david mitchell music
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PUBLICATIONS AND ARTICLES
The influence of electronic music in Ligeti's vocal music
Studio developments that led to the birth of rock ‘n’ roll and shaped its sound
A brief analysis of formal structure in Beethoven's Piano Sonata in F minor
A formal analysis based on Caplin's concepts found in his book Classical Form
Bernstein's ecumenical piece drawing together two religions in a plea for peace
Referential collections create continuity, contrast, and form within Crumb's Mundus Canis
Hoffmann - one of the most important figures in Romantic music and literature
Subsets [014] and [013] in Schoenberg's Five Pieces for Orchestra
A historical outline of theorists and their ideas in chronological order
A comparison of similarities between holocaust music and rap music
A brief formal analysis of Mozart's Konzert in A using Caplin terminology
An analysis of Esa-Pekka Salonen's Laughing Unlearnt: Pierrot Lunaire the serious clown
The influence of Bartok on Ligeti's compositional style
A brief analysis of Mozart's String Quintet in E-flat Major using Caplin's formal ideas
A formal analysis of Mozart's Piano Sonata in D Major, K. 284
Mozart’s Piano Sonata K. 570 in Eb major is a five-part rondo
Mozart’s expansion of the transition in the recapitulation of Piano Sonate in Bb Major
Formal functions in Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581 iv.
Boulez explores the outer limits of compositional technique and structure
Continuity maintained through referential collections and ostinato
Traditional musical forms with a fresh approach in the third movement of Quartet No. 2 in C
A comparison of Schoenberg's serial compositional technique vs atonal
An analysis of Setting by Mel Powell
Shostakovich wrote Symphony No. 5 to redeem himself with the communist party
Barrio’s electronic music experience influenced Sinfonia
Slide Stride an encapsulation of Bennett’s compositional and performance style
An analysis of Gershwin's Someone to Watch Over Me
An analysis of Dumbarton Oaks Concerto by Igor Stravinsky
A Caplin style analysis of Streichquartet Opus 18 No.1 By Beethoven
Melody and harmony governed by Psalm text in Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms
Symphony No. 2 is a transitional piece in the career of Aaron Copland
Tehillim (Psalms) the first piece by Steve Reich exploring his Jewish heritage
A comparison of treatises written about the structure of rhythm in music
The history of digital audio begins in the seventeenth century
The origins of Christian music begin with Jewish liturgy
An explanation of what makes Satie sound like Satie
How to borrow from great composers
A great example of how to write well for voice
An analysis of David Taddie's Tracer
Turning by David Bermel based on "Jesus Loves Me"
Oliver Knussen combines twentieth century harmony with traditional sentence structure
Aspects of Bartok’s Viola Concerto which make it an important work to study
Daily practice is the key to becoming a good guitarist
