RE: (western) classical music discussion
March 7, 2017 at 10:02 am
(This post was last modified: March 7, 2017 at 10:03 am by bennyboy.)
Corigliano came to my university around 1999 (I think) to talk about AIDS, the AIDS quilt and its effect on him and this piece, and we played through a few sections. I'm mainly sharing this because it's actually a really cool piece of music, and most people don't know about him.
Also, because he's not mega-famous, you can find lots of master classes and interviews that he has done, and really get some insight into what the life of a modern art composer is really like. Interesting (to me, at least).
PS Two bass drums. Not one. TWO. He turned it up to 11 for this song, but you really have to hear it live to know how terrifying two bass drums in a little concert hall can be.