tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32354680.post1308655385923353575..comments2023-11-03T09:05:31.265-04:00Comments on Soho the Dog: Fragende OdeMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10936327293692397100noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32354680.post-62225724883104037202008-09-22T13:13:00.000-04:002008-09-22T13:13:00.000-04:00Henry: No orchestral stuff, but the chamber piece ...Henry: No orchestral stuff, but the chamber piece <I>Der Schall</I> and the electro-acoustic <I>Acustica</I> are both on <A HREF="http://ubu.com/sound/kagel.html" REL="nofollow">Ubuweb</A>, not to mention a bunch of his <A HREF="http://ubu.com/film/kagel.html" REL="nofollow">films</A> (which always have a musical element as well). I think his chamber music is the best way to understand what he's up to, but <A HREF="http://www.classicsonline.com/catalogue/product.aspx?pid=8025" REL="nofollow">this CD</A> has some orchestral/vocal classics: <I>Anagrama</I>, <I>Rrrrrrr...</I>, and <I>Mitternachtsstuk</I>.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10936327293692397100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32354680.post-89336560301663091392008-09-20T01:35:00.000-04:002008-09-20T01:35:00.000-04:00Any recommendations on where to start with Mr. Kag...Any recommendations on where to start with Mr. Kagel's music? I prefer pieces with a large/large-ish orchestra and/or voices, but any recommendation(s) would be appreciated.Henry Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871451112170286316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32354680.post-11756574619376422822008-09-19T12:54:00.000-04:002008-09-19T12:54:00.000-04:00I think every composer has their pet Italian term,...I think every composer has their pet Italian term, like Suppe's <I>spronato</I>. Carter uses <I>scorrevole</I> probably more than the rest of the world combined. My own favorite is <I>calando</I>, which I picked up from Webern.<BR/><BR/><I>General Bass</I> is actually a sort of pun on another name for Thorough-Bass or figured bass, and that's kind of what it sounds like: bits and pieces of a baroque-ish bass line isolated and alienated. But <I>General Tenor</I> is a pretty good pun in itself—although it does conjure the vision of an operatic military type from an absrudist children's show.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10936327293692397100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32354680.post-30589635533028132462008-09-19T09:42:00.000-04:002008-09-19T09:42:00.000-04:001) I wish I'd had a composition teacher like that....1) I wish I'd had a composition teacher like that. (I taught myself, but that sounds like the kind of guy to have.) <BR/><BR/>2) On one of the Yahoo Lists, someone had mentioned Suppe's bizarre term "Spronato" and queried it. Apparently it means "to spur on" and is used particularly in the overtures. <BR/><BR/>To me it sounds vaguely like a bouncing soprano.<BR/><BR/>3) I'm curious as to what 'General Bass' sounds like -- is it a pun on the phrase 'General Tenor'? (There's a title for you. Probably been used already.)rbonottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00792653133273022186noreply@blogger.com