart-Life-Paul-Johnson/dp/0143126067/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3EDMG8JQTEXSM&dchild=1&keywords=mozart+a+life+by+paul+johnson&qid=1595361315&sprefix=Mozart+a+life+%2Caps%2C254&sr=8-2
The Indispensable Composers: A Personal Guide by Anthony Tommasini: https://www.amazon.com/Indispensable-Composers-Personal-Guide/dp/0143111086/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3P0QTRS2FRICZ&dchild=1&keywords=the+indispensable+composers&qid=1595361363&sprefix=The+Indespensable+Composer%2Caps%2C147&sr=8-1
A History of Opera (Updated Edition) by Carolyn Abbate and Roger Parker: https://www.amazon.com/History-Opera-Carolyn-Abbate/dp/0393348954/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=A+History+of+Opera&qid=1595361441&sr=8-1
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Wagner's final opera took him nearly 25 years to compose, but in the end it was completely worth the wait. It quickly became one of the most sought after operas to perform, but Wagner, his estate, and the authorities of his opera house, the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, had different plans for it.
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Music for this episode:
Big World for a Minnow by Trevor Kowalski: https://open.spotify.com/track/7b92Ape2dXgpN3t4DVKPNN?si=BXra155NQ9qfEquIYCkjVw
Nocturnal Acquaintance by Howard Harper-Barnes: https://open.spotify.com/track/78scjkonT2s1ublJKnY1y0?si=CqC-_wcCRfmb1PJipHfUyg
One Last Time by Jonathan Mollberg: https://open.spotify.com/track/7ypVFGf2e16mtBRkpUe0lJ?si=PFTm9HcxQ3uJVOBJdyKVww
Changing Outlook by Trevor Kowalski: https://open.spotify.com/track/5ue8ogOGWBVn8ea8AwuMVf?si=_nr4NErnTm-p4z4oIJzVvw
Forever to Run by Howard Harper-Barnes: https://open.spotify.com/track/5bXiznq24KknqkJuWxvPUO?si=By0Feq-rSD2zK7hkZkR-bA
Daydream in Silver by Trevor Kowalski: https://open.spotify.com/track/3YJ1eWImuJhcpDUEIatzy3?si=UMLCKrdZRkS6EFkj_40KGA
Firefly Trail by Trevor Kowalski: https://open.spotify.com/track/4SUPWzR8WY6i83Gtv8pUZG?si=v2W2XrwOSZeJdKFVKCoy-g
Sources for this episode:
My Life - Volume 1 by Richard Wagner: https://www.amazon.com/My-Life-1-Richard-Wagner-ebook/dp/B008471E6U/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Wagner+My+Life&qid=1594244063&sr=8-2
My Life - Volume 2 by Richard Wagner: https://www.amazon.com/Richard-Wagner-ebook/dp/B004TOSQYU/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Wagner+My+Life&qid=1594244134&sr=8-3
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Commissioned by the Finnish government and inspired by the migration of swans, Jean Sibelius would create one of his most important works. It was not only important musically, but for how significant it played a role in Sibelius' life.
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Music for this episode:
Palm by Trevor Kowalski
Flow of Nature by Spectacles Wallet and Watch
Rainbow Colors by Spectacles Wallet and Watch
Changing Outlook by Trevor Kowalski
In the Mystic Woods by Spectacles Wallet and Watch
The Mountain Disconnect by Trevor Kowalski
Sources for this episode:
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 (Cambridge Music Handbooks) by James Hepokoski: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QIT4AMG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The Rest is Noise by Alex Ross: https://www.amazon.com/Rest-Noise-Listening-Twentieth-Century-dp-0312427719/dp/0312427719/ref=mt_other?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1592939112
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Hector Berlioz's unhealthy infatuation with Irish actress Harriet Smithson and failed engagement with Marie Moke sent the composer into a state of mind that nearly killed him several times... and his life wasn't the only one on the line.
