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Bells in tower at evening toll : a performer's guide to the songs of David P. Rossow on the texts of William Shakespeare and A. E. Housman for baritone voice and piano
David P. Rossow (b. 1975) is a contemporary American composer and arranger of choral works, music for jazz ensemble, and most recently, songs for solo voice and piano. This document serves as a performer’s guide to Rossow’s songs for baritone/low male voice and piano, Three Shakespeare Sonnets and …
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The Six Piano Sonatas of James Sellars: Aspects of Form, Rhythm, Texture, and Style
… has earned him an important position in contemporary American music. Sellars' compositional styles have encompassed neo-Romanticism, in his early days, through post-serialism and Dada to an eclectic, post-Romantic style utilizing popular elements including electro-acoustic techniques. His …
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Musical Aesthetics and Creative Identification in Two Harmonielehren by John Adams and Arnold Schoenberg
<p>The music of John Adams (b. 1947) exemplifies a reinvestment in traditional instrumental genres and musical values that began to take place in contemporary music in the late 1970s and early '80s. His <em>Harmonielehre</em> for orchestra (1984-85) meets many of the conditions of the symphonic …