classical music
Articles about classical music:
Synthesis has changed a lot since the days of Switched On Bach – and it’s getting to the point that recordings of virtual instruments, and even virtual orchestras, are nearly indistinguishable from the “real” thing.
Of course, this begs the question – what is the real thing?
How close are virtual orchestras coming to traditional orchestras?
You be the judge.
I’ve embedded an example below that contains short sections from three symphonies, by Beethoven & Schumann. See if you can identify the one that is virtual – and if you can articulate why you think it sounds “virtual”.
Image: jordanfischer
This video offers an introduction to TTM (turntablist transcription method), a system of notation designed for notating turntable-based music.
TTM is derived from a graph of the rotation of the record vs. time. The vertical axis of the staff represents the rotation of the record, and the horizontal axis represents time. Read more…
Rachmaninoff On The Theremin
This is a gorgeous transcription and performance for theremin of Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff’s song, Opus 21 #7, Zdes Xorosho (How Fair This Spot).
Peformed by Peter Pringle. Read more…
Der Erlkonig on Burns B3 Theremin, performed by Thomas Grillo. Read more…
They don’t make music videos like this anymore – if they ever did.
This video pairs Les Baxter’s version of Bach’s Prelude # 1 in C, from the Album Moog Rock, with a clip from the German TV show PARIS AKTUELL from 1967.
Anybody else think it’s time for these styles to come back?
