Category Archives: Modern Composition
Tiny Leaves ~ Alone, not alone
Tiny Leaves (Joel Nathaniel Pike) has been working up to his latest release over the past three years, creating anticipation through the release of 3 sparkling singles and a remix EP. The first single, “The Fullness of Things …” (which
Tiny Leaves ~ Alone, not alone
Tiny Leaves (Joel Nathaniel Pike) has been working up to his latest release over the past three years, creating anticipation through the release of 3 sparkling singles and a remix EP. The first single, “The Fullness of Things …” (which
Colin Stetson ~ Color Out of Space OST
The score launches with a creepy, gooey miasma, as if some lugubrious extraterrestrial force were seeping into our soil and souls. And as a matter of fact, it is! The glissandos and rustlings of opening set piece “West of Arkham”
Colin Stetson ~ Color Out of Space OST
The score launches with a creepy, gooey miasma, as if some lugubrious extraterrestrial force were seeping into our soil and souls. And as a matter of fact, it is! The glissandos and rustlings of opening set piece “West of Arkham”
*Press A* ~ Tasty 2019 Leftovers: Pine
The curse of compiling annual lists of our favorite releases is that a few soundtracks are always released too late in the year for us to properly digest. Over the coming days we present two albums that would have been
*Press A* ~ Tasty 2019 Leftovers: Pine
The curse of compiling annual lists of our favorite releases is that a few soundtracks are always released too late in the year for us to properly digest. Over the coming days we present two albums that would have been
Jochen Tiberius Koch ~ Astoria
Astoria is the second concept album in as many years from Jochen Tiberius Koch, whose last album was a reflection on Walden. The new subject is the Astoria Hotel, once a crown jewel of Leipzig architecture and hospitality. While tracing the history
Jochen Tiberius Koch ~ Astoria
Astoria is the second concept album in as many years from Jochen Tiberius Koch, whose last album was a reflection on Walden. The new subject is the Astoria Hotel, once a crown jewel of Leipzig architecture and hospitality. While tracing the history
2020 Winter Music Preview ~ Modern Composition
Perhaps more than any other musical genre, modern composition speaks to all seasons (thank you, Vivaldi!). Whatever hemisphere you’re living in, you’ll find some music here to match your climate. Others may be living in winter while dreaming of spring;
2020 Winter Music Preview ~ Modern Composition
Perhaps more than any other musical genre, modern composition speaks to all seasons (thank you, Vivaldi!). Whatever hemisphere you’re living in, you’ll find some music here to match your climate. Others may be living in winter while dreaming of spring;
A Closer Listen’s Best Modern Composition Albums of the Decade
How does one decide between piano and orchestra, between the lugubrious and buoyant? The modern composition genre offers a wide range of timbres and emotions, and is the only genre we cover that is also recognized by the major music
A Closer Listen’s Best Modern Composition Albums of the Decade
How does one decide between piano and orchestra, between the lugubrious and buoyant? The modern composition genre offers a wide range of timbres and emotions, and is the only genre we cover that is also recognized by the major music
ACL 2019 ~ Top Ten Modern Composition
Some of the year’s most ambitious projects are found in this category, crisscrossing the globe from the history of Appalachia to the future of Australia. Visual poems tell deep stories; singers connect to folklore and spirit. And everywhere, there are
ACL 2019 ~ Top Ten Modern Composition
Some of the year’s most ambitious projects are found in this category, crisscrossing the globe from the history of Appalachia to the future of Australia. Visual poems tell deep stories; singers connect to folklore and spirit. And everywhere, there are
Cicada ~ Hiking in the Mist
Hiking in the Mist is a departure of sorts for Cicada. The group is now down to a quartet, but they’ve realized a life-long dream: leaving the ocean behind, the four have ventured into the forest, both literally and thematically. In the
Cicada ~ Hiking in the Mist
Hiking in the Mist is a departure of sorts for Cicada. The group is now down to a quartet, but they’ve realized a life-long dream: leaving the ocean behind, the four have ventured into the forest, both literally and thematically. In the
a closer listen 