#britten

[scherzokinn]

Things To Never Say To Someone Who Just Came Out - Composers Edition!

[ledepassionne]

Britten

[boanerges20]

Britten V1000

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

and what have we learned from this venn diagram? absolutely nothing of value

[mikrokosmos]

I love when the moon is shining through clouds giving off a cold glow like ghostly light, and I see it now outside my window glowing through the bare tree branches

[benzenebritten]

looks like a wedding photo or something(lol）

got my new apple pencil today so i started drawing them right away🤣🤣😋😋

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YouTube Links: Berlioz Symphony Fantastique, Britten Simple Symphony

Submitter's Comments:

Berlioz Symphony Fantastique (2 submittals)

It’s so lovely and it also tells a story with some lovely melodies

Britten Simple Symphony (1 submittal)

No comments

[blackswaneuroparedux]

Ben Britten was a man at odds with the world. It’s strange. On the surface, Britten’s music would seem to be decorative, positive, charming, but it’s so much more than that. If you really listen to (his music), you become aware of something very dark. There are gears that are grinding and not quite meshing, and they make a great pain. (For him) it was a difficult and lonely time. Yes, he was a man at odds with the world....and he didn’t show it.

- Leonard Bernstein on Benjamin Britten

Leonard Bernstein (right) talking to Benjamin Britten (left) and Peter Pears (centre), at the Museum of the City of New York, 1949.

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A Time There Was… (Benjamin Britten):

(My apologies to the person who submitted this suite, I struggled to find the version you requested on youtube to link, though I think this is the same recording)

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No propaganda

Papillons Suite (Robert Schumann):

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okay, probably not that popular compared to the other entries in this lineup, but hear me out: schumann captured the delicate flutter of butterflies so fucking well onto the piano in this piece. it's a perfect balance between joy and melancholy. it's so beautiful that i made a fanfic out of it (way to go for giving myself away, i guess). personal favs in this suite include the seventh piece (semplice) and the eleventh.

[senfonikankara]

Çello & Piyano Resitali

Doğuş Ergin & Ezgi Demirel

4 Aralık 2023 Pazartesi, 20:00 CSO Mavi Salon

Janácek | Pohádka “Masal”

Şostakoviç | Çello-Piyano Sonatı Op.40

Britten | Çello-Piyano Sonatı Op.65

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[thevaldomarx2269]

First I must confess that Britten is a favourite of mine, but using 3/2 does make me want to throttle him a little.

I'll forgive him because the pizzicato section is just ridiculously fun to play.

[ledepassionne]

Britten, undressed

[boanerges20]

Adam Child // Britten V1000

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

✨niche opera poll time✨

[mikrokosmos]

Classical Pride

I know I'm too late for Pride Month. And I wasn't planning on posting much this year related to Pride, mostly because the category of "queer composers" includes a large span of styles and eras where the sexuality or gender identity may not necessarily be relevant to the music.

However (at the very least here in America) the political atmosphere has made queerness "controversial" again, and whenever there's a vocal effort to erase queerness and insist upon a heteronormative view of culture, history, biology, psychology, morality, etc. it only ever leads to real world harm for all of us.

So I don't think Pride Month should end just because the corporate calendar is ready for the next marketable holiday or season; don't be afraid to say "Gay" or "Trans" or "Queer", we exist and have always existed and here are some contributions to classical music history (with a few significant Jazz composers).

This list is a mix, mostly music by LGBT composers (either those who self-identify, or those who were alive before the category was articulated but evidence shows they could be classified as "queer"), and some that are on queer subjects (i.e. the only Bach piece here is an aria he wrote for a cantata where the sun god Phoebus (Apollo) mourns the death of his lover Hyacinth, and accepts that through love he is never truly dead).

If there are any LGBT composers, or thematic works, that you think should be included, please let me know!