How the composer of today sees the contemporary world around him. Interviews, commentary and musical illustration provide a better picture of the modern composer. The series is hosted by Burrill Phillips, composer and professor of music at the University of Illinois.An online collection of early educational public radio content from the National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB).
https://www.unlockingtheairwaves.org/programs/composer-in-the-world-of-today/
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American work for chorus and orchestra
This program focuses on contemporary American compositions for choruses with orchestral accompaniment.
Music by Peter Mennin
This program looks at the music of 20th century American composer Peter Mennin and how it illustrates characteristics of contemporary music midway through the century.
Paradox of strict limitation
This program, "Paradox of Strict Limitation," discusses the virtues of self-imposed limitation in modern composition.
Composers discuss music, part two
Two young American composers, Robert Wykes and Kenneth Gaburo, discussing their music. "Sextet for Strings" by Robert Wykes is performed.
Composers discuss music, part one
This program, the first of two parts, features two young American composers, Robert Wykes and Kenneth Gaburo, discuss their music.
Making the new out of the old
This program, "Making the New Out of the Old," focuses on compositions that strive to ignore standard tropes in songwriting. Bernard Rogers' composition "Leaves from the Tale of Pinocchio," is highlighted.
An unusual trio
This program, "An Unusual Trio," focuses on a trio consisting of piano, flute, and oboe.
Four-hand music for piano
This program focuses on piano compositions for four hands, as well as the pianists who excel at four-hand piano.
Chamber music for brass
This program, "Chamber Music for Brass," discusses a popular development in contemporary classical music at the time.