Tag Archives: Tone Poem Tuesday

I’d love to visit Japan. But that’s not going to happen any time soon, so for now, I’ll just listen to Japanese music. We’ll start with one of Japan’s first major composers of the 20th century, Kosaku Yamada. Yamada lived … Continue reading →

When I got in my car today, WNED was playing a piece called Suffolk Suite by Doreen Carwithen. I liked what I heard, so here it is! But wait…who was Doreen Carwithen? Carwithen was a British composer who lived 1922-2003. She … Continue reading →

Jessie Montgomery’s atmospheric and cyclical work “Rounds” is up this week. The piece, for piano and strings, takes inspiration from poet TS Eliot: Rounds for solo piano and string orchestra is inspired by the imagery and themes from T.S. Eliot’s epic … Continue reading →

Here’s something fascinating: an entire album comprising a ballet written by a prominent rapper! RZA is the leader of Wu-Tang Clan, a hip-hop collective that has been around for over thirty years now. That is, I admit openly, the extent … Continue reading →

An incredibly hectic week is going on! The Wife had carpal tunnel surgery the other day, so I have to pick up the slack and actually do stuff around the house. Do you believe this crap? The horror!!! Also, at work I’m … Continue reading →

I hope that worked, I’m always a bit nervous about embedding video playlists. Anyway: Carlos Simon is a composer who originally hails from Atlanta, GA. He completed doctoral work at the University of Michigan and has since enjoyed a varied … Continue reading →

It’s St. Patrick’s Day, which means I’m going to take a quick break from American Black composers. (Sadly, a brief attempt to locate Irish Black composers did not turn up much of anything at all. I did not dig super-deeply, … Continue reading →