Classical Music

This study specifically described the profile of the respondents in terms of age, gender and grade level; identified the importance of music; determined the level of awareness on the different genres of music; and tested the significant difference in the level of awareness when grouped according to profile variables. Three hundred five (305) respondents participated in the study. Fifteen to sixteen respondents of each grade level (Grade 7, 8, 9 and 10) and 20 teachers participated in the study. Result showed that music provides a sense of achievement, happiness, and satisfaction to the respondents. Among the five (5) different genre of music, they are more aware on rock music as millennials who are more exposed to this kind of music. Female is more adept in distinguishing the sounds and different genres of music.

This is a book in progress. It’s about freeing classical music performance from unnecessary rules and constraints, and the benefits that might bring for performers and audiences.

I’m writing it during 2019–20, and posting chapters in first draft as they’re written. I’d very much like feedback, in the light of which I’ll make improvements. So the text will grow and change. Please follow it, and let me know what you think at daniel.leech-wilkinson@kcl.ac.uk. Please let others know at @ChalPerformance and anywhere that classical musicians follow.

Cast del 14.03.2019
Violetta Valéry: Angel Blue
Flora Bervoix: Chiara Isotton
Annina: Caterina Piva (solista dell'Accademia Teatro alla Scala)
Alfredo Germont: Francesco Meli
Giorgio Germont, suo padre: Plácido Domingo
Gastone, Visconte di Letorières: Riccardo Della Sciucca (solista dell'Accademia Teatro alla Scala)
Barone Douphol: Costantino Finucci
Marchese d'Obigny: Antonio Di Matteo
Dottor Grenvil: Alessandro Spina
Giuseppe, servo di Violetta: Sergei Ababkin (solista dell'Accademia Teatro alla Scala)
Domestico di Flora / Commissionario: Jorge Martínez (solista dell'Accademia Teatro alla Scala)
Solista per le danze del secondo atto: Massimo Garon

Coro, Corpo di Ballo e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
Produzione Teatro alla Scala
Teatro alla Scala, Milano 14 marzo 2019

[Updated March 31, 2019]

This course is a seminar-survey of Western music from 1848 to the present with an emphasis on selected conceptual, epistemological, and stylistic shifts among composers, performers, and listeners. We will consider Western music as both a product and producer of Western social, cultural, political, and aesthetic values and as a participant in musical communities across the globe via imperialism, commerce, appropriation, liberation, and post-colonial struggle. Thus, one of the primary goals of this survey is to experiment with decolonizing the history of Western music.
Each week, we will immerse ourselves in texts and recordings that introduce the class to significant themes and discourses in music of the modern and postmodern eras. Students will be assessed on (1) engagement with weekly reading and listening assignments through online forums and in-class discussions; (2) in-depth independent explorations of class concepts from each unit; (3) term-length group projects about music in the 21st century.

[From the INTRODUCTION to the BLOG ARTICLE:]

"Melbourne-born, now UK-based composer Jonathan Little talks about his new album Polyhymnia, of which the British music journal Tempo recently wrote: 'Polyhymnia conjures up a heart-rending panorama: it is immensely poetic, almost otherworldly, and employs an exceptionally hypnotic array of musical colour'.

In December 2011 Little became the first Australian-born composer to be elected the John Clementi Collard Fellow in Music - this prestigious fellowship is awarded approximately every three years to one of Britain's leading performers, composers, conductors or scholars. Little is also the first composer to receive a professional development award from the British music business's own charity, the Musicians Benevolent Fund. His music, often written for large-scale choral, string and orchestral forces, is now attracting increasing international recognition."

Little, Jonathan D., 'Creating and Recording Polyhymnia', Resonate Magazine (Sydney: Australian Music Centre, 22 Feb. 2012) [ONLINE BLOG ARTICLE]

ARTICLE IN PDF FORM here reproduced by kind permission of Anni Heino, Editor of the Australian Music Centre's 'Resonate' Magazine (captured as at 18.03.2019).

