tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post1262295477578162348..comments2024-03-28T09:02:26.533+00:00Comments on Tracing Rainbows: So What’s So Great About Britten?Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-7815130144433631292012-12-20T11:42:08.396+00:002012-12-20T11:42:08.396+00:00oops I meant 1992. It was the separation of Charle...oops I meant 1992. It was the separation of Charles and Diana!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-79323249884157369702012-12-20T03:40:51.458+00:002012-12-20T03:40:51.458+00:00Another Rutter fan here ... Britten somehow never ...Another Rutter fan here ... Britten somehow never clicked for (with?) me. Honestly, I think mid-20th century composers were working at a disadvantage. Modernism had rendered beauty and harmony obsolete, placing dissonance on a quite undeserved pedestal. Ugh. And we're not out of the musical woods yet - it seems that most of the "new" commissioned carols are quite dreadful, mainly due to a misplaced fear of straightforward tunes and an avoidance of major chords. I suppose I have cloth ears too - or have been spoilt by the elegancies of Baroque and the straightforward loveliness of earlier English carols. :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-31781494265951092772012-12-19T22:52:51.907+00:002012-12-19T22:52:51.907+00:00What happened in 1995?What happened in 1995?magsmcchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17278148796772565928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-13401896138156532532012-12-19T22:23:27.230+00:002012-12-19T22:23:27.230+00:00I adore both Britten AND Stravinsky! I don't ...I adore both Britten AND Stravinsky! I don't think Ceremony is his best work! Young Person's guide to the orchestra is brilliant- I spend a half term studying it with my Year 4's- they adore it by the end of the half-term (not so far had any child who doesn't like it by the end)- it's getting a foot in and understanding what he's doing with his materials that makes them engage. <br /><br />I also played for the opera Peter Grimes last year, which has 4 GORGEOUS sea-interludes in it, that are so wonderfully evocative of the sea (especially the 1st one). <br />But each to their own- I appreciate him from the point of view of how wonderful his instrumental writing is- he really gets the instrument! I, for example, can't STAND Elgar, whereas many of my fellow musicians are shocked at my dislike!<br />However, Stravinky is the DUDE!Kezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705356707599121605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-75170504822402787112012-12-19T18:54:23.278+00:002012-12-19T18:54:23.278+00:00I am more of a John Rutter girl too...I am more of a John Rutter girl too...Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18220219679391515926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-33620607142694371982012-12-19T16:48:51.949+00:002012-12-19T16:48:51.949+00:00I have it playing on Youtube as I type this as I a...I have it playing on Youtube as I type this as I am not familiar with it. It's not my cup of tea either.<br /><br />GillGill - That British Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456247587052149765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-47530813051873413062012-12-19T16:44:53.782+00:002012-12-19T16:44:53.782+00:00I'm a harpist so I live 'up close and pers...I'm a harpist so I live 'up close and personal' to this particular piece...! I've got to say that I love the clever way that he writes for the harp BUT it's not exactly my 'Christmas Number One'! I prefer John Rutter... JxJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341377291617694838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-3770821199439707812012-12-19T14:49:57.106+00:002012-12-19T14:49:57.106+00:00I admit to loving "A Ceremony of Carols,"...I admit to loving "A Ceremony of Carols," but my children certainly do not. I wonder, though, if his is the only ceremony of carols? The one I listen to is sung by the Boys Choir of Kings' College, and I look forward to it every year.<br /><br />xofrancesLeft-Handed Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014518128739580267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-72921553840888359182012-12-19T13:26:18.435+00:002012-12-19T13:26:18.435+00:00I don't get BB either.
Jane xI don't get BB either.<br />Jane xJane and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102086552682194819noreply@blogger.com