December 4 - As We Go Along

Quiz 12 for the Music Historians, improvising our way through works of Terry Riley, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, John Lennon, Roger Waters, and John Adams -- and on beyond...

Write a Minimalist Passage

(Any repeated melodic/rhythmic figure)


Three C 7th Chords

CM7  C7  Cm7

B        Bb   Bb
G        G     G
E         E     Eb
C         C     C


7th Chord       =     Triad  +   7th Interval

Major 7th       =      MT    +     M7

Dominant 7th =     MT     +     m7

Minor 7th        =     mt      +    m7


Three Stylistic Periods - with Dates - after Baroque and before Present

Classical    -  1750-1825

Romantic    -  1825-1900

20th Century - 1900-2000


Listening

[8951] Sting - Every Breath You Take

[YouTube] Oliver Knussen - Flourish with Fireworks

[8957] Mark Alburger - Camino Real: Block 9

[8957 Tan Dun - Ghost Opera

[8958] Prince -  Darling Nikki

[8958] Erling Wold - Sub Pontio Pilato: Credo

***

I believe we'll go on,

at least for a bit,

grading papers and composing early,

and

returning

in

improved

conditions

on

the

28th

day

of

fall,

high 60 (62 in Pleasant Hill),

to

myriad

videos,

over

editing page 9 Alma Maria Schindler Mahler Gropius Werfel: 1893 - Alma / Sophie / Grete, Op. 232, No. 15 and continuing composing system 6 The Decameron - Fifth Day, Op. 247: Novel II - "Gostanza loves Martuccio Gomito, and hearing that he is dead, gives way to despair", Op. 247, No. 2.

December 3 - Possibilities Revealed

Every day, new hopes?...

Indeed!

Heading

down

the

foggy-who-knew?

freeways to the

Music Theoreticians, for another double Dictation / Solfege / Board Harmony / Added Tones exercise of Elton John's The Lion King: Circle of Life (Part II) and

Mark Alburger's Antigone, Op. 88: XII. The Pride of Oedipus, 

plus impressive compositions by Hunter and

Matthew,

heading back, initially experiencing health issues, but eventually leading to a truly amazing evening with Harriet, capped off by a supply run, on the 27th day of fall, high 55 (63 in Pleasant Hill - also precip... .26, for a total of 2.23 since the rainfall year began on July 1),

with revolutionary videos,

revolving around the editing of page 8 Alma Maria Schindler Mahler Gropius Werfel: 1893 - Alma / Sophie / Grete, Op. 232, No. 15 (10 pages total), and 5th-system composition re The Decameron - Fifth Day, Op. 247: Novel II - "Gostanza loves Martuccio Gomito, and hearing that he is dead, gives way to despair", Op. 247, No. 2.

December 2 - Dark Light

Home with Harriet,

more edifying videos, seventh-page editing re Alma Maria Schindler Mahler Gropius Werfel: 1893 - Alma / Sophie / Grete, Op. 232, No. 15 and composition system 4 The Decameron - Fifth Day, Op. 247: Novel II - "Gostanza loves Martuccio Gomito, and hearing that he is dead, gives way to despair", Op. 247, No. 2 -- on the 26th day of fall, high 61...

December 1 - Seeing Red

Up and out,

80,

680,

Marshview,

Lopes,

Industrial,

680 again --

beginning review for the Music Theory Exam, with Dictation / Solfege / Added Tones / Board Harmony on Howard Shore's Lord of the Rings: Shire and first part of

Elton John's The Lion King: Circle of Life,

plus engaging performances from Lucie and

Sarah --

heading over to

Pinole for

lunch with Carol re Opus 36,

returning

to

edit page 6 of Alma Maria Schindler Mahler Gropius Werfel: 1893 - Alma / Sophie / Grete, Op. 232, No. 15, and compose a third system re The Decameron - Fifth Day, Op. 247: Novel II - "Gostanza loves Martuccio Gomito, and hearing that he is dead, gives way to despair", Op. 247, No. 2.,

over enlightening videos chez Harriet, on the 25th day of fall, high 61 (60 in Pleasant Hill and Pinole)...