G. CRUMB, Ancient Voices of children

Diego García Rodríguez, dirección.
Ana Cristina Lopes, Soprano.
Ensemble Conservatorio Superior de Vigo.
Vigo 23-06-2008

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Music

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• Contemporary
• music

[umairyc]

wow... and do not know which country it is from or what language this is.. but i do understand music.. for what the title describes it to be this is a fine piece of art.. fantastic composition.

[dgarciarodriguez]

Hi! I come from Galiza(NW from Spain).The language is Spanish. Texts are by Federico García Lorca based in chilhood and death. I agree, ist a fantastic piece!!

[Scylla99]

podrías comentar sobre el conccepto que maneja la obra??

Gracias...bello trabajo.

[dgarciarodriguez]

Muchas gracias por tu comentario!

La obra está basada en textos de Federico García Lorca sobre la infancia y la muerte. También hace referencia a Mahler,concretamente la última pieza de su "Das Lied von der Erde" y el tema niñez-muerte siempre estuvo muy presente en su obra (Kindertotenlieder)

[lizp516]

To those who have problems considering this "music" - no, it does not have a 4/4 beat (although, there are parts you could dance to...). No, it does not have traditional displays of virtuosity - but you are woefully misinformed if you don't think it takes impeccable technique, virtuosic ability, and a crack sense of musicality to be able to perform this piece.

You do not get it. That's fine. Early composers are dead - but I bet would not be ashamed of this work of ART. (can't wait to sing it!)

[reddragonpsi]

This is clearly music. George Crumb is a great composer. Music evolves. Wagner's music was really the beginning of transition to modern music. He started stretching tonality to its limits then Arnold Schronberg took it even farther. Wagner's music sounds nothing like Bach or Bach's like Mozart.

[Ace7963]

george crumb is from the 20th century. not that old

[liveloud4life]

It's really sad to see how many supposedly "educated' people are so stuck in the past and refuse to accept any of the brilliant and far more imaginative music that has been written in the past 100 years. Open your minds you ignorant cretins. Try to extract some of the cemented western aesthetics of "pretty" from your ears and develop some intellectual appreciation for yourself.

[Apeneck0]

Everyone saying this isn't music should clean the shit out of their ears and the 17th centuries out of their heads. This is genius.

[Nicebrass21]

Yeah I have to recognize and analyze this for my music appreciation class. I can't appreciate this, simply because it is not music. Early composers would be ashamed of this work of so-called 'art.' As a technique-oriented trumpet player that follows Bach and Arban religiously, this piece angers me- and don't even say that the invocation of emotion is a success of this piece haha because it's not.

[Nicebrass21]

@DavidLewis763 I have the same opinion. Erlkonig is one of my favorites. Brilliant and riveting. All this is is some bitch screaming into an open piano.

[DavidLewis763]

I'm only having to recognize this piece and give the title (among dozens of others) for my Music Understanding course and I don't get it honestly...haha like how is this a work of art? The same goes for Varese's Electronic Poem. The Erlking by Schubert is something I would consider a work of art.

[boomchuckaboom]

@lelarae , yes, I have this score, familiar with this work.

[lelarae]

@boomchuckaboom I looked at some of Crumb's scores in class- he doesn't exactly like to write things from left to right, top to bottom of the page- on top of it being very rhythmically difficult, everyone's reading in different places, and the works are very specifically staged (yay modern/avant garde). He conductor is necessary in all the confusion :) google 'george crumb' in images and check out the scores- they're crazy!