MUSIC 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky, Child Prodigy
13 Apr 2013
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B la bart k (1881 (hungary) - 1945 (ny, age 64)) he"d listen to them on vinyl and transcribe them into notes in real time. Emigrated to states in 1940 due to wwii. Composer, performer, scholar, regarded with liszt as hungary"s greatest composers. Child prodigy - could play 40 pieces by 4, gave rst recital of own works at 11. bet i could tie my shoes earlier though. in 1908 began eld work collecting/recording folk songs, put melodies into his music. Edited collections of eastern european folk music for columbia university in us; founded ethnomusicology. Died of leukaemia less than a year after the premiere of the concerto for orchestra. Late work: commissioned by serge koussevitsky (conductor of boston symphony orchestra) in 1943. Concerto for orchestra: all instruments have a chance to shine. Flutes: pure, delicate, and breathy (always 2 utes apparently in orchestras) Trumpets: sharp sounding; mute makes it more subdued, which could explain why it"s called a.
