EPISODE · Nov 10, 2018 · 58 MIN
Antecedents
from Relevant Tones · host Access Contemporary Music
There’s a subsection of contemporary music called ‘Musical Historicism;’ a genre of music that uses historical elements and revives them in modern works. From Minimalism to Totalism, Modernism to Post-Modernism to Neomodernism; we’re taking a look at pieces that influence contemporary compositions, either to mimic the past or to be the antithesis. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Dan Goldberg Music A Reliquary for Igor Stravinsky by Charles Wuorinen London Sinfonietta; Oliver Knussen, conductor Concerto for Orchestra by Luciano Berio Orchestre National de France; New Swingle Singers; Pierre Boulez, conductor Absolute Jest by John Adams San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
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There’s a subsection of contemporary music called ‘Musical Historicism;’ a genre of music that uses historical elements and revives them in modern works. From Minimalism to Totalism, Modernism to Post-Modernism to Neomodernism; we’re taking a look at pieces that influence contemporary compositions, either to mimic the past or to be the antithesis. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Dan Goldberg Music A Reliquary for Igor Stravinsky by Charles Wuorinen London Sinfonietta; Oliver Knussen, conductor Concerto for Orchestra by Luciano Berio Orchestre National de France; New Swingle Singers; Pierre Boulez, conductor Absolute Jest by John Adams San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
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