For Tuesday (3/27) Finish up your number matrix so we can go on to the next step in class. If you are confused, please ask a classmate or email me about it. Bring your earbuds to class.
Be sure to get your Listening Pages from the counter in the Music Classroom. Listen to 15 minutes of Arnold Schoenberg from the videos listed below. Fill out your Tuesday Listening Journal.
Three Piano Pieces, Op. 11 by Arnold Schoenberg (1909) (played by Pollini) 13:45
Verklarte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op. 4, for string sextet (1899) (with score - played by the Hollywood String Quartet) 28:48
Verklarte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op. 4, for string sextet (1899) (orchestra - played by the l’Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France) 32:21
Piano Concerto, Op. 42 (score - played by The Cleveland Orchestra) 19:57
Be sure to get your Listening Pages from the counter in the Music Classroom. Listen to 15 minutes of Arnold Schoenberg from the videos listed below. Fill out your Tuesday Listening Journal.
Three Piano Pieces, Op. 11 by Arnold Schoenberg (1909) (played by Pollini) 13:45
Verklarte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op. 4, for string sextet (1899) (with score - played by the Hollywood String Quartet) 28:48
Verklarte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op. 4, for string sextet (1899) (orchestra - played by the l’Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France) 32:21
Piano Concerto, Op. 42 (score - played by The Cleveland Orchestra) 19:57
For Thursday (3/29): Study for a quiz on Schoenberg and the rules for 12-tone music.
Watch the videos and read the PDF listed below. Answer the questions on your Thursday Listening Journal.
Henry Cowell (1897-1965) developed a new way of playing the piano. Instead of pressing down the key, he decided to play "inside" the instrument itself, by sweeping and plucking the strings. He called this method the "string piano."
The Banshee
The Aeolian Harp
Scores for The Banshee and The Aeolian Harp
Watch the videos and read the PDF listed below. Answer the questions on your Thursday Listening Journal.
Henry Cowell (1897-1965) developed a new way of playing the piano. Instead of pressing down the key, he decided to play "inside" the instrument itself, by sweeping and plucking the strings. He called this method the "string piano."
The Banshee
The Aeolian Harp
Scores for The Banshee and The Aeolian Harp