In memory of my father
My father died in 2011 at the age of 93. I wrote the poem Deepest Shade in 2010 as he was losing the ability to communicate with us. I set it to music soon after.
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Author: PamelaM
Listening: Gubaidulina
Listening: Sofia Gubaidulina: Raduysya (Rejoice)
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Graphic scores for improvising
Graphic scores are guides for musical improvisation. These visual scores may not have any standard musical notation. There may be text directions to help you interpret the imagery — these directions may be specific or general. Music exists in time. So, how do you mix the time basis of music with an image that you see Read More...
Listening: Zwilich
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Symphony No. 2, “Cello” played by the Louisville Orchestra, conducted by Lawrence Leighton Smith on First Edition Heard via Naxos Music Library (Naxos ID FECD-0004)
Naxos Music Library via IMSLP
If you become a subscribing member to IMSLP Petrucci Music Library for only $22, you get access to Naxos Music Library, a wonderfully comprehensive collection of classical-music recordings, from most of the standard record labels. I subscribed as a regular Naxos member for several years for $150/year and I thought it was well worth it. (2018 Read More...