Off to UC Berkeley Music Library, arriving early enough in the local area to grade papers at International House Cafe
before
setting off for
Gustav Holst (1874-1934) Invocation, Op 19, No. 2 (1905)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) The Bedbug, Op. 19, No. 1 (1929)
Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983) Rondo on Argentine Tunes, Op. 19 (1947)
Oliver Knussen (b. 1952) Frammenti da Chiara, Op.19a (1975)
vis a vis upcoming The Opus Project presents Opus 19: Sounds Good and Is Good for You (8pm, Saturday, July 26, Diablo Valley College Music Building, Viking Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA).
Before
this,
zoom
south,
under
spectacularly
striated
skies,
down
680
to
Diablo environs,
for the third-to-last session with the inimitable morning Music Historians, with final repertory, etc., below...
***
50's Progression (C Major)
C Am F G
I vi IV V
Stairway to Heaven (C Minor - Three Flats Bb Eb Ab)
Cm Bb Ab
i bVII bVI
Three Typical Rock Bands
Guitar Band
Lead Guitar
Rhythm Guitar
Bass
Drums
Piano Band
Guitar
Piano
Bass
Drums
Power Trio
Guitar
Bass
Drums
Listening
[8935] Terry Riley - In C
[8936] Steve Reich - Tehillim: I (Psalms)
[8937] Philip Glass - Einstein on the Beach: KNEE PLAY 1
[8943] Roger Waters - Shine On You Crazy Diamond: III
[8947] John Adams - Nixon in China: I Am the Wife of Mao Tse-Tung
[8957] Mark Alburger - Camino Real: Block 9
***
After
class,
make
the
way
west
and
north.
Subsequent
to
the
Berkeley
adventure,
return
homeward
very
circuituously
via 80,
780
laterally
over
to the
Benicia area,
680
north
along the
east front
of the
Coast Range,
and
80
northeast
again --
to Opus 19 score-study + composition page 11 Sex and the Species, on the 131st day of summer, high 88 (81st of 80-or-beyond).
