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Rosie Langabeer Photo: Supplied
Rosie Langabeer, one of the three finalists for the 2018 SOUNZ Contemporary Award for her new work Occulmente, talks to Eva Radich about its creation (RNZ)
LANGABEER: Occulmente (excerpt) - Friction Quartet (Private)
TAYLOR: feel - New Zealand SO (RNZ)
When someone asks me, “So what is your music like?” – I’ll sometimes answer (depending on who’s asking), "Kind of like sashimi?" That is, it’s often made of chords and sequences presented in their raw, naked, preciously unadorned state – vividly fresh and new, yet utterly familiar. - Caroline Shaw
CAROLINE SHAW: Gustave Le Gray - Timo Andres (pno) (Sono Luminus DSL 92211)
CALEB BURHANS: Jahrzeit - American Contemporary Music Ensemble (Sono Luminus DSL 92211)
LONG: I’ll Hum the First Few Bars - David Long (guitar), Jim Murphy (mechatronics), Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei (RNZ)
JL ADAMS: In a Treeless Place, Only Snow - American Contemporary Music Ensemble (Sono Luminus DSL 92211)
11:05 Relevant Tones: Musical Miniatures
Chopin, Kreisler, Bach and more have written compositions less than three minutes in length. This trend is no stranger to contemporary pieces. We’ll pack as many of these tiny gems as possible as we uncover why composers enjoy creating these mini masterworks.
