Tag Archives: Composer

Feels Like Singin’ In the Rain

Posted on December 16, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Feels Like Singin’ In the Rainby Michael DoyleAcross the musicals of American BroadwayThe composers have found a thousand waysTo move our spirits to hurt and to soarAnd they leave us wanting to hear moreAs the songsters lay our souls bare … Continue reading →

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Forbidden Colors

Posted on April 8, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Forbidden Colorsby Michael DoyleIn the forbidden colors of the sheltering skySome composers aren’t discussed until they dieRyūichi Sakamoto opened the door to an energy flowThat began with Debussy and would ebb and flowOf the Yellow Magic Orchestra in all of … Continue reading →

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New Music For A Troubled Century

Posted on March 18, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

A sort of brief start of a look into 20th neo-classical/art music: New Music For A Troubled Century by Michael Doyle All music was once new it seems There’s no accounting for esoteric dreams One fifth of the way through … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Inspiration Comes From Work

Posted on July 24, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Just as appetite comes by eating so work brings inspiration.” – Igor Stravinsky, composer (1882-1971)

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Sonic Gems – Samuel Barber – Adagio For Strings

Posted on March 3, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Born on March 9, 1910, American composer Samuel Osborne Barber II became one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century before his death on January 23, 1981. Having won the Pulitzer Prize for Music twice for the opera Vanessa (1956-1957) … Continue reading →

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Sonic Gems: Edgard Varese – Complete Works

Posted on February 22, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Born on December 22, 1883, French Composer Edgard Victor Achille Charles Varese spent the majority of career in the United States. Varese passed away on November 6, 1965. During his musical career, he ‘organized sound’ with an emphasis on timbre … Continue reading →

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Sonic Gems: Erik Satie – Gymnopedies & Gnossiennes

Posted on February 16, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

When is a composer and pianist not a musician? Give up? When he is a “phonometrician” or a “gymnopedist”. Ask Erik Satie and he would tell you that his slow somewhat clumsy pieces are not so much compositions as measures of … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Talent and Luck Require Each Other

Posted on February 15, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for luck.” – Hector Berlioz, composer (1803-1869)

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Sonic Gems: Duke Ellington – The Far East Suite

Posted on January 26, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

On April 29, 1899, American composer, pianist and jazz band leader Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was born and had a tremendous career in music for over 50 years when he passed on May 24, 1974. Proving that at least one … Continue reading →

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Sonic Gems – Arvo Part – Tabula Rasa

Posted on October 13, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Born on September 11, 1935, Estonian composer Arvo Part is world renown for his classical and religious music. His music is partly inspired by Gregorian chant and he has performed as a musical minimalist since the late 1970s. He is … Continue reading →

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