I Wish I Was Allowed To Like Shostakovich, Says Young Composer
John Man, young music student and resolute vacillator, says his favourite composer is definitely Andriessen or someone like that. “I
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Composers
What’s the Best Recording of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No.2? We Rank The Best of The Best
There are times when you are sitting on your own, perhaps on a chair or ledge, and then you suddenly
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Man Prefers The Dead Contemporary Composers
John Man, local moralist who regularly attends concerts with pocket scores, was recently overheard explaining to fellow audience members how
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Why Don’t Composers Just Skip Out The Bad Pieces And Write Only Great Ones?
I’m a huge fan of classical music, and I love the way great masterpieces have inspired me throughout my life.
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New Complexity Has Run Out Of Too Many Ideas
The movement of classical music composition most commonly known as “New Complexity” appears at last to have run out of
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Aunt Sally Pleasantly Surprised By Hugo Wolf Lieder
Aunt Sally regularly attends concerts at her local church. She is an ardent lover of all things musical, and incidentally
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Computer Composes New Music By Peter Sculthorpe
Technological whizzkids from a groundbreaking computer company have created a new artificial intelligence program capable of writing music by the
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New Music Should Be Easier To Write About, Says Man
John Man, classical music historian and moderate camper, is reportedly disappointed with the work of most contemporary composers. “This is
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Aunt Sally Disappointed With Contemporary Classical Piece
Aunt Sally, a sweet and caring pensioner from a sleepy English town full of small shops, went to see a
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Atonality: A Musical Fairytale
Many years ago there was an Emperor so exceedingly fond of new clothes that he spent all his money on
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