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This blog is designed to stimulate discussions, debates and disseminate information about contemporary classical music.  You must be registered with New Music Forum to participate.  Registration is free!  Just click the "Register" button at the top of the page.

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Have you ever...?
F32 By micheal vickers on 5/14/2008

Have you ever...?

 

(I will bounce through four different type of columns in this blog... Thought provokers like my last column, this one, the 60 sec. music review, and the lighter, more Letterman-esque type columns.  I am open to your comments that you can post after each entry, and, if you got a good "Have you ever" that you want me to write about, send me the topic through the feedback bar on the page.  Make sure the subject is "Have you ever...")

 

   Do you "horde" melodies, or do your melodies come when you start a new project?

 

   Here is how this question came about.  I did a Mother's Day gift for my baby sister from her "son" (she has a 1 year old ...

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X-Training
F32 By micheal vickers on 3/31/2008
 

X-Training

by Micheal Vickers
 

           According to Random House Unabridged Dictionary(copyright 2006, via dictionary.com), to cross-train means "To train(a worker, athlete, etc.) to be proficient at different, usually related, skills, tasks, etc."  An example of cross-training is Mixed Martial Arts fighters.  These men and women have to be efficient in boxing, martial arts disciplines like judo and jiu-jitsu, and wrestling in order to succeed in the sport.  If you don't believe me, watch the replay of the UFC 81 fight between Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir.  Lesnar, being strong in wrestling but weak in the martial art ...

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Featured Recording - December 2006
New MusiBlog New Music Forum By brian on 12/20/2006 11:49 AM
Witold Lutoslawski - String Quartet
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Featured Recording - November 2006
New MusiBlog New Music Forum By brian on 11/15/2006 12:29 PM
Pascal Dusapin - Chamber Works
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The Podhalean Mode
New MusiBlog Music Theory By brian on 11/15/2006 11:56 AM
A discussion regarding the podhalean mode and its use in Karol Szymanowski's Mazurka Op. 50, no 3.
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The question of polytonality
New MusiBlog Music Theory By brian on 11/7/2006 12:56 PM
Opposing viewpoints regarding polytonality.
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Messiaen's Musical Language
New MusiBlog Color and Music By brian on 11/2/2006 11:04 PM
Some points taken from Anthony Pople's article, "Messiaen's Musical Language: An Introduction
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Messiaen and Color
New MusiBlog Color and Music By brian on 10/31/2006 11:23 AM
Introductory notes about Messiaen's thoughts on color and music
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Defining Synaesthesia
New MusiBlog Color and Music By brian on 10/30/2006 12:47 PM
A definition of synaesthesia
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Introduction
New MusiBlog Color and Music By brian on 10/30/2006 11:02 AM
What I intend to do with this blog...
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