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Another new course offered this year at Longy: “What Can a Song Be? Vocal Composition for Performers and Composers” with Tony Solitro. Practice the craft of songwriting through short creative projects, focusing on concepts such as text-setting, formal structures, melodic contours, shaping regular and irregular phrases, composing a harmonically supportive accompaniment, and tailoring a song to a specific vocalist. Through analysis of poetry and song lyrics, our inquiry will address questions of prosody, scansion, meter, and intelligibility. Repertoire analysis will span a wide array of styles and genres, including those often kept out of conservatory and university study. The culminating project will be a showcase recital of short songs written for and performed by class participants. Check out Longy’s entire Course Catalog: bit.ly/43axqzy Tony Solitro composes concert and stage music inspired by politics, history, literature, drama, and visual art. Longy.edu/faculty

E. Satie - "Le Fils des Étoiles", Preludes I,II,III, Orchestrated by A. Leytush 3 Acts and 3 preludes to them, this is perhaps the longest Satie composition, written originally for piano. It was intended to accompany a dramatic performance, as a soundtrack or, as the author himself said, as musical wallpaper. I don't think this music was directly related to the action on stage. It consists of a series of musical blocks that move in different orders and are repeated many times. This example of exposure is akin to the principles of modern cinema, as well as painting, when different comparisons of colors and the movement of these color spots create a new mood. Another feature of this music is extremely valuable - its ability to create and immerse a mass of listeners in collective meditation and at the same time not bore them with its repetitions, but rather make them recognizable and desirable. Considering that the technical difficulties of this music are insignificant, it can be accessible to almost any large orchestra, starting from the average level of youth orchestras.                         Complete material for all parts of this composition, including orchestral parts, can be purchased by contacting me at: Leytush51@msn.com https://lnkd.in/eHdHNSxN

E. Satie - "Le Fils des Étoiles", Act 1, Orchestrated by A. Leytush  3 Acts and 3 preludes to them, this is perhaps the longest Satie composition, written originally for piano. It was intended to accompany a dramatic performance, as a soundtrack or, as the author himself said, as musical wallpaper. I don't think this music was directly related to the action on stage. It consists of a series of musical blocks that move in different orders and are repeated many times. This example of exposure is akin to the principles of modern cinema, as well as painting, when different comparisons of colors and the movement of these color spots create a new mood. Another feature of this music is extremely valuable - its ability to create and immerse a mass of listeners in collective meditation and at the same time not bore them with its repetitions, but rather make them recognizable and desirable. Considering that the technical difficulties of this music are insignificant, it can be accessible to almost any large orchestra, starting from the average level of youth orchestras.                          Complete material for all parts of this composition, including orchestral parts, can be purchased by contacting me at: Leytush51@msn.com https://lnkd.in/evP4TcYE

My blog tends to focus on things currently interesting me - research; what I'm reading; music librarianship; parallel careers; and, at the moment, facing semi-retirement. In recent posts, these strands have all been somewhat intertwined. I have attempted to untangle the three most recent postings. So, there's a post about diversity in programme planning; a post about a book on slow productivity; and a post about creating memories in the weeks leading up to retirement from music librarianship. I think (hope!) this will make the blog more useful. https://lnkd.in/eKeSd2wW

Let your creativity flow and unleash your inner artist! This week's writing prompt will inspire you to find your voice in the world of music. Music has the power to touch us in ways that nothing else can. It can lift us up, transport us, and help us make sense of the world around us. So, pour your heart and soul into your writing, and let your music speak for itself. If you're stuck, try starting with a simple idea or drawing inspiration from your own life experiences. Remember, there are no rules in art. So, don't be afraid to experiment, take risks, and push the boundaries of your creativity. Let the music move you and start writing your masterpiece today. Who knows, maybe you'll find yourself sharing your work with others at Open Mic Night or even recording your own album someday. #MusicInspires #UnleashYourCreativity

Our book is now available on the Brepols Catalogue! (the second volume will be released in early 2024) Scriptor, Cantor & Notator is an innovative multi-author project dealing with the complex interconnections between learning, writing and performing chant in the Middle Ages. A number of different methodological approaches have been employed, with the aim of beginning to understand the phenomenon of chant transmission over a large geographical area, linking and contrasting modern definitions of East and West. Thus, in spite of this wide geographical spread, and the consequent variety of rites, languages and musical styles involved, the common thread of parallels and similarities between various chant repertoires arising from the need to fix oral repertories in a written form, and the challenges involved in so doing, are what bring this wide variety of repertoires and approaches together. This multi-centric multi-disciplinary approach will encourage scholars working in these areas to consider their work as part of a much larger geographical and historical picture, and thus reveal to reader and listener more, and far richer, patterns of connections and developments than might otherwise have been suspected. Scriptor, Cantor & Notator is published in two books. The first, The Materiality of Sound in Chant Manuscripts in the West, brings together articles on several different families of early music scripts in the Latin West and provides a vividly diverse picture of some of the best current scholarship on the various types of ancient and medieval musical notation. https://lnkd.in/dK_ZCS4W

Musicians Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt created the Oblique Strategies in 1975. This set of cards is your go-to for creative inspiration. Each card offers a unique prompt, like "Slow preparation, fast execution." Just draw a card and apply its wisdom to your current project, whether it's music, writing, or any other creative endeavor. These prompts are perfect for when you need a fresh perspective or a spark of creativity. So next time you're feeling stuck, let 'Oblique Strategies' be your guide to creative breakthroughs!

A musician must make music; an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be at peace with himself. What a man can be, he must be. Abraham Maslow The same is true of a seamstress, carpenter, homemaker, lawyer, or mechanic. The question is, who and what am I? What must I do to be at peace with myself? What can I be, for that is what I must be? A lucky few of us find the answers to these questions fairly early in life, and we work to develop into the people we can be and must be. We do that by looking at our deepest desires, and ask what would bring fulfillment for us. We ask what we would enjoy doing most, what we believe we have the ability to be really good at. What is it that sometimes burns within us to be expressed or done? The answers to what we can be, what we must be, come from within, through asking ourselves these questions. What kind of a person am I capable of being? From Today's Gift: Daily Meditations for Families ©1985, 1991 by Hazelden Foundation. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any manner without the written permission of the publisher.

Did you know that on August 17, 1903, the Pulitzer Prize -- one of the most prestigious U.S. awards for literature, journalism, music, and theater -- was established? Here's the list of the winners "for a distinguished and appropriately documented book on the history of the United States," dating back to 1917. 👉 https://vist.ly/8xtz #publishing #howtowriteabook #selfpublishing