Musician and composer Lawrence “Butch” Morris passed away on Jan. 29, 2013. Among his achievements, he was noted for his technique of “conduction”, a combination of conducting and improvisation. The image to the left shows the technique, using gestures to elicit musical responses from an ensemble of musicians, here in the piece “Possible Universe”. A […]
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Viewing Graphic Scores, with GSAPP students
On Wed 10/3/12, the Music & Arts Library was pleased to welcome two groups of students from the Graduate School or Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), to view a presentation of a selection of graphic scores from our collections. Graphic scores are musical scores where the composer has used graphic elements which go beyond […]
Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847-1935)
Since we’re still in the shadow of Brazilian World Music Day, today we feature Brazilian composer Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847-1935), a remarkable woman of musical firsts from 19th-century Brazil, who remained active well into the 20th century. A composer of over 300 works, she was born in Rio de Janeiro, and studied the piano. After […]