21st century classical music

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San Antone

Quote from: Scarpia on October 03, 2013, 09:46:33 AM
I don't have any particular interest in modern tonal works, and am generally interested in modern works which have a lot of complexity (i.e., Elliot Carter, thorny, non-electronic Boulez, that sort of thing).   But I get the (perhaps incorrect) assumption that having recognizable pitches in music is now considered passe.

I'd say it is an incorrect assumption.

North Star

Quote from: karlhenning on October 03, 2013, 08:27:18 AM
More of us need to read Slonimsky's Lexicon of Musical Invective, and heed its lessons.
On my wishlist already :D
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Artem

Quote from: sanantonio on October 02, 2013, 07:19:19 PM
Michael Pisaro

https://www.youtube.com/v/7v2OKdWpHtw
I quite like Michael Pisaro's music. I'm not too keen on those pieces where he uses field recordings very prominently. Close constellations and a drum on the ground and asleep, street, pipes, tones may be my favourite though.

He's got a new cd coming out soon, by the way.

some guy

Quote from: Scarpia on October 03, 2013, 08:32:07 AMDoes the piece by Michael Pisaro have melody, harmony or rhythm, or have I missed something?
You have missed something.

The piano part is so conventionally melodic/harmonic/rhythmic that that almost kills the piece for me.

Almost.

Sean

Quote from: karlhenning on October 03, 2013, 09:51:49 AM
And I'll repeat (the latest occasion was for Annie's benefit, though she scorned the idea without proving her own case) that music for upitched percussion ensemble does not miraculously become "non-music" for want of definite pitch.


Karl Henning

Thanks for not proving your case, either. Puts you in . . . curious company, doesn't it?
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Parsifal

Quote from: some guy on October 04, 2013, 04:15:41 AM
You have missed something.

The piano part is so conventionally melodic/harmonic/rhythmic that that almost kills the piece for me.

Apparently I didn't listen long enough to get to the piano part.
:(

Sean

An interesting and well-researched thread of course, particularly from the contemporaneously committed sanantonio; I don't have all the enthusiasm for the content as some but it makes access easy...


jochanaan

Quote from: sanantonio on September 28, 2013, 05:14:17 PM
Brett Dean (b. 1961)

https://www.youtube.com/v/197n_eDgcM8

"Polysomnography" for woodwind quintet and piano
Unknown performers

II. Myoclonus 0:02
III. Sleep Spindles 1:48
IV. Delta Waves 4:44
I like this!  I'd love to play it! ;D
Imagination + discipline = creativity

jochanaan

Quote from: Scarpia on October 03, 2013, 06:17:48 AM
Are the concepts of melody, harmony and rhythm now considered so outmoded that modern music has dispensed with them?  That's the impression I get after a few random clicks on this thread.
Melody, harmony, and rhythm are always present in "organized sound."  But I grant, much of the music here has nothing to do with traditional melody, harmony or rhythm. :)
Imagination + discipline = creativity

San Antone

Idin Samimi Mofakham

Iranian Composer/Musicologist.  His works are mostly composed for chamber ensembles and based on traditional and folk music of his homeland Iran. He is a permanent member of Iranian Society of Composers and tutor of Superior Music schools and colleges in Tehran. He is also a founding member of Composition and Music Theory Department at Music Department of University of Applied Science and Technology in Tehran, Iran.

LISTEN: Hesâr for Recorder, Violin and Cello

Xelmya Trio: Alexa Renger, Violine; Sylvia Hinz, Blockflöten; Ehrengard von Gemmingen, Cello


San Antone

Simone Movio
(b. 1978)

https://www.youtube.com/v/4Psh-yC9xAI

Zahir V for saxophone quartet, played by the Mac Saxophone Quartet

Stefano Pecci, soprano sax
Luis Lanzarini, alto sax
Alex Sebastianutto, tenor sax
Valentino Funaro, baritone sax

Recording by Stefano Amerio at Artesuono Recording Studio (Cavalicco, UD - 28/04/2013)

Brian

A couple of guys I know have started a casual message board, primarily intended for composers and serious listeners, where every Friday they post a new piece of music and discuss it. Like a book club, but a listening club. The first one's a vocal piece from 2006. Try it out.  :)

San Antone

Quote from: Brian on October 09, 2013, 04:03:35 PM
A couple of guys I know have started a casual message board, primarily intended for composers and serious listeners, where every Friday they post a new piece of music and discuss it. Like a book club, but a listening club. The first one's a vocal piece from 2006. Try it out.  :)

Thanks for posting this.  For me it is unfortunate that the discussion starts on Friday - but I will check in Saturday night and see if it is still going on.

San Antone

Anthony Donofrio

https://www.youtube.com/v/7YetdkrQ2Tg

III for saxophone, piano and percussion; played by Jeff Heisler, I-Chen Yeh and Bill Sallak.

Octave

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Release ~28 Oct 13.
I got it when Table of the Elements released it, and it was a big favorite for years.

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San Antone

Inspired by the 20th century violin concerto thread, I went looking for some 21st century violin concertos.  Here's two good ones to start off with ~

Thomas Ades | Violin Concerto, Op. 24, "Concentric Paths" (2005)

https://www.youtube.com/v/CVG5R6sIobo

And Somei Satoh | Violin Concerto (2002)

https://www.youtube.com/v/EOecmVS8Bg0