Classical Music – David Linebarger

Quartet for the End of Time

Post author By David Linebarger
Post date July 21, 2022
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Sketch of SoNA musicians, Anne Watson (clarinet), Cristian Vega Martinez (violin), Michael Puryear (cello), and Kristine Olefsky (piano) as they prepare to play Quartet for the End of Time on July 17, 2022 in Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel in Bella Vista, Arkansas. The artist is David Harland.

January 15, 1941, a light rain descending on Stalag VIII-A: Jean le Boulaire on violin, Henri Akoka on clarinet, Etienne Pasquier on cello. The composer, Oliver Messiaen, plays piano. How to express the mystical truths of Catholicism in the rhythm of musical movement: bird song, Hindu talas, numerical formulas, ancient Greek meters, Gregorian chant. All […]

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Tags Classical Music, Messiaen, Poetry, Prose

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Fanfare for the Common Man: Tim Huhn’s Art and Aaron Copland’s Music

Post author By David Linebarger
Post date February 10, 2022
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Note: Took a week off from tennis posts to feature this artwork by Tim Huhn. Will return to tennis posts next week with upcoming posts on Agassi, Ons Jabeur, and Helen Wills Moody. Fanfare for the Common Man One man moving industry’s gears. The rising of cities. The coming of war. One man multiplied by […]

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Tags Aaron Copland, Classical Music, Creative Nonfiction, World War II