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Music for this episode:
Mystery Palace by Spectacles Wallet and Watch: https://open.spotify.com/track/1O3vr6S0UXLHVrxd1sBEX2?si=3fabm1fWRwCCd3r8AWj1nA
My Angel by Spectacles Wallet and Watch: https://open.spotify.com/track/0AouJkMQu6SwIN5qPcofN1?si=rbSetT27Ql-_jnt-vDvBWA
Blessing by Spectacles Wallet and Watch: https://open.spotify.com/track/3esUlddNUh6oKh5tjCbnXc?si=HhmMoEmkT8-_vl7N4kpl-g
Drifting Emotions by Howard Harper-Barnes: https://open.spotify.com/track/2DuSU7hVCiInXkUp7k3i7K?si=9H4KWY1HTqaLnSRoHFSgVA
Changing Outlook by Trevor Kowalski: https://open.spotify.com/track/5ue8ogOGWBVn8ea8AwuMVf?si=jb9H7MleQmSsX-AgdBfFOQ
Falling Clouds by Trevor Kowalski: https://open.spotify.com/track/6Me8CmUKit9b7qr4GvFmNB?si=Usjzm-lvT1ioVwWqoRMGig
Stratus by Trevor Kowalski: https://open.spotify.com/track/34xukMK3D7jdLAeO3ZahRF?si=dYM3xhwkTuydpV4vDTlubw
Heartstrings by Madison York: https://open.spotify.com/track/72PYX6Fj5TmhqSspLG851D?si=GZNTxHCvR1mmi63EDRbp9w
Firefly Trail by Trevor Kowalski: https://open.spotify.com/track/4SUPWzR8WY6i83Gtv8pUZG?si=7i5VPTiaSAOFLrsWkPtENg
Sources for this episode:
The Story of Hector Berlioz by Nathan H. Dole: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009TW8PKM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o07?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The Cambridge Companion to Berlioz (Cambridge Companions to Music) by Peter Bloom (editor): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FF76UMA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o08?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Fair Ophelia: The Life of Harriet Smithson Berlioz by Peter Raby: https://www.amazon.com/Fair-Ophelia-Harriet-Smithson-Berlioz/dp/0521244218/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Fair+Ophelia+The+Life+of+Harriet+Smithson+Berlioz&qid=1591732783&s=digital-text&sr=8-1
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Debussy dreamed about composing a theatrical work that was as mysterious and reserved as the life he contrived for himself. When a play by Maurice Maeterlinck came along, titled Pelléas et Mélisande, his dream would become a reality.
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Music for this episode:
The Five Times I Loved You by Cora Zea: https://open.spotify.com/track/0W4RUo3m0jL0wHADS0PLme?si=i-u2Sbs9R0KfK3T4Hjuuug
A Walk in the Clouds by Howard Harper-Barnes: https://open.spotify.com/track/1pEhkBpnscVRyUCicNbNXS?si=TYvJgzEaTaWziqmOTgCUgg
Evening Imagery by Trevor Kowalski: https://open.spotify.com/track/2umFBHTWtzBPYYy7WgK8bF?si=zP90Nv_qT6KotlPW_JHKvQ
Changing Outlook by Trevor Kowalski: https://open.spotify.com/track/5ue8ogOGWBVn8ea8AwuMVf?si=03Vg5ynbS-GlNKIzCNWfsg
Fool Me Once by Spectacles Wallet and Watch: https://open.spotify.com/track/0w6uF6seH10zbtWlgbzZFI?si=vY3jMIIxQmOBiC5IZ64mKQ
Frontiers Are Where You Find Them by Trevor Kowalski: https://open.spotify.com/track/4JHBDESS5rxMXjMXaKGYHf?si=WBd6lOctSpC50xavMhSMXA
Firefly Trail by Trevor Kowalski: https://open.spotify.com/track/4SUPWzR8WY6i83Gtv8pUZG?si=x-zzTStSSb6EmbZEBbX2qw
Sources:
The Indispensable Composers by Anthony Tommasini: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079WNQWTC/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
A History of Opera by Carolyn Abbate and Roger Parker: https://www.amazon.com/History-Opera-Carolyn-Abbate/dp/0393348954/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1590524773&sr=8-1
Debussy by Eric Frederick Jensen: https://www.amazon.com/Debussy-Master-Musicians-Frederick-Jensen/dp/0199730059/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=9780199912865&linkCode=qs&qid=1590524983&s=books&sr=1-1
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Igor Stravinsky's commission to write The Firebird would be the break that the young composer had been looking for. After the ballet's premiere, he became an immediate celebrity, and it not only secured his place as a composer for the Ballets Russes, but as a respected and beloved international figure.
