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American composer
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- composer, banker
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2015-08-11 17:17:02
In 1900 Alexander Mossolov was born in Kiev (Julian date is July 29). In 1922 The International Society for Contemporary Music was founded after a Festival of Contemporary Music in Salzburg, Austria (with the Society’s central office to be located in London). In 1929 Alun Hoddinott was born in Bargoed (Wales). In 1943 Richard Strauss’ Horn Concerto No. 2 had its premiered at the Salzburg Festival by the Vienna Philharmonic. It was conducted by Karl Böhm with Gottfried von Freiburg, the principal horn of the orchestra, as soloist. In 1949 Karl Weigl passed away at age 68, in New York City. In 1955 Leonard Bernstein conducted the Boston Symphony in the premier of his “On the Waterfront” Symphonic Suite at Tanglewood. In 1955 Avery Claflin’s madrigal “A Lament for April 15″ (to an IRS text describing how to file an income tax return) was premiered at the […]
2014-02-03 05:18:28
[This post has been re-blogged from a private course blog for one of my music history and literature courses at Claflin University.] On the heels of public commentary investigating and completely refuting the notion that classical music is dead, the Renée Fleming ‘s rendition of the National Anthem at SuperBowl forty-eight tonight certainly made a strong statement. Her comments earlier in the week made the statement that much stronger. Moreover, Denyce Graves reminding her audience at Claflin’s own W.V. Middleton Auditorium this afternoon about the use of opera in advertising for pasta sauce–along with Lawrence Fishburne’s new sync on a Kia ad–remind us that cultural relevance is always relative. Video Status: 2014 Kia Matrix Super Bowl Commercial – 2014 NFL Super Bowl XLVIII 2014 Kia Matrix Super Bowl Commercial – 2014 NFL Super Bowl XLVIII ( of 1:01) It’s refreshing then that one […]
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