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Trying to find the name of a composer
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 5:24 pm
by jfrey
A while ago I heard this song, classical, super dissonant, pretty slow if I remember correctly. Amazing.
Have been trying to find it again, but I can't remember the name of it or the name of the composer. I think he was french.
Anybody have any ideas?
Re: Trying to find the name of a composer
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 5:27 pm
by devnulljp
Super dissonant? Leo Brouwer (Cuban) or Toru Takemitsu (Jp obviously) maybe?
Edgard Varese is French though and generally sounds like an orchestra falling down a flight of stairs in slo-mo...
EDIT: clip
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch0Zytt58NQ[/youtube]
Re: Trying to find the name of a composer
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 5:28 pm
by andtheLiquidmen
Edgard Varèse probably. The man was a genius.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mseJTBYOIZQ&feature=related[/youtube]
Re: Trying to find the name of a composer
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 5:30 pm
by jfrey
devnulljp wrote:Super dissonant? Leo Brouwer (Cuban) or Toru Takemitsu (Jp obviously) maybe?
Edgard Varese is French though and generally sounds like an orchestra falling down a flight of stairs...
Nope. Neither of those. Never heard them before though, so thank you for introducing me to them.
What I'm thinking of was either mostly or all on piano, if that helps.
Re: Trying to find the name of a composer
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 5:32 pm
by devnulljp
jfrey wrote:What I'm thinking of was either mostly or all on piano, if that helps.
Aha!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xfw6bLAVOt4[/youtube]
Re: Trying to find the name of a composer
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 5:40 pm
by jfrey
devnulljp wrote:jfrey wrote:What I'm thinking of was either mostly or all on piano, if that helps.
Aha!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xfw6bLAVOt4[/youtube]
Like that amount of dissonance, but slow, and maybe what you might call minimalist. Damn I wish I could remember more. It was a while ago though.
Re: Trying to find the name of a composer
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 5:43 pm
by devnulljp
Pierre Boulez maybe?
Re: Trying to find the name of a composer
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 6:13 pm
by hclapp219
Re: Trying to find the name of a composer
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 8:58 pm
by Chankgeez
Edgar Varèse would be the most obvious choice.
I like these guys, neither of whom are French:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7vZURdhucM[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xnhbks3NzP8[/youtube]
Re: Trying to find the name of a composer
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 3:28 am
by dubkitty
Erik Satie?
Re: Trying to find the name of a composer
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 12:43 pm
by Bellyheart
Erik Satie was my first thought
Re: Trying to find the name of a composer
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 11:06 pm
by smile_man
Bellyheart wrote:Erik Satie was my first thought
Re: Trying to find the name of a composer
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 11:38 pm
by jfrey
Nope not him either.
Re: Trying to find the name of a composer
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 11:12 am
by Zounds Perspex
Messiaen is the only modern French composer I can think of that hasn't been named.
Re: Trying to find the name of a composer
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 11:45 am
by jfrey
Zounds Perspex wrote:Messiaen is the only modern French composer I can think of that hasn't been named.
That's it!
I didn't remember the violin and cello for some reason. And I remembered it being a little more intense than it actually is also.
The funny thing is I found out it was him just before I saw your post when I came back to this thread to tell everyone who it was. I literally went to my old UG profile and went through my like 1600 posts until I found where someone had recommended this to me.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-ngktQuGkI[/youtube]
