A music blog written by Rich Brown
The last post delved into some of the issues surrounding the multiple editions of Bruckner’s Symphonies, and the obstacles they imposed on me as a student. It’s high time we got a bit more into the music. There are things that should make a Bruckner score easier to follow. All of his (finished) symphonies are... Continue Reading →
In my student years, there were clear obstacles to my efforts to learn the symphonies of Anton Bruckner. These works are giant symphonies, in the post-Wagner musical world, made with large, loud orchestras in mind. I’ve always loved hearing recordings and performances of the works. They are long symphonies, dramatic in nature, and containing loud... Continue Reading →
The twentieth century in music brought in a modern world that was fragmented in many directions at once. Thanks to recording technology, it was a musical world that was preserved for us to still hear today. Before the twentieth century, the only ways to preserve music was to write it down as best as possible,... Continue Reading →
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