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mikrokosmos · 9 months

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Rautavaara - Cantus Articus (1972)

Here one could see another example of a 20th century composer "leaving" behind a modernest style of writing to "revert" to a Neo-Romantic / Neo-Tonal style. This is sometimes used as an argument to show that the extended techniques of modernism have been exhausted and that there was no creative future in the avant-garde, and all this is used to reaffirm a kind of conspiracy or propaganda that "modern classical music isn't enjoyable" "it's just noise" "see even this big name composer agrees!". Maybe there are some people who believe that, but in this case it isn't so fitting. Even when Rautavaara was in his twelve tone days, his music still prioritized lyricism. If anything starting with ultramodernism helped as a foundation for his more characteristic style, which is the typical progression of a composer's creative life: get a foundation in the tradition, and focus on what you like until you find 'your voice'. In this work, a "Concerto for Birds and Orchestra", Rautavaara combines his lyricism and extended neo-romantic tonality and cluster chords with recordings of birdsong written to blend together as if the birds were like earlier imitations of birdsong in other parts of the tradition (Vivaldi, Beethoven, Schumann, Messiaen, etc. etc.) His inspiration came from the commissioner. Rautavaara was asked by the University of Oulu to write something for a graduation ceremony. The university is farther north of Helsinki and the composer said its "Arctic" location inspired him to incorporate northern birdsong recordings, instead of writing a more traditional or expected graduation cantata. In his own words;

The bird sounds were taped in the Arctic Circle and the marshlands of Liminka [a municipality in the former province of Oulu, in Northern Finland]. The first movement, Suo (The Bog), opens with two solo flutes. They are gradually joined by other wind instruments and the sounds of bog birds in spring. Finally, the strings enter with a broad melody that might be interpreted as the voice and mood of a person walking in the wilds. In Melankolia (Melancholy), the featured bird is the shore lark; its twitter has been brought down by two octaves to make it a “ghost bird.” Joutsenet muuttavat (Swans Migrating) is an aleatory texture with four independent instrumental groups. The texture constantly increases in complexity, and the sounds of the migrating swans are multiplied too, until finally the sound is lost in the distance.

Regardless of ideological biases, there is agreement that the unique use of recording technology incorporated in engaging orchestral writing makes this concerto a modern classic.

#Rautavaara #cantus articus #music #classical #orchestra #orchestra music #classical music #symphony orchestra #recording #birdsong #20th century classical music #20th century music #postmodern music #postmodernism #concerto #Einojuhani Rautavaara #Rautavaara Cantus Articus #mikrokosmos #Youtube

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folkpen · 1 year

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RIP Steve Reich you would have loved Cosmo Sheldrake

#i dont actually know that #but they both use Musique Concrete aka found sounds in their music #music theory #postmodern music #musique concrete #found sound #cosmo sheldrake #steve reich

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lezet · 1 year

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V.A.- "Grappes de tonalité retentissantes", a tribute to Eliane Radigue, is out on INSTITUTE FOR ALIEN RESEARCH (UK)!

a tribute to Eliane Radigue

featuring:

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Christophe Petchanatz

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Mark Daelmans-Sikkel

Giuseppe Jos Olivini

Brume

Deusfusione

Christopher Arnett

Ameriek

Jon Unger

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Batchas -

Alex January

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KR Seward

https://ifarmusiqueconcretecompilation.bandcamp.com/album/grappes-de-tonalit-retentissantes

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secondbeatsongs · 7 months

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"Call Me Maybe" with every second beat removed, but it's one of the Postmodern Jukebox covers

#call me maybe #so claybe #carly rae jepsen #postmodern jukebox #pmj #second beat song #music #every other beat #every second beat #song

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officialmoonknightbrainrot · 7 days

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petition for fallout s2 to do the good old "modern song, vintage sound" style a lá the bioshock infinite game

#fallout #fallout tv show #fallout 4 #fallout 76 #fallout new vegas #new vegas #bethesda #god only knows from bioshock infinite is a BANGER #and postmodern jukebox has been doing this kinda music for forEVER just gimme gimme gimme

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nicollekidman · 3 months

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Wait why do you hate six the musical? (I haven’t seen it)

ugly costumes, lazy “set design”, lowest common denominator narrative structure, shallower characterization than the stories it purports to rescue the wives from, pop-reject music……… i could forgive a lot of it if it was just a lil touring concert but my GOD are the songs disrespectful to the wives and also extremely boring in their vision…… basically just very lazy and very embarrassing

