… links to YouTube videos containing:

• illustration of concepts
• footage of composers playing or conducting
• composers/musicians explaining their work
• interviews with or about composers
• generally inspirational or outstanding performances

 Composers playing or conducting

Bartok playing the piano

Bartok’s Romanian Dances – follow the piano score while the orchestral arrangement plays

Stravinsky conducting Finale of The Firebird

A young Shostakovich playing the piano

Shostakovich announcing – Leningrad Symphony in historically significant setting

 

Concepts

Serialism aka 12 tone music

12 tone method explained (also known as serialism)

Atonality a brief introduction

some examples

Dissonant Departure – 12 tone piece for solo classical guitar with interesting photo montage

12 tone blues guitar

12 tone blues combo

Twelve-tone Serial Jazz on Eight-String Guitar

Minimalism

Piano Phase – Peter Aidu plays this piano duo on two pianos

Piano Phase – 2 pianos (Part 1/2)

Piano Phase – 2 pianos (Part 2/2)

Piano Video Phase – featuring drummer

Piano Phase Remix (grooves)

Piano Phase with dancers

Phasing (incl Piano Phase) explained by Steve Reich on South Bank Show

Interviews with or about composers/musicians

Interview with Gertrude Schoenberg (widow of Arnold), Lawrence Schoenberg (son of Arnold) and violinist Rudolph Kolisch (brother of Gertrude, pupil of Arnold Schoenberg and ambassador of his music – should the sound and vision on this video seem out of sync – go up to the url and add “&fmt=18” then hit Return. The video will restart with improved synchronisation.

Inspirational videos

Orquesta Juvenil Simón Bolívar de Venezuela – where belief and dedication can lead