June 27 - We Are Some Fine Musicians

Rehearsal for The Opus Project presents Opus 18, including...

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) - The Golden Touch, Op. 18 (1910)
     Scene 1 - Introduction

Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000) - Variations and Fugue, Op. 18 (1963)
     Fugue

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) - Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 (1901)
     I. Moderato

Steve Reich (b. 1936) - Music for 18 Musicians (1976)
     Pulse 1 - Introduction
 
Oliver Knussen (b. 1952) - Symphony No. 3, Op. 18 (1979)
     Conclusion
 
Gustav Holst (1874-1934) - The Mystic Trumpeter, Op 18 (1904)
     Introduction

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) - Six Partsongs,  Op. 18 (1914)
     VI. The Vale of Tuoni

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) - Three Pieces (1914)
     I. Half = 126

Philip Glass (b. 1937) - Music in Similar Motion (1969)
     Page 1


Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) - New Babylon, Op. 18 (1929) 
     I. FIRST REEL - GENERAL SALE.  War.  Death to the Prussians. (Intro)
  

Scott Sterling (b. 1970) - Happy Morning (2010)

Ernst Toch (1887-1964)  String Quartet No. 8, Op. 18 (1909)
     I. (Quasi Prologus)
 

Anton Webern (1883-1945) - Three Songs, Op. 18 (1925)
     I. Little Darling  (Peter Rosegger, 1843-1918)

Leonardo de Lorenzo (1875-1962) - Two Pieces for Flute and Piano, Op. 18 (1917)
     II. Valse d'Automne

Darius Milhaud (1892-1975) - Spring, Op.18 (1914)
     Souple et modere

Gabriel Faure (1845-1922) - Trois Melodies, Op. 18 (1878)
     III. Autome (Armand Silvestre, 1837-1901)

Jerzy Gablenz (1888-1937) - Six Melodies, Op. 18 (1924)
     II. We Walk Together

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) - The Ugly Duckling, Op. 18
     (1914, N Meshcherskaya, 1889–1981, after Hans Christian Andersen, 1805–1875)
     Piu mosso

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) - Eight Songs, Op. 18 (1920)
     VIII. Trumpets (Georg Trakl, 1887-1914)

Samuel Barber (1910-1981) - Two Songs, Op. 18 (1943)
     II. Monks and Raisins (Jose Garcia Villa)


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Before

this,

plenteous

preparations

for the rehearsal,

including

rendezvous with Doug,

music printing -- after, do videos for show and compose page 29 of Cristobal Colon, on the 106th day of summer, high 90 (55th 80-or-above, 22 90+).

June 26 - Musicians Everywhere

Given the numerology, cannot resist adding the opening of Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians to the upcoming repertory + finish an edition of score-and-parts to the Bild I beginning re Arnold Schoenberg's Die Gluckliche Hand (a.k.a. The Golden Touch). and compose page 28 Cristobal Colon  --

all

on

the

105th

of

summer,

high

82

(54th

80+),

daylighting to the

morning class, wrapping up matters Medieval and continuing the re-birthing process, as below...

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Chords in C Major
C Dm Em F G Am Bdim C
I   ii    ii   IV V vi  viio    I

A [Harmonic] Minor
A B C D E F G[#] A

Three Periods of Music History After Ancient and Before Classical, and Dates
Medieval - 400-1400
Renaissance - 1400-1600
Baroque - 1600-1750

Three Types of Triads, and Intervallic Componants
Major Triad = Major 3rd + Perfect 5th
Minor Triad = Minor 3rd + Perfect 5th
Diminished Triad = Minor 3rd + Diminished 5th

Listening
[8400] Giles Binchois - Files a Marier (Don't Marry)
[8415] Conrad Paumann - Mit Ganczem Willen (With my Whole Heart)
[8459] Josquin des Pres - E Grillo (The Cricket)
[8491] Henry VIII - Pastime With Good Company
[8510] Andrea Gabrieli - Ricercar in the 1th mode (Research)
[8525] Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Pope Macellus Mass: I. Kyrie

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... returning

to

continue labors

noted above..

June 25 - Vote of Confidence

Post promos for The Opus Project presents Opus 18 (8pm, Saturday, June 28, 2014) on San Francisco Classical Voice and

Facebook, and compose the ensuing page (27) of Cristobal Colon,

on

another

day

of

fog-

and-

sun-

and-

there-

and-

back-

(under

a

quixotic

pillar

of

cloud)-

and-

there-

yet-

again-and-back -- the 104th of summer, high 84 (53rd 80+),

with upcoming material for the evening Music Historians as below...

Chords in C Major
C Dm Em F G Am Bdim C
I   ii    ii   IV V vi  viio    I

A [Harmonic] Minor
A B C D E F G[#] A

Three Periods of Music History After Ancient and Before Classical, and Dates
Medieval - 400-1400
Renaissance - 1400-1600
Baroque - 1600-1750

Three Types of Triads, and Intervallic Componants
Major Triad = Major 3rd + Perfect 5th
Minor Triad = Minor 3rd + Perfect 5th
Diminished Triad = Minor 3rd + Diminished 5th

Listening
[8400] Giles Binchois - Files a Marier (Don't Marry)
[8415] Conrad Paumann - Mit Ganczem Willen (With my Whole Heart)
[8459] Josquin des Pres - E Grillo (The Cricket)
[8491] Henry VIII - Pastime With Good Company
[8510] Andrea Gabrieli - Ricercar in the 12th mode (Research)
[8525] Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Pope Macellus Mass: I. Kyrie