May 19 - Onward!

[Igor Stravinsky, not the least concerned about Exam, Part II: Take-home, due -- as Part I, and both of the Review Lecture Notes (from Week 15, if you have not turned in already) -- 6pm, Friday, May 21, to mus21stc@gmail.com]...  Hope you can join us for the final Zoom Get-Together later today: 11am, Wednesday, May 19 (invite sent out c. 1/2 hour previous).  Late work accepted through 12noon, Sunday, May 23... after that, no guarantees!  Grades will be available online at the DVC website later next week...

It has been a pleasure to be with you this semester!  Hope you enjoyed the class!

Here's to a hopeful post-pandemic future!

Blessings and Cheers!

Mark

Write Any Scale (Other than a Major or Minor) and Identify

Write Four Chords (But Not on C) and Identify

Write the Instruments of a Large Orchestra, in Score Order


Again, please describe at least 5 aspects of the below selections -- including

Timbre / Tone-Color (Instruments / Voices)
Form
Style


Listening


Igor Stravinsky - Symphony of Psalms: I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUSfrgPQjRM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_of_Psalms


Darius Milhaud - La Creation du Monde (The Creation of the World): Fugato

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgqXq0es4wc (@ 5:00)
(Bernstein -- with beard! -- conducting)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius_Milhaud

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_cr%C3%A9ation_du_monde


Leonard Bernstein - West Side Story: Cool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wugWGhItaQA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_Story

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_Story_(film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_(West_Side_Story_song)


John Williams - Star Wars: Main Title

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTiRrlgbYIM
(Composer conducting!)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Star_Wars


Mark Alburger - Camino Real: Block 10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP8AZZYpjIY

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camino_Real_(play)
(the Tennessee Williams source of the libretto)


Fazil Say - Universe Symphony

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFvZ5onSX3I

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faz%C4%B1l_Say

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._3_%22Universe%22

May 17 - Take-Home Messages

[Josquin des Pres, intent on Exam, Part I -- Take home!  Due 6pm, Friday, May 21, as attached pdf / jpg to mus21stc@gmail.com]

Write Any Major Scale -- Except C -- with Solfege

Write Any Minor Scale -- Except A -- with Solfege

List Six Periods of Aesthetic History, before the 20th Century, with Dates

[Including Ancient, 3500 BC (BCE) - AD 400 (CE)]



Listening

For each description, please include information on...

Timbre (Instruments / Voices)
Form (Structure)
Stylistic Period (Historical Era)

+

at least two other aspects of music from any of below...

Rhythm (Note Values, Tempo, Time Signature[s])
Pitch (Mode / Scale, Motive, Phrase, Melody)
Dynamics
Texture
Harmony
Context (Biography, History, Text Setting / Words)


Greece - First Delphic Hymn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnkVaPKlf_U

http://enacademic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/1197218

http://markalburgermusichistory.blogspot.com/2008/01/anonymous-athenian-b-c-168-bc.html


Italy - Trotto

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXxaCcVzsEU&feature=youtu.be (@ 15:54)

http://markalburgermusichistory.blogspot.com/2008/06/composers-of-iialian-dances-b-c-1270.html

https://www.allmusic.com/composition/trotto-dance-for-instrumental-ensemble-mc0002367874
(Despite Blue Gene Tyranny's fine write up - the composition is in G Dorian)


Josquin des Pres - Scaramella

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu7-USz4F0k

https://www.allmusic.com/composition/scaramella-va-alla-guerra-song-for-4-parts-mc0002364210

http://imslp.org/wiki/Scaramella_(Josquin_Desprez)


J.S. Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 1: I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kI1Ab6_Xfk
(with notation)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandenburg_Concertos

http://imslp.org/wiki/Brandenburg_Concerto_No.1_in_F_major,_BWV_1046_(Bach,_Johann_Sebastian)


Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 ("Choral"): IV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJH9b9EQtHM (@ 38:35)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._9_(Beethoven)

http://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.9,_Op.125_(Beethoven,_Ludwig_van)


Johannes Brahms - Symphony No. 4: III

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QLuYj2jxoc [23:33 - 29:25]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Brahms

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._4_(Brahms)

http://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.4,_Op.98_(Brahms,_Johannes)

May 12 - At Cross Purposes

Second and final Review Lecture-Playlist!  Notes due (as well First Review Lecture notes) 6pm, Friday, May 14.... Exam I-II information (really Quiz/Worksheets 15-16) posted next Monday and Wednesday... Woo-hoo!

