Listening Journal: October 20-26, 2008

I thought it would be a good idea to start posting the music that I listen to each week.  My intent is to post this weekly journal on Sundays or Mondays.  The journal fills two needs: 1. It will show you the music I am listening to and give insight to my influences.  2. This will "keep me honest" in my listening activities.  Listening is an important part of understanding.  As Aaron Copland wrote in What to Listen for in Music, "The key to understanding of new music is repeated hearings." (page 150)

The order in which the pieces are listed, is the order in which I listened to the pieces.  Here is my listening journal for October 20th-26th:

Pascal Dusapin - La Melancholia (1991) "opératorio" for solo voices, chorus, winds, orchestra and tape

Magnus Lindberg - Chorale (2002) for orchestra

Alfred Schnittke - Stille Musik (1979) for violin and cello

Joseph Dangerfield - The Waves Roll on, Thundering and Shimmering for large ensemble

Kaija Saariaho - Mirrors (1998) for flute and cello

Kaija Saariaho - Verblendungen (1984) for orchestra and tape