Monthly Archives: July 2012

This is funny… = help! S.O.S!

Posted on 31/07/2012 by otolio

They say if you are looking for your keys, you’ll find the lost lock. Look for the lock and you’ll find the lost keys. Sometimes it works. I’m looking for percussion works. I get some names and titles withthis link. … Continue reading →

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Project 3

Posted on 29/07/2012 by otolio

Extract from the outlines for project 3: Now compose two studies for three or more instruments […] Use these questions to reflect critically on your work: Does it have a principal idea? Is it focussed clearly enough on the principal … Continue reading →

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Listening to Xenakis and Bartók

Posted on 29/07/2012 by otolio

Following the link given in the course notes, I searched for percussion works and found one author I had never heard about: Xenakis. I tried to listen to his work Persephassa. I read that one of the interesting points about … Continue reading →

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Summarizing info on percussion

Posted on 25/07/2012 by otolio

I wanted to summarize a couple of chapters from Gordon Jacob’s Orchestral technique (1931, 3rd edition, Oxford / New York, Oxford University Press). In the end, I have a slightly longer research on the topic of untuned percussion, divided by … Continue reading →

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Grooveshark

Posted on 23/07/2012 by otolio

I was talking with my siblings and in-laws about listening to music on the internet. They all know I am at OCA now. Some of them used Spotify in the past, or use it right now. My brother, somehow, switched … Continue reading →

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Some expectations before listening

Posted on 23/07/2012 by otolio

Today I visited the last concert of this season’s Encuentros de Música y Academia de Santander (Music and Academy Encounters of Santander). When I got the program, I did a different exercise: I tried to imagine what was going to … Continue reading →

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Project 2 – Duets

Posted on 22/07/2012 by otolio

Project 2 says: “(…) the task is to combine two untuned instruments in a series of four duet studies. Each study should be at least eight bars long. The first two should explore an interesting ‘conversation’ or rhythmic discussion between … Continue reading →

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Debussy in Cantabria

Posted on 21/07/2012 by otolio

I would like to share with you some extracts from & reflections about my listener’s log on works by Claude Debussy. Allow me to do an introduction first. In the piano lessons, my teachers tell me from time to time … Continue reading →

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Boris Blacher and the 2nd Paganini Variation

Posted on 18/07/2012 by otolio

I must admit my first encounter with Boris Blacher was at the time I was considering applying to enrol the OCA. In the course sample, they mention his name. At that time, I was not a student yet. I had … Continue reading →

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Project 1: Percussion solos

Posted on 11/07/2012 by otolio

The project instructions are as follows: “The first task is to compose four contrasting short pieces in which you demonstrate the different characters of some untuned percussion instruments. The pieces should not challenge percussion players, but challenge your own creative … Continue reading →

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