Currently, the list of music I should spend a little extra time on over the next few days: Cherubini- Requiem in C Minor, Dallapiccola- Canti di prigonia, Elgar- Dream of Gerontius, Schmidt- Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln, Sessions- When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd, Wuorinen- Genesis. I also want to listen to the various Requiems on my list and make sure I have a good determination of which Requiem's belongs to whom (Berlioz, Brahms, Britten, Cherubini, Faure, Mozart, Stravinsky, Verdi). Some might think," But don't you know this?" And I would respond, "No. I love choral music, but listening to large works like that has always seemed boring to me up until relatively recently in my life. And my undergrad is more of an octavo school, focusing less are large works and more on practical octavos one can use when teaching in public education. Also, I want to make sure I have my Janacek versus Kodaly sound straight.
Here is what I wish I could spend time studying and listening to in the next few days: Vaughan Williams- Sea Symphony, Tippett- Child of our Time, Dvorak- Stabat Mater, Faure- Requiem, Mozart- Mass in C Minor, Bach- St John Passion and Magnificat, Brahms- Requiem, Schicksalslied, Nänie, Gesang der Parzen, and Haydn- Harmoniemesse. I guess it is evident where my current preference lies for choral works.
It's so much listening, that I am signing off of Facebook until after my exam on Thursday. That's right. No Facebook. I will not, however, sign off of Fantasy Baseball. I can listening to music intentionally and set my line up. And I may very well blog about the music I am writing as opposed to giving up this media for the next 5 days.
The point is, if I work hard in the next few days, the exam should not be an issue, despite the fact I have a LOT of extra things going on this week.
Also, I was listening to Les Noces (The Wedding) by Stravinsky today. Remember how I'm trying to like him? I found myself enjoying it. It's so weird. But rhythmic and exciting.
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