FULL ARTICLE ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE: https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/creating-and-recording-em-polyhymnia-em

ALBUM DETAILS:
Little, Jonathan D., POLYHYMNIA: STRING, ORCHESTRAL AND CHORAL WORKS OF JONATHAN LITTLE ["Polyhymnia", Op.10 - from The Nine Muses (No.6 of 9); "Terpsichore", Op.7 - from The Nine Muses (No.7 of 9); "Fanfare", Op.3a; “Sacred Prelude", Op.1; "Kyrie", Op.5] [CD]: Moravian, Kiev and Czech Philharmonic Orchestras & Tallis Chamber Choir / Petr Vronský, Robert Ian Winstin & Philip Simms (Release date: 28th Feb. 2012) Navona (a fine music label of PARMA Recordings), USA. Cat. No. NV5867; UPC: 896931-000673. Recording supported by a Musicians' Benevolent Fund Professional Development Award (UK), University of Chichester (UK) & ASCAP Plus Programme (USA).

* ALBUM OF THE MONTH (Feb 2012), Reviews New Age (SPAIN)
* Nominated for ALBUM OF THE YEAR, Reviews New Age (SPAIN)

OFFICIAL URL: http://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv5867/
SPOTIFY STREAMING: https://open.spotify.com/album/3JecPlvLIBhDWhGscCM47G
REVIEW in TEMPO (CUP, UK): https://www.jstor.org/stable/41482617?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

YOUTUBE WORK LINKS (with SCORES):
1. POLYHYMNIA (Multi-divisi string orchestra): https://youtu.be/xPMHd8EFMlg
2. TERPSICHORE (Showpiece for large orchestra): https://youtu.be/0flT7lJeR3U
3. FANFARE (for brass & percussion): https://youtu.be/tc9OMDw86GQ
4. SACRED PRELUDE (String quintet version): https://youtu.be/leallMTWFIA
5. KYRIE (SATB double choir & soloists): https://youtu.be/VIpvPYo0NAw

CD / STREAMING LINKS:
http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Namedrill?name_id=247356&name_role=4&rewr=1#details
https://www.classicalarchives.com/album/896931000673.html
https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/product/polyhymnia-string-orchestral-and-choral-works
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Polyhymnia-String-Orchestral-Choral-Jonathan/dp/B006O8K458

ALL YOUTUBE VIDEOS (with SCORES) - SEE:
https://www.youtube.com/user/Musicalia65/videos

REVIEW EXCERPTS:

* "Polyhymnia conjures up a heart-rending panorama: it is immensely poetic, almost otherworldly, and employs an exceptionally hypnotic array of musical colour." - Tempo (UK)
* "Beautiful, exciting, thrilling and remarkable in every sense ... Jonathan Little has rightly earned the recognition he is now receiving, and this album is a clear example of his talent." - Reviews New Age (SPAIN)
* "Little reflects on diverse influences ... but adds a richness of coloration, dynamic shading and melodic inventiveness all his own. Small wonder that this Australian composer has gained several awards on both sides of the Atlantic." - Classical Music Magazine (UK)
* " ... full of rich string orchestra harmonies and based on some beautiful melodic ideas. The texture is rich, and the effect is quite moving ..." - American Record Guide (USA)
* " ... on every piece on this disc, you can hear the influence of ancient music ... Yet, the final product sounds modern too, as Little adds his own personal elements to these sonic foundations: bursting through the panorama he paints with sudden flashes of light or menacing thunderbolts, and so projects the past into the future ..." - Kathodik (ITALY)

SEE ALSO (FEATURE INTERVIEW & REVIEW in FANFARE, USA):
https://www.academia.edu/38484452/Jonathan_Little_and_the_Importance_of_Ecstasy_Fanfare_36_1_2012_58-72._Composer_Interview_and_CD_review_
AND:
https://www.academia.edu/38556929/POLYHYMNIA_String_Orchestral_and_Choral_Works_of_Jonathan_David_Little._North_Hampton_NH_USA_PARMA_Recordings_NV5867_2012_._AUDIO_CD_

KEYWORDS: "Jonathan David Little", Polyhymnia, Nine Muses, multi-divisi, Terpsichore, orchestral showpiece, Fanfare, Sacred Prelude, string quintet, Kyrie, double choir, polychoral, polychoralism, polychorality, choral music, contemporary music, cori spezzati, PARMA, Musicians' Benevolent Fund