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Wagner’s Moments versus Motives

Due to the fact that recently I have spent a considerable amount of time driving, I decided that there could be no better opportunity to revisit the Ring Cycle.

Five contemporary orchestra pieces you have to know

You all know that I am a big fan of lists. Today I am sharing with you five of my most favorite orchestra pieces. Let me know how your list would look like!

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• Interesting video with composer Tolga Tüzün on how he uses sound analyses as a basis for his compositions. http://ping.fm/xSPwb #
• Zoe Lang suggests that "just as the concept of software is changing from a one-size-fits-all to a customized approach, the musicological toolbox should do the same." http://ping.fm/Rrwvh #
• Application for the Etchings Festival 2010 now open. Study New Music in Southern France. http://ping.fm/zXXNy #
• Read the rediscovered libretto of Hadyn's puppet play "Der Hexenschabbas" online at http://ping.fm/zhNRH #
• Great recording of Stockhausen's Tierkreis / Zodiac http://bit.ly/6cNZ2a Is this an arrangement or original? #
• Here is a disturbing piece by Annette Krebs. Disturbing in a good way, I think. http://ping.fm/JsnQJ #
• Listening to music by Jean-Francois Charles http://ping.fm/90N3K #
• The second part of Greg Sandows piece on contemporary music and the classical music scene: http://ping.fm/SuDaa #
• To watch a free concert stream of the Berlin Philharmonic under Simon Rattle, go to the Deutsche Bank website. Even though this is not a live concert, it might be fun to watch. The "concert" takes place on November 9, 8pm EST. #
• The University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz announced a three-day symposion on Bodily Expression in Electronic Music. Speakers include Isabel Mundry, Georgina Born, Federico Celestini, Andreas Dorschel, Deniz Peters, Alva Noe, Simon Emmerson, Pauline Oliveros, Gerhard Eckel, and Kendall Walton. #