Hearts Of Space - 1212 - CANTO OSTINATO.txt
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PGM 1212 : "CANTO OSTINATO"
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DESCRIPTION : Dutch composer Simeon Ten Holt's minimalist masterpiece
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GENRE(s) : Artist Special, Orchestral/Chamber, Piano
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FEED DATE : 4-26-19
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INTRO : The contemporary classical genre called Minimalism arrived in the middle of the 20th century as a reaction against the rigid avant-garde theories of Serialism, which threw out the tonal center and harmonic systems of a thousand years of European music.
After experimenting with complex chromaticism and serialism early in his career, Ten Holt arrived at his own style of "humanized" minimalism: infused with traditional musical values, rhythmically rigorous, wonderfully melodic, and flexible in performance. His most famous piece, composed in 1976, is called CANTO OSTINATO, which in Italian means "obstinate song," a reference to its continuous, repeating quintuplet rhythm base. Its structure is based on 106 "cells" of a few phrases each which allow great latitude for repeats and interpretation by the performers. The piece can take from two hours to more than a day, and there are dozens of versions for 1, 2, 3, and 4 pianos, pianos plus organ, harp, or marimba, pipe organ, strings, and synthesizer.
Simeon Ten Holt's CANTO OSTINATO, for two pianos, on this spring transmission...of Hearts of Space.
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SANDRA & JEROEN VAN VEEN (Piano Duo)
"Canto Ostinato (for Two Pianos)" (edited) < 0:00->58:59 >
Composed by SIMEON TEN HOLT 1976-79
: CANTO OSTINATO (LIGCONCERT); unreleased live performance at
Musis Sacrum, Arnhem, Netherlands on September 1, 2012
: Info: www.pianoduo.org; www.simeontenholt.com;
www.canto-ostinato.com
: Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpxW6_joifI
Official CD release on Zefir Records (ZEF 9615); Netherlands 2008,
recorded live 2/25/08 at Zeeuwse Concertzaal, Middleburg, Netherlands
http://www.amazon.com/Canto-Ostinato-Simeon-ten-Holt/dp/B001VB95I0
: Info: www.zefirrecords.nl; www.pianoduo.org; www.simeontenholt.com
Reissued as disc 2 of the 12-CD box set CANTO OSTINATO XL;
Brilliant Classics 9453; Netherlands 2014
http://www.amazon.com/Ten-Holt-Canto-Ostinato-XL/dp/B00HE0F88S
: Info: www.brilliantclassics.com/articles/t/ten-holt-canto-ostinato-xl
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PLAYLIST : http://www.hos.com/#program/1212
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GALLERY : http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephenhill/galleries/72157708105553555/
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30 SEC PROMO : http://www.hos.com/rss/podcast_audio/promo1212.mp3
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PRODUCED BY : STEPHEN HILL and STEVE DAVIS
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BAY AREA WEATHER : best in show
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