Mark Alburger - Music History Review (2. Stravinsky to Say)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeR7ynHBz7Q&list=PLtV-SdP8TZcexNXSFEVyPhbrRr454ckbu

The 6 videos being...

Mark Alburger - Igor Stravinsky - Symphony of Psalms: I
https://youtu.be/OeR7ynHBz7Q

Mark Alburger - Darius Milhaud - La Creation du Monde: Fugato
https://youtu.be/gR6LvN7bdKQ

Mark Alburger - Leonard Bernstein - West Side Story: Cool
https://youtu.be/lXNgG7k-IRQ
(N.B. Leonard Bernstein West Side Story: Overture, Maria, America, Cool Blocked)

Mark Alburger - John Williams - Star Wars: Main Title
https://youtu.be/WjbdtPkI36M

Mark Alburger - Mark Alburger - Camino Real: Block 10
https://youtu.be/dWKBvO5AUAA

Mark Alburger - Fazil Say - Symphony No. 3 ("Universe")
https://youtu.be/n7IdVTT5kT4

May 10 - Misterioso

First Review Lecture!  Notes due on this (c. 300-500 words), as well as Second Review Lecture (posted 2 days from now, and that will be it for the videos!) by 6pm, Friday, May 14 (I'll be getting 2nd Moderna that day!).  Final Exam I-II (Quiz 15-16 Worksheets, really) will be posted next Monday and Wednesday...

Mark Alburger - Music History Review (1. Athenaeus to Brahms)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxS1Yn91YRI&list=PLtV-SdP8TZce4rt8NqfZtbKPwAvoHfhir

Constituent parts below...

Mark Alburger - Athenaeus (Athenaios Athenaiou) - First Delphic Hymn
https://youtu.be/lxS1Yn91YRI

Mark Alburger - Medieval Italy - Trotto
https://youtu.be/YXxaCcVzsEU

Mark Alburger - Josquin des Pres (de Prez / des Prez / Desprez) - Scaramella
https://youtu.be/OhdFBpJ8U6Y

Mark Alburger - J.S. Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
https://youtu.be/D99viW5AgcI

Mark Alburger - Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 ("Choral"): IV
https://youtu.be/aCVY14g7DZA

Mark Alburger - Johannes Brahms - Symphony No. 4: III
https://youtu.be/Gm20xgQVKgA

May 8 - SFCCO presents Spring Ahead Fallback

SAN FRANCISCO COMPOSERS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Mark Alburger, Music Director
presents
SOLOS AND ENSEMBLES
Spring Ahead Fallback
7pm, Saturday, May 8, 2021
Zoom Everywhere!


Florent Schmitt (1870-1958)       
     Chaîne brisée, Op. 87 (1936)
          II. Barcarolle des sept vierges

          https://youtu.be/Xvn1MS3TDeU

          Megan Cullen, Piano

Michael Kimbell (b. 1946)       
     ABSAGE (Cancellation) (2020)    

          https://youtu.be/RGKdAwRBlOU

          Michael Kimbell, Clarinet
          Elizabeth Lee, Piano
          Farley Pearce, Viol Trio

Harry Bernstein (b. 1948)           
     Quartetto Amabile (2014)
          I.  Allegro Marziale
          II.  Moderato

          Telegraph String Quartet

John Beeman (b. 1954)           
     Tall Trees (2016)

          https://youtu.be/6wphv5cFhys

          Bruce Salvisberg, Flute
          Michael Kimbell, Clarinet
          Michael Garvey, Bassoon

Martha Stoddard (b. 1955)       
     Earth Songs 2021 (2021)

