Awesome infographic (coordinate graph) of composers’ political views!
Yes but WHERE’S JOHN CAGE
(Source: euphanda)
"I’ve been living with the minor second all my life, and I finally found a way to handle it."
— Morton Feldman (via leadingtone)
This is hilarious.
Famous composers talking smack at one another on Twitter.
(via goingslightly:)
/Salon97 - Kevin
"To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time."
The website Composition Today includes an impressive array of interviews by luminaries in several sectors of the classical music world. A great source of information!
/Salon97-Kevin
Twitter Handles of Great Contemporary Composers: Volume 1
One of America’s greatest living composers posts under the handle “Hell Tweet?” That’s just badass.
Steve Reich (@stevereich).
The man behind “Different Trains” doesn’t tweet as much as he should, says us.
Young fella. Also DJs. Total rising star.
Our latest podcast episode is a brief exploration of the life and music of composer William Grant Still. Check it out!
Horrifyingly Bad Answers to a Classical Music Exam…
Yes, some very deluded students wrote these. Hold on to your seat…
- Johann Bach wrote a great many musical compositions and had a large number of children. In between, he practiced on an old spinster, which he kept in his attic.
- Handel was half German, half Italian and half English.
- Beethoven was so deaf he wrote loud music.
- Beethoven expired in 1827 and later died from this.
- Most composers do not live until they are dead.
Let us hope not.
(Source: amiright.com)
