MARK ALBURGER, 2016

April 5 - High Points

C Whole-Tone Scale

C D E F# G# A# C

Write Your Own 12-Tone Row

Chromatic Scale in a new order

Two Typical New-Music Chamber Ensembles

Pierrot (after Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire [Moonstruck Pierrot])
Flute
Clarinet
Piano
Violin
Cello

Histoire (after Igor Stravinsky's Histoire du Soldat [The Soldier's Tale])
Clarinet
Bassoon
Trumpet
Trombone
Percussion
Violin
Bass

Igor Stravinsky's Birth/Death Dates, Three Stylistic Periods, and Types of Music Written

1882-1971
Post-Impressionist / Modernist - Ballets
Neoclassic - Ballets, Concertos, Operas, Symphonies
Serial - Ballets, Memorial Pieces

Listening

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMG70e0Usn0
Ralph Vaughan Williams - Symphony No. 4: I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMT_EGXQwyk&nohtml5=False
(beginning at 3:59) Charles Ives - Symphony No. 4: II

[8874] Arnold Schoenberg - Five Pieces for Orchestra: I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb37dJFPoFg
(beginning at 10:08) Bela Bartok - Concerto for Orchestra: II

[8882] Igor Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring: Dances of the Adolescents

[8885] Alban Berg - Three Pieces for Orchestra: I

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The

beautiful

blitz to

Diablo Valley College,

for Dictation / Board-Harmony on Johannes Pachelbel's Canon in D.

Afterward, lateral over to 4

and

beyond,

eventually,

Green

and

Suisun

Valleys

for

lunch

Manka's

Corner,

returning homeward briefly,

on this 35th day of summer, high 84 (tying for the highest of year with February 15, and the only two days 80+ thus far).

Off

again

for

the

evening

class, where the Music Historians receive Quiz 8 (Romantic II) and head on, as above.

Late-night piano-vocal and

visual librettto to

Alma Maria Schindler Mahler Gropius Werfel, Op. 232: XLV. 1922 - Ernst Krenek / Oskar Kokoschka (Alma's Lover's Opera) and

composition re Variations on the Romanesca, Op. 251: XXXV. Samuel Barber (1910-1981) - Wondrous Love Variations on a Shape Note Hymn, Op. 34 (1959), and

Eight Waltzes, Op. 252 from Alma...

over video excess....

April 4 - In Passing

The hustle-bustle of the day's activities, including the recent tripartite production schedule:

piano-vocal score /

visual libretto to Alma Maria Schindler Mahler Gropius Werfel, Op. 232: XLIV. 1922 - Rupert Koller / Ernst Krenek (Alma's Sons-in-Law),

Variations on the Romanesca, Op. 251:

XXXIV. Joe Garland (1903-1977) - In the Mood (1939), and

Eight Waltzes from Alma, Op. 252: IV.

Yet more videos, continuation of summerlike temperatures, 34th day this year of such, high 79...

April 3 - Happy II

Continued birthday celebration with Harriet and Megan,

cake and ice cream,

production of piano-vocal score and

visual libretto to Alma Maria Schindler Mahler Gropius Werfel, Op. 232: XLIII. 1921 - Arnold Schoenberg / Maurice Ravel / Alban Berg / Darius Milhaud / Francis Poulenc (Alma's Soirees),

composition Variations on the Romanesca, Op. 251: XXXIII. Louis Armstong (1901-1971) - West End Blues (1928) +

Eight Waltzes from Alma, Op. 252, No. 3,

diverting videos, 33rd day of summer, high again a beautiful 77...

April 2 - Light / Actions

A festive 59 years on the planet, with greetings and gifts from Bette and George, Chris, Sorrel Ann, Harriet, and Megan --

heading

Martinez

Armando'

for

Melody

and

Jacob's

wedding

reception,

returning

anon

to complete

piano-vocal score and

visual libretto for

Alma Maria Schindler Mahler Gropius Werfel, Op. 232: XLII. 1920 - Walter Gropius / Prostitute / Mahler Festival (Alma's Divorce), followed by composition re