Orchestral Variantions (1957)

By beaverbase | May 13, 1998 |

Orchestral Variantions (1957) By Kyle Gann Written for the concert Nadia Boulager: Teacher of the Century, performed on May 13, 1998 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. If Nadia Boulanger became famous for teaching American composers, one of her first remained her most famous: Aaron Copland (1900-1990). Copland, who sailed to France to study…

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Steve Reich’s "Music for Pieces of Wood"

By beaverbase | December 20, 1992

Steve Reich’s Music for Pieces of Wood By Leon Botstein Written for the concert American Modernism Seen & Heard: The Abstract and Geometric Tradition in Music and Painting, 1930-1975 performed on Dec 20, 1992 at Carnegie Hall.  Steve Reich (b. 1936) is one of America’s leading composers. He was trained as a drummer and quickly became…

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