My teacher for my Foundations of MUsic Education class was telling us a story ine time, and it was when she went to the premier of this in her college days. She said it was a small audience, because Crumb himself had set up the place to just be a dark room full of candles. The audience sat on the floor. SHe said she had never understood "modern" (or whatever you might call this,) music until that night...
It amazes me that people can criticize this music, it is so visionary and magnificent. In my personal oppinion this is by far one of the best compositions by George Crumb (though of course Ancient Voices of Children is a very close second). I love how the 'Dies Irae' theme is woven into the music, pure brilliance! <3
@ThisWasATriumph8 I didnt said this was harmonic. All i said was that art Does not necesarrily have to be harmonic, to be art.... There are different types of art, and not because this is not harmonic or, what most people consider "beautiful", its isnt art..
@turnerjmulletboy people were offended by stravinsky, new ideas are always greeted with hostility. People thought thelonious monk sucked for a good portion of his life. If you doing something innovative it should always challenge the norms and make people think differently.
@turnerjmulletboy All I need to do is think of composers like Satie or Liszt (his atonal bagatelles in particular) to know you're wrong. But really, all the great composers have pushed the boundaries. I can listen to Crumb and find magic and meaning. If you can't, maybe your ideas about insulted composers are getting in the way of your ears. Maybe these composers would be more insulated by the lack of musical appreciation you want to attribute them with than Crumb's music.
I'm a huge fan of you guys! The music sounds wonderful and is performed flawlessly. (All 3 Movements are.) Please keep posting live videos!
CountingStars1993 1 month ago
My teacher for my Foundations of MUsic Education class was telling us a story ine time, and it was when she went to the premier of this in her college days. She said it was a small audience, because Crumb himself had set up the place to just be a dark room full of candles. The audience sat on the floor. SHe said she had never understood "modern" (or whatever you might call this,) music until that night...
I say this is a pretty incredible piece of music.
SageBazle 3 months ago
@SageBazle Avante-Garde is exactly the word I was grasping for!
SageBazle 3 months ago
Okay, that guy coughing in the audience is getting annoying -.-
NeonPinoy7231 9 months ago
@NeonPinoy7231 yeah really if youve coughed like 20 times and you still have to cough get the fuck up and go outside.
edcerc 9 months ago
This song represents the vietnam war
MadHattersBride 1 year ago
and its funny... these days he thinks the piece is rubbish.
Elynwen 1 year ago
"night of the electric insects" .
Elynwen 1 year ago
It amazes me that people can criticize this music, it is so visionary and magnificent. In my personal oppinion this is by far one of the best compositions by George Crumb (though of course Ancient Voices of Children is a very close second). I love how the 'Dies Irae' theme is woven into the music, pure brilliance! <3
operatears 1 year ago 2
I think this first movement is called "Electric Insects".
organs 1 year ago
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aguilademex01 1 year ago
avant garde music taken to the next level...all the more lyrical aspects are contrasted, thus intensified...
bravo
douglas
douglassmcann 2 years ago
Love that touch of the "Dies Ire" at the end of this movement.
VitricArt 2 years ago
Noise is fun isn't it?
Tokkemon 2 years ago
@Tokkemon I feel like George Crumb may be insulted for you to refer to his composition as "noise" (but who knows).
munson3120 1 year ago
@munson3120 I wouldn't really care what his opinion is.
Tokkemon 1 year ago
@munson3120 maybe half the composers of the last thousand years would be insulted for this noise to be referred to as a 'composition'....
turnerjmulletboy 1 year ago
@turnerjmulletboy and what do you base this assumption on?
drnock 11 months ago
@turnerjmulletboy Art doesnt have to be beautiful or harmonic to be art.
vchavauty 9 months ago
@vchavauty Though it is not harmonic, I have to disagree with you. It is beautiful.
ThisWasATriumph8 4 months ago
@ThisWasATriumph8 I didnt said this was harmonic. All i said was that art Does not necesarrily have to be harmonic, to be art.... There are different types of art, and not because this is not harmonic or, what most people consider "beautiful", its isnt art..
vchavauty 4 months ago
@turnerjmulletboy people were offended by stravinsky, new ideas are always greeted with hostility. People thought thelonious monk sucked for a good portion of his life. If you doing something innovative it should always challenge the norms and make people think differently.
edcerc 9 months ago
@turnerjmulletboy All I need to do is think of composers like Satie or Liszt (his atonal bagatelles in particular) to know you're wrong. But really, all the great composers have pushed the boundaries. I can listen to Crumb and find magic and meaning. If you can't, maybe your ideas about insulted composers are getting in the way of your ears. Maybe these composers would be more insulated by the lack of musical appreciation you want to attribute them with than Crumb's music.
Scriabin28 1 month ago
i want to strangle the guy who keeps coughing. strangle like jack nicholson in cuckoo's nest
indiscreetcharm 2 years ago
@indiscreetcharm you're sure that's not in the score?
just kidding ...
Malaka57 2 years ago
terrific!
AcemanJones 2 years ago
thnx for posting this.
morphologies 2 years ago