The Odd One Out

[kyjo]

In this game, I will list a couple composers or pieces and one of them will be different in some way than the others. You will have to tell both who/what is the odd one out and why. I'll try not to make them too difficult!

Anyways, my first one:

Bloch, Stravinsky, Villa-Lobos, Copland and Rochberg.

(Apologies if you're not familiar with Rochberg, but if you're not, you should be! )

Hint: It has to do with their styles.

Knock yourselves out!

[Mirror Image]

I believe Villa-Lobos is the only composer who didn't dabble with serialism, so he's the odd man out. I could be wrong of course.

[Brian]

Bloch - only one whose first name doesn't contain an 'O'.

[kyjo]

Bloch - only one whose first name doesn't contain an 'O'.

Read the hint!

[Opus106]

When you're done with the first round, take a shot at this:

[AnthonyAthletic]

When you're done with the first round, take a shot at this:

This one is too hard for me...unless its the obvious answer?

David W is the odd one out as he is the only one who worked on the Skynet Project for Cybernet.  His system originally became self-aware at 2:14 am Eastern Time on August 29th, 1997.

I've been running ever since.

[Sergeant Rock]

Bloch - only one whose first name doesn't contain an 'O'.

Stravinsky - the only one whose last name doesn't contain an 'o' 

Sarge

[The new erato]

Copland - the only one not to write one or several string quartets? Though that is hardly a matter of style; i don't see why John's answer isn't a good one. Villa-Lobos also is the only one here without obvious connections to the US.

[Sergeant Rock]

Villa-Lobos also is the only one here without obvious connections to the US.

I thought the same thing (yes, we're ignoring kyjo's hint, MI  ), Villa Lobos is the only one who didn't have permanent residence, and die, in the United States.

Sarge

[Opus106]

Copland... because you don't like his style?

[DavidW]

This one is too hard for me...unless its the obvious answer?

David W is the odd one out as he is the only one who worked on the Skynet Project for Cybernet.  His system originally became self-aware at 2:14 am Eastern Time on August 29th, 1997.

I've been running ever since.

I'm sending a terminator back in time to terminate your Mahler collection!

[springrite]

Rochberg, the one who never dabbled in "folk" elements of music.

[DavidW]

Rochberg is known for composing using both atonal and tonal elements in the same composition.  I think that it is an inherently different attitude towards atonal composition than the other composers had.  All of those composers are fundamentally known as neoclassicists including Rochberg, but ultimately he is the odd one out.

[Cato]

Rochberg is known for composing using both atonal and tonal elements in the same composition.  I think that it is an inherently different attitude towards atonal composition than the other composers had.  All of those composers are fundamentally known as neoclassicists including Rochberg, but ultimately he is the odd one out.

Rochberg caused a storm back in the '60's and 1970's by "going tonal."  I suppose he was one of the first "Neo-Romantics," although if you listen to this excerpt from a 1970's Quartet (#4), you will hear a fusion of styles, as if Alexander Zemlinsky had lived into the 1970's.

http://www.youtube.com/v/Wo_JYHRxyI0

[jut1972]

Its Bloch.
All the rest wrote ballets where as Bloch is a make of ballet shoe.

[kyjo]

Its Bloch.
All the rest wrote ballets where as Bloch is a make of ballet shoe.

Rochberg didn't write any ballets, to my knowledge. And please read the hint I so graciously provided you guys: It has to do with their styles! By the way, if you really want to know the answer, feel free to PM me.

[kyjo]

OK, I realize I probably made this a little too difficult and I appreciate your contributions. So, I'll give a bigger hint: All but one of these composers underwent (a) drastic stylistic change(s) throughout their composing career.

[PaulSC]

All but one of these composers underwent (a) drastic stylistic change(s) throughout their composing career.

Isn't that true of all five?

EDIT: I'll guess Bloch; the different stylistic currents in his work (late-romantic nationalist, neo-baroque, and perhaps others) don't represent distinct stages of his career...

[kyjo]

Isn't that true of all five?

Not really! Well, all of them underwent some stylistic changes, but think which conposer's stylistic changes were least drastic than the others.

[springrite]

Not really! Well, all of them underwent some stylistic changes, but think which conposer's stylistic changes were least drastic than the others.

Well, this argument is kind of... uh.. weak. I mean, if we are only talking about degrees here.

Any folksy stuff in Rochberg? I still think I have the best argument.