Game: Guess the 1990s Composer/Work

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Greta

June 12, 2008, 01:18:13 PM
Similar to James' game - here are clips from works composed during the period of 1990-1999, guess who and what they might be.  ;)

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10 clips, each ~1 min in length. Found here:

http://www.speedyshare.com/269324930.html

lukeottevanger

#1
June 12, 2008, 02:55:34 PM
Well, I'm pretty useless here. All I can say is that 10 isn't Shaker Loops!

not edward

#2
June 12, 2008, 03:26:27 PM Last Edit: June 12, 2008, 03:30:10 PM by edward
Clip 10 is Adams' Lollapalooza (compare the rhythm of the word and the rhythm of the music and that gives it away).

8 is Lindberg's Cello Concerto, I think.

7 is Turnage, but I can't remember which work offhand.
"I don't at all mind actively disliking a piece of contemporary music, but in order to feel happy about it I must consciously understand why I dislike it. Otherwise it remains in my mind as unfinished business."
-- Aaron Copland, The Pleasures of Music

not edward

#3
June 12, 2008, 03:32:51 PM Last Edit: June 12, 2008, 03:34:55 PM by edward
No 5: Norgard's Concerto in due tempi?

No 1: Reich's Triple Quartet.

Is no 9 Rautavaara? I don't know the piece, but it sounds like it could be by him.
"I don't at all mind actively disliking a piece of contemporary music, but in order to feel happy about it I must consciously understand why I dislike it. Otherwise it remains in my mind as unfinished business."
-- Aaron Copland, The Pleasures of Music

btpaul674

#4
June 12, 2008, 04:14:05 PM Last Edit: June 12, 2008, 04:21:58 PM by btpaul674
Yes, 9 is Rautavaara.

8th symphony, 4th movement.

measures 119 to 135.

Greta

#5
June 12, 2008, 04:32:25 PM
Great job all!  :D

That leaves up for grabs, #2, #4, #6.

All from concertos. One American, one Asian, one European. ;)

karlhenning

#6
June 13, 2008, 06:12:04 AM
Hat's off to you, Edward!

Greta

#7
June 13, 2008, 11:02:47 AM
Okay, a few more clues...  :)

#2 is from an angsty American composer who had a Requiem premiered last year. This passage is from an elegy.

#4 is from a colorful Asian composer born in the 50s.

#6 is from a very famous Eastern European composer. This concerto was written for a German female violinist.

Maciek

#8
June 13, 2008, 11:21:40 AM
No. 6 obviously has got to be Penderecki's 2nd VC. I've never heard it but then his composing style is self-replicating... :-\

Greta

#9
June 15, 2008, 07:21:50 PM Last Edit: June 15, 2008, 07:24:00 PM by Greta
No more guesses for #2 and #4?  ;)

#2 was from the 3rd mvmt, "Elegia" of Christopher Rouse's Flute Concerto

#4 is the opening of Takashi Yoshimatsu's Saxophone Concerto 'Cyber-Bird'

Recap:

1. Steve Reich - Triple Quartet (1998)
2. Christopher Rouse - Flute Concerto (1993)
3. Witold Lutoslawski - Symphony No. 4 (1993)
4. Takashi Yoshimatsu - Saxophone Concerto 'Cyber-Bird' (1998)
5. Per Norgaard - Concerto in Due Tempi (1994-95)
6. Krysyzstof Penderecki - Violin Concerto No. 2 'Metamorphosen' (1992-95)
7. Mark-Anthony Turnage - Momentum (1991)
8. Magnus Lindberg - Cello Concerto (1999)
9. Einojuhani Rautavaara - Symphony No. 8 'The Journey' (1999)
10. John Adams - Lollapalooza (1995)

Thanks for playing! :)
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