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A Lifetime of Musicmaking with Inspiring People
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Monday, June 11, 2007

ive been listening to really great music the past two days. so i just had a sudden urge to write abt all the wonderful music i love cos they really make my day and they make me go high.
new jazz discoveries like maria schneider whose pieces especially Concert in the Garden is totally awesome. i cant even begin to describe it...you just gotta go listen to it yourself to understand. today i listened to the piece more than five times and its still not enough. the orchestra rocks too man. now i know why thebigone idolizes her music. and oh oh...ryuichi sakamoto. his music is damn simple but its spellbinding. (: and it calms me down.

then theres eric ewazen...im learning his trio for flute horn and piano and i love his harmonies!!! plus engaging rhythms and the beautiful melodies. omg. its damn hypnotic to practice it! i love practicing schuberts trout quintet too! and his lieder are achingly beautiful. like the Winterreise and Gesang der Geister über den Wassern for men's choir. same goes to schumann. to me they truly embody the essence of the german art songs.

and on to my all time favourites. theres the russian composers like kabalevsky my first love and khachaturian plus mussorgsky. their music is the ultimate when it comes to excitement and colours. gets the blood and adrenaline pumping to the max. and theres the french composers like ravel whom i love for his orchestration and the etheral quality of his music. at least it is etheral to me. fleeting, cheeky, graceful, and the kind of music tht grabs you and doesnt let go even after it has ended. analysing his music is interesting too cos of the modes he uses plus the way conventional form is exploited in his hands.

my list wouldnt be complete without mentioning ligeti. i truly admire his compositional techniques and how his writing, so seemingly simple can evoke a kaleidoscope of activity.soundscape.layers.colours.images.emotions. they reflect his many interests and influences and yes its worth the painstaking effort to actually learn them. every time i practice them theres always a new discovery, a fresh insight. and it feels shiok. to add on to this list lets include mr.js.bach. he who gave us so many inventions and fugues and etcs to learn. hehe but yes it is also shiok practicing them. and listening to his aweinspiring works.
thats enough for now. the list is neverending i guess.

i miss my ideabank partner. sometimes i dial her number to see where she is then i rmb oh man shes still in usa.
have you been in the company of people you know really well and then all of a sudden you feel as if youre all alone. thats sad.

don give me false hope and joy. cos im a case of manytimesbitten.

chilipadi on 1:44 AM