Discovery Orchestra Chat 91 – The Point
Sergei Rachmaninoff believed that each movement of music has a point to make. One might define this “point” as the moment of greatest emotional intensity. How this is accomplished varies…
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Discovery Orchestra Chat 90 – Pain in Music
Beethoven, who let us into his inner emotional life through his music, was not afraid to express his own pain. Listening to his wordless, abstract expressions, we may find his…
Discovery Orchestra Chat 89 – Arrangements
Did you know it’s a common occurrence for musicians to arrange each others music? Find out why in this Discovery Orchestra Chat!
A Bit of a Rehash
NPR’s blog Deceptive Cadence recently featured a post entitled: “Was 2012 The Year That American Orchestras Hit The Wall?” I wrote the following comment on the site which re-states some…
What Makes Scary Music Scary?
We’ve all been there. The music that composers create as soundtracks for suspense and horror films definitely does the job. It amplifies the feelings we are experiencing from the visual…
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