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Welcome Back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! Today, we are going to continue talking about serialism, but we are going to address some other composers who latched on to Schoenberg’s new 12-tone technique. These composers did not only that, but also expanded this technique to crazy levels. We call this, total serialism. Some composers who embraced this were Milton Babbitt, Pierre Boulez, and Karlheinz Stockhausen. We will also talk about Luciano Berio in this episode.Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlinesMusic mentioned in this podcast:Babbitt Three Compositions for PianoBoulez Structures for two pianos :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sfGLoF5IUYStockhausen Kontra-PunkteStockhausen GruppenBerio Sequenza III for solo voice

Welcome Back to Between the Barlines! Today, we are going to speak about another composer who was particularly influential in this post-tonal timeframe that we are going through - and that was Olivier Messiaen. I know I said in the last episode we would be chatting more about serialist composers and extensions of serialism, but I think it is important that we discuss Messiaen, as many of those composers studied with him.Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlinesMusic mentioned in this episode:Quatuor pour la fin du Temps (Quartet for the End of Time)Vingt regards sur l’enfant-jésusPoèmes pour mi

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! Today we have a fun episode where we are going to explore all about the composer Igor Stravinsky. I also have a special guest joining me, because I am currently in Toledo, OH where I just saw Donizetti’s Elixir of Love. Please welcome Rick Hale to the podcast! Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlinesMusic mentioned in the podcast:Rite of SpringFirebirdPetrushkaThe Rake's ProgressPulcinellaRequiem CanticlesMovements for Piano and Orchestra

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we move on to another genre of music that was developing in the 20th century; this was Neoclassicism. We are going to chat about specific traits of neoclassical music as well as composers who pioneered and shaped this style in today’s episode.

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we are going to chat about the other two composers from the Second Viennese School in more depth; these composers are Alban Berg and Anton Webern. We know that Arnold Schoenberg was also a part of this group of composers, so if you want to learn more about him, I suggest you listen to the last two episodes! Berg and Webern were some of his first students who got to see serialism and 12-tone technique from its inception.Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlinesMusic mentioned in this episode:Berg - WozzeckBerg - LuluBerg - Sieben frühe LiederBerg - Nacht from Sieben frühe Lieder: https://youtu.be/x2FpwIUMtVoWebern - Three Little Pieces, op. 11: https://youtu.be/BzYBLDyKvYo?si=5KmEagaoKzQaEiKa

Welcome to Between the Barlines! It’s MUSIC THEORY FRIDAY! This is the first one we’ve had in a while, but I really wanted to talk about the topic we have on the docket today more in-depth. This topic is dodecaphony or the 12-tone technique. Our basic definition for this is a compositional system where all 12 notes of the chromatic scale are treated equally. Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlinesLink to analysis of Dallapiccola piece: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HFhyGzp2qQ1QlbaFuZNxneACAZpLnADa/view?usp=share_linkMusic mentioned/played in this episode:Luigi Dallapiccola - "Contrapunctus secundus” no. 5 from Quaderno musicale di AnnaliberaSchoenberg - Sechs kleine Stücke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE7RvUn1Sas

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we have another episode about a fascinating composer who was responsible for yet again changing the history of music; this composer is Arnold Schoenberg. We will learn about his compositional style, techniques, and music in today’s episode.Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlinesMusic mentioned in today's podcast:Vier Lieder, Op. 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR3niG27XywSerenade, Op. 24: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG6wiQnp6pQFive Orchestral Pieces, Op. 16, No. 3 "Farben": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4cpMepVZyc

Welcome Back to Between the Barlines! Today we are finally moving on from Modernism and will be chatting about the avant-garde. In the years prior to WW1, we were seeing a change from modernism into what we call the avant-garde. This was basically any composer who was really straying from convention.

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I cannot wait to finally finish up our chat about modernism today! Today, we’re diving into how British composers responded to modernism, why it sounded different from its European counterparts, and how it reshaped the nation’s musical identity.

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! We have only two more short episodes talking about modernism; today we will speak about Eastern European Modernism, and next time we will talk about modernism happening in Britain. We have two very important composers to chat about today: Leoš Janáček and Jean Sibelius.Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlines

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I hope you are enjoying season 6 so far! If I haven’t mentioned this before, the 20th century is going to split into 2 seasons; it is way too dense to just have 20 episodes and stop talking about it. Today, we are going to talk about modernism in the US and also address the nationalist movement that it brought. Today’s episode is going to be a little bit shorter because we’ve also chatted about some of these composers and features in our very first modernism episode, which was episode 3.Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlines

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we are exploring Spanish nationalism - which was essentially their modernism movement. In the early 20th century, Spain was creating its own modern musical identity. Spanish modernism is tradition meeting innovation: think of ancient folk sounds colliding with impressionism, neoclassicism, and the avant-garde. Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlines

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we’ll explore what French modernism is, why it emerged, and how Debussy and Ravel each forged unique yet complementary paths into modern music.Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlines

Welcome Back to Between the Barlines! Today, we’re diving into the bold and sometimes controversial world of Richard Strauss. He was a composer who pushed late Romantic music to its expressive limits while standing on the threshold of modernism. Strauss was a master of orchestral color, psychological drama, and sonic spectacle, and his music spans three major genres: tone poems, opera, and art song. Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlines

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we talking about one of the most memorable composers in history: Gustav Mahler. Check out below for links to the music I mentioned in today's podcast! Most of these recordings are conducted by Leonard Bernstein.Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlinesMusic mentioned in this podcast:Des Knaben Wunderhorn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXVDmBmk1ssSymphony No. 2 (“Resurrection”): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi6ZjkXFlcUSymphony No. 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA7BPdZgxGkSymphony No. 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fETsZU29AHwDas Lied von der Erde: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUZLLmUpaTk

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I have a very fun episode planned for us today where we will take a hiatus from talking about strict classical music and explore the formation of jazz. Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlines

Welcome to Between the Barlines! We learned in our first episode a little about modernism, but to refresh your memory about this term, MODERNISM in music is less a style than a mindset. Composers questioned traditionalism in tonality, form, rhythm, and timbre. Romantic emotional excess gave way to experimentation and abstraction. Key modernist traits include:Fragmented melodies and asymmetrical formsNew harmonic languages, including atonality and polytonalityEmphasis on rhythm, percussion, and timbreInterest in machines, cities, and modern lifeA deliberate break from the past—or a radical reimagining of itBuy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlines

Welcome Back to Between the Barlines! I am excited to talk about today’s episode topic because I feel like it is especially pertinent to the music being created in the USA during this part of the century. As we are celebrating the 250th anniversary of the USA this year, I want to draw your attention to something I mentioned last season; that is, if you think about it, our country was really shaped by foreigners in many senses of the word “shape.” It wasn’t until about the 20th century where America embodied nationalism and created their own voice - vernacular music was a humongous part of this transformation. Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlines

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! Happy New Year! This season, we are exploring the 20th century up until 1950. Today, we will talk about Modernism and technology's impact on music during the 20th century.

Welcome back to Between the Barlines. We’ve made it to the last episode of season 5! Thanks for joining me this season. I’m excited about next season, because we will be exploring the first half of the 20th century. This is also where our musical history becomes extremely dense - I’m going to split the 20th century into at least 2 seasons, so be on the lookout! Today, we are going to chat about the transition from the 19th century into the 20th century to wrap up the season.Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlines