Music from 1900-1945 Listening Journals Now Up

In the early 20th century, many composers reacted against Romanticism in their compositions. They looked for ways to advance music while not replicating what had come before. This set of listening journals shows that listeners today react just as strongly to those reactions as the original composers reacted to Romanticism. Reactionary reactions? Persuasive reading in any event:

Derek Jenkins: William Walton's Facade and Alexander von Zemlinsky's Lyric Symphony

Edgar Palacios: Mexican Orchestral Music and works by Carlos Chavez

Jacque Conover: Lucille Field singing songs by American women composers and William Walton's Facade

Karen Anton: William Walton's Facade and Alexander von Zemlinsky's Lyric Symphony

Katie Kalinowski: Zoltán Kodály's Psalmus Hungaricus and Carl Nielsen's Clarinet Concerto

Kevin Sweet: Selections from Heitor Villa Lobos's Bachianas Brasileiras and Vivaldiana by Gian Francesco Malipiero

Marcus Wiggins: Alexander von Zemlinsky's Lyric Symphony and Carl Nielsen's Clarinet Concerto

Mary Ann Lucas: Selected works of Marion Bauer and Vivaldiana by Gian Francesco Malipiero

Mike Herrera: Selected works of Marion Bauer and Vivaldiana by Gian Francesco Malipiero

Paul Shinn: The Hall Johnson Songbook and selected works of Marion Bauer

Peter Lawless: Mexican Orchestral Music and slected works of Marion Bauer

Richard Gibson: Selections from Heitor Villa Lobos's Bachianas Brasileiras and Vivaldiana by Gian Francesco Malipiero

Tom Marks: Karol Szymanowski's King Roger