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Post by dublave on Oct 4, 2006 22:30:30 GMT -5
so i was thinking since xiu xiu is so strongly influenced by 20th century composers, and since this is probably a place in music that not everyone is exactly the most familiar with (myself very included), we could have a thread using yousendit files to maybe put up some of the works that some of you might have for others to listen to and check out.
to start out, does anyone have stuff by toru takemitsu? the very little i've head of his (parts of an autumn garden) was mindblowing, and if anyone has that piece in particular they could put up, or any pieces they like even more, that'd be a good place to start.
eh?
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Post by nacht on Oct 4, 2006 22:44:25 GMT -5
Karlheinz stockhausen - kontakt
Pendereki - Therondy For Victims Of Hiroshima
Edgard Varese - Anything of his, and seriously read everything you can that he's written
Messiaen - Quartet for the end of time and anything else you can find by him
Henry Cowell - His piano stuff is awsome, but get any of his early stuff
Lou Harrison - Again, anything you can get by him
George Crumb - Music for a summers eve
i mean theres so much shit, im me Liibrowndogfood if you want any of this shit
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Post by todd on Oct 5, 2006 6:05:28 GMT -5
i've pretty novice when it comes to modern composers.
but steve reich's "six pianos" and "clapping music" make me wet.
as do john cage's "suite for a toy piano" and "in a landscape."
sonic youth introduced me to 20th century stuff.
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Post by natanhaasnoot on Oct 11, 2006 4:11:06 GMT -5
to start out, does anyone have stuff by toru takemitsu? the very little i've head of his (parts of an autumn garden) was mindblowing, and if anyone has that piece in particular they could put up, or any pieces they like even more, that'd be a good place to start. eh? there's a are a couple of cd's of him on Deutsche Grammofon 20/21 series, which is overall an excellent series of 20th century classical music, also check out "sur incises" by pierre boulez, and the massive "sequenzas" series by luciano berio. as for 20th century american composers i'm quite fond of john cage (check "sonatas and interludes" for prepared piano), the steve reich early works (but not his latest dramatical works, they suck) an la monte young. if you can get a hold on his "well-tuned piano" it's a great five hour trip. same holds for morton feldman, like string quartet no.4 or his piano pieces which are incredible long andd empty. this should get you started:) |
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Post by dublave on Oct 30, 2006 20:08:50 GMT -5
on a somewhat related note, though not particularly related to xiu xiu (forgive me that), does anyone have ennio morricone's crime & dissonance compilation that they could upload or send me somehow? i'm reluctant to buy it, but have come so close to getting my hands on it several times lately without it working out that now i'm totally driven to have it. thanks?
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Post by liederling on Dec 4, 2006 22:21:19 GMT -5
That Morricone is somewhat elusive; might just have to shell out for it?!?
Is this thread limited to just contemp. composers that directly influence XIU?
And if so, what range of "sub-genres" are we talking about--e.g. minimalism, post-serialism, polyphonism..? (forgive the ignorance; not totally caught up w all this yet)
*Like* the Cage, Penderecki, & Messiaen mentioned above...
I've been adding to my Britten, Monk, Ligeti lately, anyone interested?
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