CaseyJames

Hello, So, I've just finished "Stravinsky - A New Appraisal of His Work" coming of reading Constant Lamberts "Music Ho!" I quite enjoy stravinskys music, especially his first period (I am a relatively new covert to dusty old music and I haven't had a chance to check out his later styles) but I am totally lost in all of the allusions to the grand designs and clever maneuvers beneath the surface of the music. I'm not doubting there are great feats of compositions, I have just been unable to find much written that really explains the revolutionary aspects and their significance. Can someone briefly explain a few of the concepts that make works like the Rite of Spring or the Firebird more than just the hedonist pleasures they are. Perhaps someone could recommend and article online or a book, if one really does the job. Similarly, I would love to find some similar information on Debussy and Gershwin. Just information to add to my enjoyment of the musical experience.

Howdy, I was wondering if you all might be able to recommend some piano works from in and around the impressionist era. I have been composing for fifteen years. I can play piano well enough to facilitate composition into a sequencer and perhaps fool a casual listener into the notion that I have some sort of chops. In the last year I have fallen head first for classical music and I am looking to gain a tactile sense of the music from that period. Any intermediate pieces by debussy, stravinsky, prokofiev etc that might fit the bill?

Thank you, Im glad you enjoyed it. The piece was not intended to be impressionist. The title just happen to be named after an expressionist painting (for some reason I thought it was an impressionist painting). I keep a number of art books at my desk for synesthetic inspiration (to come clean my favorite is a chronology of womens period and conceptual shoes... dont ask me why) Honestly I am not yet versed enough in art music to differentiate any more than the basic baroque, classical etc... and even then. Thanks for listening, Casey

Oh yes... silly me. http://cjspk.com/Audio/CaaseyJames-YoungBlackHorses.mp3

Ahoy, Its the name of a painting in a book of expressionism... Flipping for intermediary names. http://cjspk.com/Audio/CaaseyJames-YoungBlackHorses.mp3 Any thoughts? Sonics? Composition? Arrangement? All the instruments are Synful with the exception of a brief WIVI trumpet. The odds and ends (and Pizz) are Vienna. I am new to orchestral music. (You can hear my other music at myspace.com/cjspk ) I look forward to you feedback. Horses, Casey James

Howdy howdy, This is my first post here. Would someone mind explaining some ways to imply modes other than major and minor? Are there certain chord progressions or inversions that help to maintain the tonic? Even in something as simple as F lydian I just can't manage to hear the F as I. Also, as an after thought, could someone recommend a theory book that skips most of the basics and concisely provides methods of modulation above and beyond things like secondary dominant and mediants? I appreciate the help. Horses, Casey James