Tag: the Canon
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How My Essay on Fullnaming Composers Melted the Internet (and other thoughts)
Our featured guest author Chris White teaches music theory at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and writes for both the popular and academic press. We asked him to comment on the reaction to his important article of two years ago, and are thrilled to have this update from him. Here’s a few phrases that have…
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Beach work Premiered in WPA Edition
By Liane Curtis Our new edition of Amy Beach’s concert aria “Jephthah’s Daughter” was premiered last week. The edition is part of our project to make high-quality, engraved critical editions available for ALL of Beach’s music. We knew that “Jephthah’s Daughter” was certainly a rarity, but as we examined the history of the work further…
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Monday Link Round Up: May 18, 2020
News and music to start your week! Don’t miss 5 Questions to Sunita LeGallou, who is a the producer and host of Music for PhD’s, a podcast that features different Canadian composers each episode. LeGallou is, herself, a visual artist and paints to a piece by that composer in real time. It’s a fascinating visual…
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Monday Link Round Up: May 11, 2020
News and music to start your week! Belated Happy Mother’s Day greetings! Continue the celebration with Classical FM’s recommendations for music to honor mothers – including works by Amy Beach, Rebecca Dale (pictured above), Roxanna Panufnik, and Rachel Bruerville. In the ultimate age of at-home listening, Opera News shared 10 Essential Works By Women Composers…