Tuesday, May 23, 2023

TDCM: May 23rd - Gunther Schuller

 

Listening Through The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music 


Gunther Schuller (1925-2015)


Bio

Gunther Schuller was born in Queens, New York. His father was a violinist in the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Gunther was an apt musician as well and played French Horn in the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. He collaborated with jazz icons such as Miles Davis and John Lewis, was a founding member of the Modern Jazz Society, and identified the Third Stream musical style - a combination of classical and jazz composing techniques. 

Music

Symphony for Brass and Percussion


Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee


Concerto No. 1 for Orchestra


String Quartet


Spectra



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