Another cornocopia! -- final Lecture-Playlist of a through-line
since Pre c. 3500 B.C.E times (OK, we still have the Review Lecture-Playlists
next week, but still...) -- notes on same (as well as all work o' week,
including Quiz 14... information for final Quiz below second picture of
this blog entry... OK, we still have the Exam in 2 weeks, but still...)
due (as usual, attached pdf / jpg to mus21stc@gmail.com) 6pm, next Monday, November 30. Meanwhile, Happy Thanksgiving!
Next Zoom (14-15) will be 2 Fridays from now (December 4)
5pm 2211
8pm 9119
an advance look at what the final week entails!
And, speaking of Zoom, you've no doubt noticed the concert poster (Opus 85) at top of blog.
Happy to offer this as an extra-credit opportunity (100 points for attending complete show),
Will be sending an invitation to all c. 1 hour prior...
Best,
Mark
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Today's Lecture-Playlist...
Mark Alburger - Music c. 2000-2020 (2. Hartley to Ross)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bj8Vndr84k&list=PLtV-SdP8TZcfAkbXvPRGTfYh3IWiqo_68
Feel free to research topics on your own as an alternative.
Here are some other links that are of relevance...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percussion_instrumenthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_rockhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rappinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_hop_music
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Iranhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000s_in_musicThe videos a breaking dance of...
Mark Alburger - 21st-Century Music (2a. Hartley to Richter)
Hal Hartley, James MacMillan, Bono, Harry Gregson-Williams, Max Richter
https://youtu.be/9bj8Vndr84k
(N.B. Harry Gregson-Williams
The Martian blocked)
Mark Alburger - 21st-Century Music (2b. Wurman to Clark)
Alex Wurman, Kurt Cobain, Steven Clark
https://youtu.be/wrpLDJfIZ14
(N.B. Video only viewable in U.S.A. and 3 other countries,
due to inclusion of Alex Wurman
March of the Penguins)
Mark Alburger - 21st-Century Music (2c. Tilmann to Cooke)
Denhard Tilmann, Thom Yorke, Sean Combs, Michael Cooke
https://youtu.be/OsBjXtMgjso
Mark Alburger - 21st-Century Music (2d. Cooke to Iglesias)
Michael Cooke, Queen Latifah, Thomas Ades, Enrique Iglesias
https://youtu.be/jHQ4cJ9iCYk
Mark Alburger - 21st-Century Music (2e. Bates to West)
Mason Bates, Stephen Price, Kanye West
https://youtu.be/0gHWYA-Q3iE
(N.B. Stephen Price
Gravity blocked)
Mark Alburger - 21st-Century Music (2f. Hosseini to Ross)
Mehdi Hosseini, Feeona Lee Jones, Lady Gaga, Ryan Ross
https://youtu.be/fhJMvcVmCIc
(N.B. Lady Gaga
Poker Face blocked;
Video only viewable in U.S.A. and a few other countries,
due to inclusion of Ryan Ross
I Write Sins Not Tragedies)
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Information for Quiz 14 (Music c. 2000-2020)
[Ominous Listenings for Quiz 14 (21st-Century Music)
-- worksheet due 6pm, Monday, November 30 -- attached pdf(s) / jpg(s) to
mus21stc@gmail.com -- thanks!]
Write Four Bars of Music reflecting the World at present (make it interesting and/or beautiful and/or fun and/or dangerous)
Write a Short Essay on a Favorite Piece of Music (composer/performer and name of piece)
What makes it great? Use our typical vocabulary --
re Rhythm, Pitch, Dynamics, Timbre, Texture, Harmony, Form, Context
Listening
England (Brian Eno, b. 1948) -
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (1981):
Qu'ran (Western Europe / Northern Africa)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezGQX6RmmgY[N.B. this is a controversial piece -- you may substitute another selection of your choice]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Eno
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Life_in_the_Bush_of_Ghosts_(album)Norway (Mari Boine, b. 1956) -
Goaskinviellja (
Eagle Brother, 2009, Northern Europe, Sami Shaman Music)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kprl0CECykAhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mari_Boinehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Norwayhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A1mi_musicCalifornia (Mark Alburger, b. 1957) -
Camino Real, Op. 110 (2004):
Block 2 (Western America)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li6MgReutBEhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Alburgerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camino_Real_(play)http://markalburgerworks.blogspot.com/2003/02/camino-real-op-10.htmlChina (Tan Dun, b. 1957) -
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000):
Farewell (Eastern Asia)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0CELgEyIAwhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tan_Dunhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crouching_Tiger,_Hidden_Dragonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crouching_Tiger,_Hidden_Dragon_(soundtrack)Russia (Kaigal-ool Khovalyg, b. 1960) -
Mountain Voice (2015, Northern Asia, Tuvan Throat Singing)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxeXxK-yC1Ihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaigal-ool_Khovalyghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_in_the_Tuva_Republichttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvan_throat_singingEthiopia (Hachalu Hundessa, 1986-2020) -
Maalan Jira (What Existence Is Mine, 2015, Eastern Africa)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv3he6CGF3Ehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachalu_Hundessa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Ethiopia
