Her approaches towards analyzing and performing music were the same her main goal in either case was to project the structure of the piece
📺 How Nadia Boulanger Raised a Generation of Composers
The Life and Teachings of Nadia Boulanger – the great music teacher who influenced composers including Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, Philip Glass, Quincy Jones, and many more!
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0:00 – Introduction
2:10 – Her Life and Music
11:35 – Her School and TeachingsMusic Heard:
Adams – Short Ride in a Fast Machine
N. Boulanger – Trois Piece pour Violoncelle
Dukas – The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
N. Boulanger – Extase
Faure – Pie Jesu, from Requiem
N. Boulanger – Ecoutez la Chanson Bien Douce
Saint-Saens – The Swan
N. Boulanger – Heures Ternes
N. Boulanger – Lux Aeterna
N. Boulanger – J’ai Frappé
Gershwin – An American in Paris
Bach – Prelude in E minor, from WTC I
Bach – Wachet Auf – Movement I
Monteverdi – Lauda Jerusalem, from Vespers
Stravinsky – Dumbarton Oaks
Faure – Agnus Dei, from Requiem
This video from Inside the Score unpacks the life and teachers of Nadia Boulanger. I first stumbled upon Boulanger while reading Phillip Glass’ autobiography. One of things that I found interesting from the video was her dedication to touching on the ‘structure of the piece’:
Inspired by The Weeknd, I watched the Quincy documentary. It is amazing how many years his career has spanned and so many genres. I always wondered how How Nadia Boulanger fitted in, but this was because I had a particular perspective of him.
One interesting observation was that Michael Jackson’s thriller started by selecting from 600 songs. I wonder if any of those tracks were picked up by other artists?
I also liked Jones’ reflection: