Cannonball's Classical Music 101 Pt. 5
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- cannonball1978
Tired of the same soulless, shallow, reason-stitched-together beats? Itching to immolate the next indie slant-bob of died-black hair you see on the subway? Are you listening to music today and thinking "I'm too smart/old/bored to listen to this dogshit"?Come with me. Come fly away to Cannonball's magical realm of powdered wigs, musical genii, and the shoulders your favorite bands are standing on today. I tested for my yellow belt in classical music appreciation yesterday... got my katas wrong, but the spirit was there. As always, I will do my best to provide links to the work, typically pointed at iTunes for your downloading pleasure.
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________________________________...Stravinsky - The Firebird
Has a fantasy aesthetic very much in line with the fantasia soundtrack... good for taking mushrooms and hiking through the wilderness with a picnic basket etc.
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjec…
________________________________...Rahim Alhaj - Ancient sounds
Maestro of the Oud (an early lute/guitar). I'm a big fan, and I thought I'd stick Alhaj in here in the interest of a multinational voice. Any classically trained musicians and composers who aren't strictly euro get relegated to the refugee slum of "world music". I have this album but I'd urge you to take a look at all his work.
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjec…
________________________________...Erik Satie
Impressionist piano... good for rain or a quiet, vacant office. You'll like this if you like Debussey. I think I plugged him before but this album's a wonderful rendition.
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjec…
________________________________...<<—BONUS ROUND—>>
Wendy Carlos
Winner of three Grammy's, and best known for her scoring of Clockwork Orange and Tron, Wendy Carlos's name goes hand—in—hand with the moog synth. I just picked up "Switched-On Bach" but none of her stuff is listed on the iTunes Store, so unless you are resourceful...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wen…
________________________________...Below are links to previous issues. As always, please contribute your own recommendations if you have any.
Issue 4
http://www.qbn.com/topics/592663…Issue 3
http://www.qbn.com/topics/578870…
- harlequino0
If you like Stravinsky's 'Firebird' suite, then move right on to the real bad boy -- 'Le Sacre du Printemps' (or 'Rite of Spring' for philistines). When that premiered in 1913, people went absolutely apeshit. The opening melody famously features a contrabasson playing in the top of its range, and well, it just goes bananas from there.
It started a riot actually, between the whack sounds and Ninjinsky's 'Bjork video' choreography. It eventually became the fashionable thing to say you were at the premier.Speaking of scandals, check out Debussy's "Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune" ("Prelude to the afternoon of a faun"). Gorgeous little piece, also choregraphed and premiered by Ninjinsky. However, in this case, people went nuts because people thought he basically masturbated on stage. Never clear if he did or not, but the 'faun' character does have some sort erotic experience.
Music and stage premieres were way more interesting back then.