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Music for this episode:
Pipe Dreams by Brightarm Orchestra - https://open.spotify.com/track/6rEgLfri1boWGFSoTUrW0y?si=DRs5gSZMQx-vBHROp78eEg
Prelude by Trevor Kowalski - https://open.spotify.com/track/2NzQGuWizwdjAo2cXIyFrD?si=pAHugghgTTywEVEVAY8R6g
My Flaws and All by Howard Harper-Barnes - https://open.spotify.com/track/5l4t5HA7hRsUbEZuqH1uwC?si=TmHpnQJkSBe6keDGVFcXFQ
Changing Outlook by Trevor Kowalski - https://open.spotify.com/track/5ue8ogOGWBVn8ea8AwuMVf?si=1SFIMWnNR26v_kUhyLGosA
Royal Estate by Isaac Gregor - https://open.spotify.com/track/4cqz64jAcQBn3xVIIIIfE9?si=0RtfqfqmQg63fXlT3gld7Q
Careful Mind by Martin Klem - https://open.spotify.com/track/32KjC9LHmHwNkMHsQRJarP?si=ScgEMbu1TUq67Ba7xCSlCw
When I Realized by John Barzetti - https://open.spotify.com/track/4iVnjTD7Ll0a5lLERTvsx3?si=mP9JH3nsT1C-cqyZ2apsdg
Firefly Trail by Trevor Kowalski - https://open.spotify.com/track/4SUPWzR8WY6i83Gtv8pUZG?si=vTEw7lP5TLuBUz1JopU97g
Sources:
An Autobiography by Igor Stravinsky - https://www.amazon.com/Autobiography-Igor-Stravinsky-1998-12-17/dp/B01K3PD6J8/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3KHBXR83XBK75&dchild=1&keywords=igor+stravinsky+autobiography&qid=1589334449&sprefix=Stravinsky+an+autobiograph%2Caps%2C164&sr=8-1
Stravinsky's Ballets by Charles M. Joseph - https://www.amazon.com/Stravinskys-Ballets-Yale-Music-Masterworks/dp/0300118724/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+Ballets+of+Stravinsky+Joseph&qid=1589334565&sr=8-1
The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century by Alex Ross - https://www.amazon.com/Rest-Noise-Listening-Twentieth-Century/dp/0312427719/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1589334779&sr=8-1
Foundation Igor Stravinsky - https://fondation-igor-stravinsky.org/en/composer/
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's early relationship with his wife, Antonina Milyukova, and the first stages of creating Eugene Onegin share a spot in the composers life. The two events influenced each other, and it would leave Tchaikovsky wondering where he had gone wrong.
Music for today's show are by Trevor Kowalski and Franz Gordon.
Late Nights in Harmony, Changing Outlook, Nocturne, The Garden's Light, Hidden Towns, and A Heart Made of Yarn
Sources:
Letters to His Family: An Autobiography by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, translated by Galina von Meck and Percy M. Young
Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin
Eugene Onegin (opera)Antonina Tchaikovskaya
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Welcome to The Composer Chronicles! This introduction is designed to familiarize you with the show and prepare you for the journey ahead!
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