#couldn’t even bother to weave together a cohesive narrative like musical theater is an art and that shit is disrespectful lol #everyone writing the book for postmodern musicals wants to write pop albums but aren’t good enough to do either

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leonardcohenofficial · 1 year

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hello, dolly! (gene kelly, 1969) being the last old hollywood movie musical and fiddler on the roof (norman jewison, 1971) being one of (if not THE) first new hollywood movie musicals is absolutely incredible to me in terms of both films’ cinematographic approaches and continued cultural relevancy

#hello dolly #fiddler on the roof #both of these films also happen to mean a lot to me but even that aside they really are era markers in and of themselves #hello dolly is so lush and at times campy and such a beautiful tribute to the old school movie musical on the whole and then fiddler comes #in swinging with american new wave meets almost postmodern influence and it blows everyone out of the water #like. truly so impactful

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macmanx · 9 months

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Visited The Last Bookstore in Los Angeles today, and if you love books, or just need to get a book that’s hard to find, I highly recommend it!

#books #the last bookstore #bookstores #art #los angeles #pain killers #take me to church #postmodern jukebox #music

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seraphim777s · 10 months

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misc live photos from the past

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the-quackeroos · 27 days

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I obviously had to add Daisy to the AU. She was actually born in Sodor and is a nightclub singer at Knapford. speaking of which, I was inspired by this song when developing her reference sheet here. ^^

#art #my art #ttte daisy #daisy the diesel railcar #1920s aesthetic #art deco #music #postmodern jukebox #like istg when i listen to that song i could just see her sing her heart out and duck's like “wow :o”#sodor uk #thomas the tank engine #thomas and friends human au #headcanon

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mikrokosmos · 2 years

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What are your favorite pieces of 'classical music' written since 1960?

I've been putting together a playlist for more recent modern/postmodern/contemporary music, wanted to see what people like to hear

#classical music #modernism #postmodernism #contemporary music #modern music #postmodern music #contemporary classical #contemporary classical music #contemporary classical composers #contemporary composers #composers #favorite music #playlist #classical playlist #Spotify

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music-interpretation-review · 8 months

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(Creep with Postmodern Jukebox is a contestant in the tournament, so it does not appear in this poll)

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runningfrompirates · 4 months

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I wonder what Baudrillard would think about hot topic. Like as a commercial simulation of alternative culture, and how that effects perception and communication. Especially when comparing Hot Topic and Spencers... This is gonna be my next writing project once I'm done with the fanfiction I'm writing.

#jean baudrillard #Baudrillard #postmodernism #hot topic #rawring 20s #idk why but most of my philosophical thinking right now is focused on music and culture around music

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fidjiefidjie · 10 months

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Bonne soirée 🆕️ 🎷💟

Postmodern Jukebox & Tatum Langley 🎶 Basket Case

(Vintage "Mrs. Maisel" Style Cover)

#new music #postmodern jukebox #tatum langley #music video #basket case #video clip #jazz music #green day #clip music video #mrs maisel #youtube #bonnesoirée #fidjie fidjie

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zenosanalytic · 4 months

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Running Up That Hill - (Western Style Cover) ft. Sweet Megg

Another great cover from Postmodern Jukebox, from ~a year ago. One thing I'd say about this one is that it really preserves the vibes of the original piece while still making it something theirown.

#Postmodern Jukebox #Video #Kate Bush #Sweet Megg #Running Up That Hill #A Deal With God #Western #Jazz #Rock #Honky Tonk #Rockabilly #Music #Covers #Remixes #Gr8 Art #appreciative reblogs #Youtube

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bookgeekgrrl · 2 months

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My media this week (11-17 Feb 2024)

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

😠 A Damsel in Distress (PG Wodehouse) - via Serial Reader app; hadn't read before. mostly a pretty standard PGW but the final chapter was off the charts fatphobic even for PGW ☹️

😍 Dishonor on Your Cow (mandarou) - reread, forever fave. shrunkyclunks canon-adjacent AU

🥰 "Pistol Grip" (Vina Jie-Min Prasad) - described in tumblr post as "m/m pwp super soldier gunfucking" and they are telling no lies. This was fantastic.

😊 Howitzer (spacebuck) - 111K, stucky, college hockey AU - got some OMGCP inspo for the set up but very much its own tale; very enjoyable.

