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« on: July 26, 2013, 04:26:11 am » |
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I expect this is a vain hope, but I would like to hear any of the 8 symphonies of this Cherokee composer!
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kyjo
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« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2013, 05:19:19 am » |
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Man, how I'd give anything to hear those! He lived from 1915 to 1967 and at the time of his death he was working on a symphony using only Native American patterns! You learn something new every day ;D
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« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2013, 07:41:47 am » |
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I have three works by this composer, among them the Fifth Symphony. I'll upload them in the next days, maybe even still today, I'll see. However, I should point out that you shouldn't expect works of bigger scope but rather "pocket pieces": the symphony, for instance, takes just 15 minutes, then there is a symphonic suite of no more than 5 minutes and a violin concerto of about 11 minutes (though the beginning of the first movement is missing). Interesting music, though, I quite enjoyed it when I got the pieces.
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« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2013, 02:57:23 pm » |
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Holger!!
WOW!! I had no idea I would get anything! This is great! THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I remember his name because my parents took me to see the outdoor drama, "Unto These Hills," in Cherokee, NC when I was a kid. (We were all from NC.) I was probably around 6 or 7 years old and heavy into Mahler and Shostakovich and I was really impressed with the music that Kilpatrick had written for the drama. I am really looking forward to hearing these pieces! (You must have everything!)
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kyjo
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« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2013, 10:28:54 pm » |
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Wow, Holger, what a pleasant surprise! Many thanks from me as well :)
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guest145
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« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2013, 01:08:57 am » |
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An amazing surpise! Thanks from me, also.
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« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2013, 07:55:30 am » |
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Great to see you appreciate my Kilpatrick uploads. I think that his music is quite interesting: despite its (partly extreme) brevity, it shows a unique tone, it's robust, bold music with bouncing rhythms, at the same time pretty tuneful and melodious. Regarding the three pieces I uploaded, it might be audible that the two purely orchestral works have been written at a later point, since certain tendencies which can already be found in the Violin Concerto are still more elaborated here.
On the whole, Kilpatrick is a nice discovery for me, it's original and fresh music which deserves to be heard. Getting more of it would be welcome, of course, but this really appears to be a very vein hope. In any case, his output must be large, given the opus number of the Fifth...
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