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Thursday, June 19, 2014

Favorite Living Composers?



The modern day version of classical music can be found in movie soundtracks. This is not to disparage those composers. Many of them are excellent and no doubt the film biz pays well.

 I do, however, have a question for those of you who are classical music buffs. 

 Who are your favorite living composers outside of the movie soundtrack arena?
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11 comments:

  1. Kurt Harden3:10 PM

    Philip Glass

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  2. Michael Wade3:25 PM

    Kurt,

    Thanks. I confess that I'd forgotten about him although I did think of John Adams.

    It is rather sad that we can't quickly name five or ten.

    Michael

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  3. Eclecticity4:31 PM

    I can't for the life of me, yet, appreciate Mr. Glass.

    Then again, everyone's ears are different.

    But I urge you both to become familiar with Christopher Tin. Dare you.

    E.

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  4. Eclecticity4:32 PM

    And the former, from a non-buff. E.

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  5. Steve4:43 PM

    It is sad that I can't think of more than a handful, and I have to search back through my memory to remember those. One I recently came across for the first time and really enjoyed is Wim Mertens:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT2uTUJP6Bs

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  6. Steve4:57 PM

    Another I came across for the first time this past Christmas season is Morten Lauridsen:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7ch7uottHU

    It took me a lot longer than it should have to come up with two more!!!

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  7. CincyCat9:41 AM

    Adele! Also, Andrew Lloyd Webber. (I majored in voice, so I usually prefer music with lyrics.) :)

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  8. Steve7:39 PM

    Here's another one I came across:

    Arvo Part, "Fratres"
    http://youtu.be/pTCTaKrLC0Y

    I came across this via the duo Lana Trotovsek on violin and Yoko Misumi on piano.

    According to Wikipedia
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvo_P%C3%A4rt
    "Part has been the most performed contemporary composer in the world for three years in a row."

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  9. Michael Wade8:34 PM

    Steve,

    Thanks!

    Anyone named Arvo deserves to be checked out.

    Michael

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  10. Steve8:25 AM

    I have All Classical Portland streaming in my office this morning, and they just played a lovely short piece by James Whitbourn, "Adagio for String Quartet." Here's a link: http://youtu.be/W-lyUxfyQXY

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  11. Michael Wade9:26 AM

    Steve,

    Thanks for the link! I am not familiar with that composer. Will check it out.

    Michael

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