Mira Calix releases third ’studio’ album
She points out (with a mild squirm of embarrassment) how she’s now moving in some circles with the mantle of ‘contemporary classical composer’. Coming next: an opera for Aldeburgh Festival, with a libretto by author Blake Morrison that
Apocalyptica - A Decade of Reinventing the Cello!
they would ever like us," says Eicca Toppinen, APOCALYPTICA'S primary composer. aspiring classical musicians around the world who see classical and popular 666," yanked the band out of the classical niche to altogether by
New York Times, here I come!
Mr. McCartney has too much sense, and has had too much success, to aspire to classical forms as did — and I think to his detriment — the great Duke Ellington. The composer of “Ecce Cor Meum” (“Behold My Heart”) should be happy in the
Looking out for #1
I decided to compile a list of the top 51 classical music blogs. and a designation of Academic Musicologist or Theorist (A), Composer (C), Critic (Crit) 22 Classical Pontifications: 100373 Professor Heebie McJeebie (C TANDY)
Serenada Schizophrana–Danny Elfman
it appears Elfman joins the ranks of original classical composers. Elfman’s auspicious classical “debut” is divided into six movements, with titles such as “Pianos,” “the Quadruped Patrol,” and “Bells and Whistles,”
The Devil does NOT have all the best tunes
It is true that his compositions are a little heavy-going, but his use of music to provide huge swings of mood and emotion are unequalled by any other classical composer, in my opinion. The final movement in this symphony has had me in
Music and Death
For the composer, death means more than the end of one’s productivity; it means the termination of meaning in authorship. Whether we believe that death is an end or beginning matters little. Whatever the outcome, us composers will no
To Question a Creation
When one chooses to write a work, it is necessary to understand the purpose behind the impulsion/act. Why are you writing this piece? To what purpose does it serve, and how does it make the world a better place.
Music - The Benchmark of Decline
Contemporary classical music has reached the point where innovation and experimentation has dramatically slowed; simply put, we are running out of momentum and have no real idea as to where we should go to find renewal.
Music in Schools
The decline of school music programs is a testament to creative loss in Canada. University is considered exclusively as preparation for high paying employment. This attitude is creeping to lower and lower grade levels in the public

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Lesson Tutor: Biography of classical composer Alexander Borodin
Information on Alexander Borodin, composer of the Russian opera "Prince Igor".
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VOA News - Classical Composer Serves as Inspiration for New
Classical Composer Serves as Inspiration for New Historical Drama 'Copying Beethoven'. By Alan Silverman Hollywood 10 November 2006
White House Honors BMI Classical Composer, Bluegrass Legend
White House Honors BMI Classical Composer, Bluegrass Legend.
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