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    Schoenberg : Verklärte Nacht

    Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) Born: September 13, 1874 in Vienna Died: July 13, 1951 in Brentwood Park, Los Angeles, California Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op. 4 Completed: December 1, 1899. Arranged for string orchestra in 1917 and revised in 1943. First performance: March 18, 1902 by the Rosé Quartet with an extra violist and cellist at the Vienna Tonkünstlerverein. Instrumentation: originally a...
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    Hindemith : Symphonie Mathis der Maler

    Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) Born November 16, 1895, Hanau (near Frankfurt) Died December 28, 1963, Frankfurt. Symphonie Mathis der Maler Composed 1933-1935 First Performance: March 12, 1934 in Berlin conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. Instrumentation: 2 flutes (second doubling piccolo), 2 oboes (second doubling English Horn), 2 clarinets in A, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 ...
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    Barber : Adagio

    Samuel Barber (1910-1981) Born March 9, 1910 in West Chester, PA. Died January 23, 1981 in New York City. Adagio for String Orchestra, Op. 11 Composed 1936. First Performance: November 5, 1938 with Arturo Toscanini conducting the NBC Symphony. Instrumentation: string orchestra (first and second violins with divided parts, viola divided, cello divided and bass) Duration: ~ 8 minutes. Samuel...
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    Walton : Symphony No. 1

    Sir William Walton (1902-1983) Born March 29, 1902, in Oldham, Lancashire Died  March 8 1983, on the Island of Ischia, Italy Symphony No. 1 Composed 1932-1935 First Performances: First three movements only: 3 December 1934. Queen's Hall, London. London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Hamilton Harty conductor. First complete performance: 6 November 1935. Queen's Hall, London. BBC Symphony Orchestra, ...
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Archive for March, 2011

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Pianist Mariam Nazarian in concert at the Arts Council of Princeton

Mar 31st

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Photo (c) Hegine Nazarian

Pianist Mariam Nazarian will perform at the Arts Council of Princeton on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 7:30 PM in the Solley Theater at the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08542. Tickets are $15 and $10. Tickets will be available at the More >

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American Music Center and Meet The Composer will merge

Mar 30th

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The American Music Center (AMC) and Meet the Composer (MTC) have announced their intention to merge.

The new organization will be named New Music USA. The current president of Meet The Composer, Ed Harsh, will be the CEO. The current president of the AMC, Joanne Hubbard Cossa, will retire in December but will work More >

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Syracuse Symphony Orchestra suspends concert season

Mar 29th

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The Syracuse Symphony Orchestra’s board voted to suspend the rest of their 50th anniversary concert season due to a shortage of funds. They are emphasizing that this is a suspension and not a complete closure.

This decision was preceded by cost reductions across the board from layoffs to salary decreases. As More >

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Who says that writing about music doesn’t pay?

Mar 12th

Posted by gene in Opinion

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I came across an advert on Elance from someone who is looking for a writer with classical music knowledge. Here it is unedited:

Writing Blurbs for Beethoven Sonatas

I need someone to write concise, pithy blurbs, one for each of Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas. Each blurb should distinguish its sonata from all More >