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fqavpohFek&t=34s

          Oakland Civic Orchestra Members        

Mark Alburger (b. 1957)       
     Macbeth, Op. 328 (2019, after the William Shakespeare [1564-1616] tragedy, 1606)
          Act II, Scene 3 - Court of Macbeth's castle

     Julius Caesar, Op. 329 (2019, after Shakespeare's tragedy, 1599)
          Act I, Scene 2 - A public place

     No Exit, Op. 330 (2019, after the Jean-Paul Sartre [1905-1980] Huis Clos, 1944)
          IV. Don't Look Up

         Mark Alburger, Electronics

Philip Freihofner (b. 1957)
     Der Golem: Wie Er in die Welt Kam
     (The Golem: How He Came Into the World, 2001,
     to accompany the Paul Wegener [1874-1948] silent film, 1920)
           The Spell of Astaroth

           https://youtu.be/WjkqQ9hQPQY

           The Fall of the Castle

          https://youtu.be/n0HFEccQXFQ

          Philip Freihofner, Keyboard

Erling Wold (b. 1958)           
     Verschwinde, Mond!

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWrxsQKsS9A

    The Voyeur's Gratitude

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0_bSX5HBfA

          Nikola Printz, Soprano
          Erling Wold, Piano

Sheli Nan (b. 1960)
     Awaken (2020)
         
         The Ives Collective
         Susan Freier, Violin / Viola
         Stephen Harrison, Cello  
         Lori Lack, Piano
        
Michael Cooke (1970)           
     Light & Water (2021)

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDRmcqZIwD4

          Michael Cooke, 2 or 3 Bassoons
          Lisa Cooke, Musique Concrete / Video


Hussein Al-Nasrawi (1991)       
     Toscana Romanza (2019)

          https://youtu.be/h4REzAJhT7M

          Hussein Al-Nasrawi, Piano


San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra - Solos and Ensembles Spring 2021 Concert
Mark Alburger, Music Director and Conductor
Erling Wold, Associate Music Director
Martha Stoddard, Associate Conductor
Michael Cooke, Zoom Co-Host

Flute
Bruce Salvisberg

Clarinet
Michael Kimbell

Bassoon
Michael Cooke
Michael Garvey

Soprano
Nikola Printz

Piano
Hussein Al-Naswari
Megan Cullen
Elizabeth Lee
Erling Wold

Keyboard
Philip Freihofner

Electronics
Mark Alburger
Lisa Cooke

Viol
Farley Pierce


Upcoming Concert!
The Opus Project presents Opus 89 - 7pm, Saturday, June 12 - Zoom Online Everywhere!
All Composers / Performers welcome to present c. 5 minute selections!

May 5 - Driving

The circle is complete! -- final Lecture-Playlist of a through-line since Prehistoric times (OK, we still have the Review Lecture-Playlists next week, but still...) -- notes on same (as well as all work o' week, including Quiz 14... information for final Quiz below second picture of this blog entry... OK, we still have the Exam in 2 weeks, but still...) due (as usual, attached pdf / jpg to mus21stc@gmail.com) 6pm, this Friday, May 7...

Hope to see you on Zoom today, 11am, Wednesday, May 5

an advance look at what the final weeks entail!

And, speaking of Zoom, our last Extra-Credit Concert (SFCCO) -- 7pm, this Saturday, May 8
100 points for attending complete show w/ camera on throughout!
Will be sending an invitation to all c. 1 hour prior...

Best,

Mark

***

Today's Lecture-Playlist...

Mark Alburger - 21st-Century Music (2. Hartley to Ross)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bj8Vndr84k&list=PLtV-SdP8TZcfAkbXvPRGTfYh3IWiqo_68

The videos a breaking dance of...

