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Wednesday, September 28, 2005
20th CenturyI don't think that I have mentioned in here before that I am a violist. Not to be confused with the violin, the viola is a unique and complex instrument. I decided to study this instrument in college, and thus, I was a music major. I have to admit that I met some of the most intriguing people through this avenue (yes I mean you Heather, Dana, and the whole fishbowl crew). In college, one of my favorite classes would have to have been my 20th century music theory class. I struggled at first, but once I understood how much math went into the compositions, I was hooked. Some of the pieces were difficult to listen to, yet once I understood the thought processes that were behind the music, they were much more interesting if not down right brilliant. There is a definite method to dissonance.
This past month, we have been rehearsing for our November concert. We are playing a piece that spawned this blog entry. It is Samuel Barber's First Essay Opus 12... Man oh man is that ever a difficult piece! I downloaded it off of iTunes this morning so I could better understand the complexity of the piece. If you haven't heard it in the past, look it up! You won't be disappointed. At points within the piece, my stand partner and I are playing in seconds (notes right next to each other for non musical folk) and would normally sound terrible. I mean, if you play these two notes together on a piano, you would think that you had struck a wrong chord. However, in context, I revel in this point in the music. One of the most dramatic points for me in the piece is when we are reading the music in three, being conducted in one, yet it sounds like we are in two because of all the accents... So cool!
Sorry for the musical post, I know that many of you who read this won't understand much of what I just said, but those of whom were in my classes (you know who you are :-) will understand why I was moved to post about Samuel Barber and his amazing music. Just remember, when I read things about Poetry or Existentialism (which I had to look that word up to remember what it meant), I feel like an idiot. Perhaps I just needed to remember that I too have areas of expertise. Thank you Mr. Barber for reminding me that I learned important and interesting things in college too.
