Music since 1945 Listening Journals Now Up

The years since 1945 have witnessed an explosion of music, from radical alterations to jazz and "classical" music to the rise of popular genres from rock to hip-hop. Recording technology has changed how we experience that music and, in many ways, fundamentally shaped it as well. For this last listening journal, the class looked at some of the more off-the-beaten path works and I think you'll find their findings and impressions intriguing. As always, these blogs can be found by clicking the links on the right-hand side of the page.

Derek Jenkins: Harry Partch’s The Bewitched and Shulamit Ran's Excursions

Edgar Palacios: Philip Glass’s Einstein on the Beach

Jacque Conover: Ben Johnston’s Fourth String Quartet (Amazing Grace) and Meredith Monk’s Dolmen Music

Karen Anton: Libby Larsen'Deep Summer Music and Harry Partch’s The Bewitched

Katie Kalinowski: Ben Johnston’s Fourth String Quartet (Amazing Grace) and Arnold Schoenberg's A Survivor from Warsaw

Marcus Wiggins: Arnold Schoenberg's A Survivor from Warsaw and John Zorn’s Cat O’ Nine Tails

Mary Ann Lucas: La Monte Young's The Well-Tuned Piano

Mike Herrera: Pauline Oliveros's Sound Patterns and Ben Johnston’s Fourth String Quartet (Amazing Grace)

Paul Shinn: Ben Johnston’s Fourth String Quartet (Amazing Grace) and John Zorn’s Cat O’ Nine Tails

Peter Lawless: John Oswald's Plunderphonics and Alvin Lucier's I Am Sitting In A Room

Richard Gibson: Philip Glass’s Einstein on the Beach

Tom Marks: Meredith Monk's Dolmen Music and Mikel Rouse's Dennis Cleveland