This is a data file intended for use in an RSS reader. http://artofthestates.org Art of the States: listen to new music from the US Copyright 2002-2008 Art of the States en-us Sat, 21 June 2008 17:09:00 EDT http://artofthestates.org/images/popup_logo.gif http://artofthestates.org http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=358 Sat, 21 June 2008 17:09:00 EDT http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=358 http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=359 Midnight Oil is a study on the effect of tuning on our perception of sound, instrument, timbre, and voice ... I like to think of the resulting experience as one that takes the listener from a familiar, equal-tempered world of musical sound, where instruments are in tune with each other but out of tune with themselves, to a new place where instruments, increasingly in tune with themselves, become, ironically, out of tune with each other." ]]> Thu, 05 June 2008 15:37:00 EDT http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=359 http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=354 Composition 304 is a piece written for a recording of duets with Braxton and myself. The music features rhythmically interlocked, angularly intervallic lines that lead back and forth into improvisation as the performers constantly switch up horns and timbres. Consistent with Braxton's interest in 'collage logics,' this performance also incorporates previously composed materials into the improvisations, including Compositions 91, 151, and 164." ]]> Sat, 24 May 2008 12:22:00 EDT http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=354 http://artofthestates.org/ev/ev.harbison.sq3.mp3 Composer John Harbison guides us through the anatomy of his String Quartet No. 3 (1993) and reveals the piece's roots in early American sacred music. First in an ongoing series of educational podcasts produced by Art of the States. Wed, 14 May 2008 15:00:01 EDT Art of the States Podcasts http://artofthestates.org/ev/ev.harbison.sq3.mp3 Art of the States Composer John Harbison guides us through the anatomy of his String Quartet No. 3 (1993) and reveals the piece's roots in early American sacred music. Composer John Harbison guides us through the anatomy of his String Quartet No. 3 (1993) and reveals the piece's roots in early American sacred music. First in an ongoing series of educational podcasts produced by Art of the States. To hear the work in its entirety and learn more about the composer and performers, please visit our website at http://artofthestates.org. no 10:29 http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=356 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 18:45:00 EST http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=356 http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=355 Post-Modern Homages share some common features: each was composed for a friend, and each addresses a narrowly defined musical issue, either the transformation of aspects of an existing piece of music, or working with strictly limited musical means." ]]> Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:55:00 EDT http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=355 http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=357 sufficiently Parisian! I regret to say that he found exactly the combination of Americanness [sic] and Parisianness he wished in me. He had attended the premiere of Helen Retires, liked it (he was probably the only one), and on the strength of that commissioned me to write him a ballet. I did. It was called Dreams and had a décor by Derain, explained by Balanchine in gorgeous Balanchinesque choreography." ]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:00:00 EDT http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=357 http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=347 Y.T.T.E. stand for Yield To Total Elation ... Pop music = total elation." ]]> Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:35:00 EDT http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=347 http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=348 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 09:35:00 EDT http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=348 http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=350 Memorias Tropicales was my first work for string quartet. Each of the four movements represents a different tableau or 'memory' from my own experiences in the tropical island of Puerto Rico." ]]> Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:35:00 EDT http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=350 http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=351 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:50:00 EDT http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=351 http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=352 Five Preludes for Piano, miniatures that range from about one minute to almost three minutes in length, are mood pieces, where ruminative introspections are often interrupted by whimsical humor and playfulness. Scriabin's influence shows itself in relation to harmony and meter. Crawford's typical chords are built from tritones, fifths, and perfect fourths. A sense of suspended animation comes from slow tempos combined with varied compound meters: 12/8 is her equivalent of common time, with frequent interpolations of other metric schemes." ]]> Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:40:00 EDT http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=352 http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=353
"Or the question it asks you, forcing you to answer, like Thebes through the mouth of the Sphinx." ]]> Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:00:00 EDT http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=353 http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=349 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 14:45:00 EDT http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=349 http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=345 Thu, 31 May 2007 10:30:00 EDT http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=345 http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=346 Mon, 14 May 2007 20:20:00 EDT http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=346 http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=343 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:25:00 EDT http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=343 http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=344 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:00:00 EDT http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=344 http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=339 Morning Song, Menuetto Serioso, and Romanza ... The sentiment is stronger than usual for this type of piece, but effective nonetheless. Brahms' influence on Foote is clear." ]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:15:00 EST http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=339 http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=340 Sun, 25 Feb 2007 11:25:00 EST http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=340 http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=341 Sat, 17 Feb 2007 16:05:00 EST http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=341