Yet another instalment in my series of blog posts about my life's work (or rather, everything I have done since November 2007). In this blog post I will talk about my operas, two of which are complete and one which is abandoned. This instalment might not turn out to be particularly long, so I will also write about some of the operas I intend to write probably starting next year. Pre-Avant-Garde Period The Swineherd, a fairy tale opera I hoped would be in 2 acts (Abandoned) ...
Updated Feb-17-2012 at 06:15 by ComposerOfAvantGarde
Related Thread: http://www.talkclassical.com/16426-a...hlight=mathieu En français As part of my Friday blog and montage this week, I will be featuring music by Montreal composer and pianist André Mathieu (1929-1968). I thought I would spend some time today discussing Mathieu, and illustrating some of his music through available materials. A Tragic Life ...
Updated Jan-10-2012 at 13:34 by itywltmt
As we resume our story, Mathieu dies in 1968 a few months shy of his 40th birthday. Mathieu is a forgotten, and institutionally ostracized figure until... The 1976 Summer Olympics The first time that I heard Mathieu’s music was during the Olympic Games of 1976, held in Montreal. Vic Vogel spent months assembling Mathieu’s works, some of them having been left to barkeeps ...
Updated Jan-10-2012 at 13:32 by itywltmt
To continue my long thematic catalogue of my works I will now describe my compositions that fall under the category of overtures and stand alone orchestral pieces. I am glad there are more pieces here from my so called "avant-garde period." Pre-Avant-Garde period Concert Overture no. 1 in F major (2008) Duration: 4' Instrumentation: 0.0.0.0-2.2.2.0-Perc.-Str. Description: This was one of my earliest ventures into the sonata form. This overture ...
Updated Feb-17-2012 at 06:14 by ComposerOfAvantGarde
To continue my thematic catalogue of my works I will have Part II for my many not-so-fantastic (and two quite good) concerti. Most were written in 2009 so there are going to be lots that are actually tonal. Pre-Avant-Garde period Recorder Concerto in A minor (a couple of weeks in September 2008) Duration: 12-13' Instrumentation: Alto or Sopranino recorder and strings. Description: This concerto was written right after I found out I didn't win a ...
Updated Feb-17-2012 at 07:29 by ComposerOfAvantGarde
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