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Overview
Hi! I am a second year Masters in Composition student at Longy School of Music participating in a class known as "The Future of Classical Music". We are currently endeavoring to create a Wikipedia page on this subject, and a list of participants can be found on our central page. This project is just getting off the ground, so check back frequently for new updates as the year progresses!
Contributions
This is a short list at the moment, but I hope to become more involved as I learn more about the inner workings of Wikipedia.
Updated Longy School of Music
- History
- Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall
- Added information on Longy's programs of study
- Added pictures to the site
- This will be an ongoing process, so I'll be adding to this periodically!
Minor edits to Howard Frazin
- This will also be an ongoing process.
Merged MIDI composition with Musical Instrument Digital Interface
Links
There are going to be quite a few of these on my page, so I decided to create a category for them. My New York Times links now have their own section!
Greg Sandow is a name that will be brought up in any conversation concerning the future of classical music. He has placed himself at the forefront of this issue and is utilizing technology to get his messages across. His website contains a blog, in which he comments on current classical music news and events, and a link to his online book performance. Over the past two years, Sandow has posted sections of his book online and made it open to public comments and opinions. I strongly encourage you to visit his site and explore!
I was very excited to find this online journal devoted entirely to the arts! You can get specific background information here, but all you need to know is that its collection of articles is both comprehensive and free. I have yet to explore this site in depth, but I did stumble upon an interesting article about the death of classical music (date of publishing unknown). It is incredibly comprehensive, citing facts and figures from various articles with all the relevant links to back them up. I encourage you to read this, and try out some of the links!
For those of you who enjoy video, here is a movie of John Rockwell, senior cultural correspondent for The New York Times, speaking on the future of classical music. It's about 45 min. long, so I haven't actually listened to it yet, but it intrigued me enough to post it here.
News From the Front
The New York Times Music section has many interesting articles and reviews. To understand what is in store for the future of classical music, it is imperative that we know what is happening in the world today. Since I am a student of composition, the following articles will be tailored to current composers, reviews of their music, and other related events. However, I'm also keeping my eye out for anything resembling our topic: the future of classical music.
A new spin on old hardward, chiptune composers create music on modified videogame equipment. This is not the new generation consoles, but Atari and original Nintendo machines. Learn about the chiptune scene in this artifcle, and the 'chiptune Woodstock, [blipfestival.org Blip Festival.] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/28/arts/music/28blip.html?_r=1&ref=music
As record sales in the US continue to flounder, pop artists are looking to other markets, namely China. This country has been gradually lifting the severe restrictions on Western pop/rock music, and the growing strength of the economy has many artists jumping at the chance to tour there. Read about the reception of Western pop/rock music and the history of China's own pop/rock scene.
The recent shift in music from an emphasis on faithful sound reproduction to an emphasis on quantity can nowhere be more felt than in audio technology. Find out the history of sound reproduction technology and why this shift is taking place.
Who would have thought that Berlin would be the one to set the bar for music outreach. Yet, read about the recent activities of the Berlin Philharmonic has touched the lives of students throughout New York.
The plan is to update this every week. The old articles will be archived at the end of this section without my summaries for one month and then deleted. If you find a relevant article, feel free to post it!
Old Articles
The Juilliard School finised Alfred Schnittke's Symphony No. 9. Find out why.
New sales chart policies are making the news as the Eagles' new album hits stores.
“Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037” is a documentary-style film that follows the production of a handmade 9-ft. Steinway & Sons grand piano. Here is the review.
A medical study on Conductors and focus