Blitzing
Diablowise, Philip Glass's Einstein on the Beach: Bed for Dictation and Board Harmony,
returning to compose the fourth page of Six Enneads for Voice and Orchestra (after Plotinus, concluding I. Pleasure and Pain), Op. 212, getting to know the 27th letter of the Russian alphabet ("schah"), and finding parts for Dmitri Shostakovich's Two Fables of Krylov: I. The Dragonfly and the Ant.
Returning
Heraclitianly
over
shifting
sun-and-shadow
scenaria
for
the
evening
class,
we proceed from Willie Dixon to George Crumb, and look farther still, as below...
Write a Minimalist Passage:
i.e. music with repetitive figures
Another Classic Rock Progression:
"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
C G Am Em
G D E B
E B C G
C G A E
I V vi iii
Two Classical New-Music Ensembles:
Pierrot
Flute
Clarinet
Violin
Cello
Piano
Histoire
Clarinet
Bassoon
Trumpet
Trombone
Violin
Bass
Drums
Listening:
[8935] Terry Riley - In C
[8936] Steve Reich - Tehillim [Psalms]: [I]
[8937] Philip Glass - Einstein on the Beach: Train
[8940] John Lennon - A Day in the Life
[8942] Andy Summers - Mother
[9043] Roger Waters - Shine on You Crazy Diamond
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At the break, briefly visit the Diablo Valley College Philharmonia,
then head out with Doug and Owen afterwards.