Mark Alburger - 21st-Century Music (2a. Hartley to Richter)
Hal Hartley, James MacMillan, Bono, Harry Gregson-Williams, Max Richter
https://youtu.be/9bj8Vndr84k
(N.B. Harry Gregson-Williams The Martian blocked)

Mark Alburger - 21st-Century Music (2b. Wurman to Clark)
Alex Wurman, Kurt Cobain, Steven Clark
https://youtu.be/wrpLDJfIZ14
(N.B. Video only viewable in U.S.A. and 3 other countries,
due to inclusion of Alex Wurman March of the Penguins)

Mark Alburger - 21st-Century Music (2c. Tilmann to Cooke)
Denhard Tilmann, Thom Yorke, Sean Combs, Michael Cooke
https://youtu.be/OsBjXtMgjso

Mark Alburger - 21st-Century Music (2d. Cooke to Iglesias)
Michael Cooke, Queen Latifah, Thomas Ades, Enrique Iglesias
https://youtu.be/jHQ4cJ9iCYk

Mark Alburger - 21st-Century Music (2e. Bates to West)
Mason Bates, Stephen Price, Kanye West
https://youtu.be/0gHWYA-Q3iE
(N.B. Stephen Price Gravity blocked)

Mark Alburger - 21st-Century Music (2f. Hosseini to Ross)
Mehdi Hosseini, Feeona Lee Jones, Lady Gaga, Ryan Ross
https://youtu.be/fhJMvcVmCIc
(N.B. Lady Gaga Poker Face blocked;
Video only viewable in U.S.A. and a few other countries,
due to inclusion of Ryan Ross I Write Sins Not Tragedies)

***

Information for Quiz 14 (21st-Century Music)

[Michael Cooke, wondering if he will be featured on Quiz 14 (21st-Century Music) -- worksheet due 6pm, Friday, May 7-- attached pdf(s) / jpg(s) to mus21stc@gmail.com -- thanks!]


Write Four Bars of Music (make it interesting and/or beautiful and/or fun and/or dangerous)

Write a Short Essay on a Favorite Piece of Music (composer/performer and name of piece)

What makes it great?  Use our typical vocabulary (paragraph of five or more sentences)



Listening


Michael Cooke - Music for Humans

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1SSWqEOMwY

http://www.michaelkcooke.com/bio.html


Thomas Ades - Totentanz (Death Dance)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpFh-Z_GYfE
(@4:15 - interview w/ composer re work, previous to this...)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Adès

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totentanz_(Adès)


Mason Bates - The B-Sides: V. Warehouse Medicine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjZ1HhvZPlg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_Bates

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_B-Sides_(composition)


Steven Price - Gravity: Debris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFJdAAXaMRU

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Price_(composer)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity:_Original_Motion_Picture_Soundtrack


Mehdi Hosseini - The Baluch: I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7IvipUYrm8

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehdi_Hosseini

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Baluch


Lady Gaga - Poker Face

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bESGLojNYSo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Gaga

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poker_Face_(Lady_Gaga_song)

May 3 - Last Days

Mark Alburger - 21st-Century Music (1. Sting to Wold)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-EYjTrJTy8&list=PLtV-SdP8TZccC6iThB-gkhL5lcLBpv_Nb

Videos being of sound constituants...

Mark Alburger - 21st-Century Music (1a. Sting to Alburger)
Sting, Oliver Knussen, Michael Daugherty, Michael Gordon, Mark Alburger
https://youtu.be/E-EYjTrJTy8
(N.B. Sting Every Breath You Take blocked)

Mark Alburger - 21st-Century Music (1b. Alburger)
Mark Alburger
https://youtu.be/_tzqYgSAUlM

Mark Alburger - 21st-Century Music (1c. Alburger)
Mark Alburger
https://youtu.be/y2uyHx1ZErk

Mark Alburger - 21st-Century Music (1d. Alburger to Zimmer)
Mark Alburger, Tan Dun, Hans Zimmer
https://youtu.be/bsLnqyIvKpc

Mark Alburger - 21st-Century Music (1e. Zimmer to Prince)
Hans Zimmer, Salvador Brotons, Prince
https://youtu.be/rRubzSkjU2g
(N.B. Hans Zimmer Interstellar and Master Class blocked)

Mark Alburger - 21st-Century Music (1f. Prince, Wold)
Prince, Erling Wold
https://youtu.be/7LgrbR6bibE