💖💖 +99K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

Duende (astolat) - Master & Commander: Aubrey/Maturin, 14K -a truly impressive amount of worldbuilding in so few words

The One Where They Adopt a Selkie (mikkimouse) - Teen Wolf: Sterek, 7K - a fun accidental (supernatural) baby acquisition fic

perne in a gyre (enemyofrome) - Punic Wars RPF, Ancient History RPF: Scipio Africanus/Hannibal Barca, 7K - brilliant & hilarious modern AU for fucking PUNIC WARS RPF! hannibal's taking a gap year/getting away from being the rich kid & ends up staying at Scipio's family AirBnB. and there's only one bed. Fave quotes: 'He was sharing a room with some kind of glittery Italian twink, and there was a grumpy eagle glowering at him from the headboard as if he’d offended it in a past life, but at least he couldn’t see the wolf piercings anymore, so it was fine. It was all just fine.' and 'Then Mago came back. “Soggy twink at the door for you.” “Didn't order one,” said Hannibal. Then the word twink sank in, and he looked up. “Is he glittery?” “Like a unicorn.” “Mierda,” said Hannibal. “That’s my twink.”'

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

The Graham Norton Show - s31, e14 (Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Kingsley Ben-Adir)

The Repair Shop - s1, e1

QI - series S, ep 6

Ghosts (US) - s2, e8-15

Game Changer - s6, e1

Dirty Laundry - s3, e12

D20: Fantasy High: Junior Year - "Party Politics" (s21, e6)

D20: Adventuring Party - "You Are The Chosen None" (s16, e6)

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

⭐ Up First - The Sunday Story: More Than Friends

What Next: TBD - Breaking Up with Dating Apps

The Allusionist - 189. Mouthful of Fortune

⭐ Hit Parade - Hello, Gorgeous Edition

Vibe Check - UsherBowl…and Beyoncé?!

Pop Culture Happy Hour - 2024 Super Bowl, Plus Beyoncé's New Singles

Throughline - The Hindu Text That Continues to Influence Indian Politics

Short Wave - The Shared History Of The Chinese And Gregorian Calendars

The Sporkful - Can A Stanley Drinking Cup Really Withstand A Car Fire?

⭐ The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Robert Is Here

I Said No Gifts! - Joel Kim Booster Disobeys Bridger

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Toy Story

NPR's Book of the Day - 'Toxic' looks back on Janet Jackson, Britney Spears and tabloid culture in the 2000s

All Songs Considered - Mix messages: Listeners share the songs that say 'I've got a crush on you'

Switched on Pop - The Star Spangled Banger!

I Said No Gifts! - Emma Thompson Disobeys Bridger

Vibe Check - Rollercoaster of Love (and Hate)

Short Wave - Celebrate Valentine's Day With These Queer Animals

Outward - The Inherent Queerness of Poetry

⭐ Code Switch - Before the apps, people used newspapers to find love

Pop Culture Happy Hour - Platonic Love In Pop Culture

Culture Gabfest - We’re Saving Our Own Lives

⭐ The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Owamni

Decoder Ring - Why Do So Many Coffee Shops Look the Same?

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week - Government Cheese, Mitochondria NOT Powerhousing, Dawn of the Cockroach

Ologies with Alie Ward - Hydrochoerology (CAPYBARAS) with Elizabeth Congdon

Throughline - Love, Throughline

The Assignment with Audie Cornish - Gen Z In the Workplace: Rethinking Business Etiquette

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Damanhur

Up First - KC Parade Shooting, Russian Space Nukes, Migrant Crossings Drop

Films To Be Buried With - Eddie Marsan

⭐ 99% Invisible #570 - The White Castle System of Eating Houses

Welcome to Night Vale #242 - The New Branch

Short Wave - The U.N.'s First-Ever Analysis Of World's Migratory Species Just Dropped

Dear Prudence - How Do I Get Over Someone I Never Dated? Help!

Pop Culture Happy Hour - Feud And What's Making Us Happy

Endless Thread - Dinner and a (Slide) Show

All Songs Considered - New Music Friday: 5 albums out Feb. 16, plus 'Rhapsody in Blue' still thrills at 100

⭐ You're Dead to Me - History of Bollywood

Sound Up! - Audience reaction to Rock Hall Noms, Mark reviews Stevie Nicks live and Chris Molanphy breaks down how Beyonce will impact country music and radio.

It's Been a Minute - Legendary choreographer Fatima Robinson on moving through changes in dance

99% Invisible - The Power Broker #2: Jamelle Bouie

Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me! - WWDTM: Sleater-Kinney

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

Presenting Barbra Streisand

Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox

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