If you've ever sung "Row, Row, Row Your Boat," you know what a "round" is. But rounds are not just used in musical exercises meant for children — they can be a tool composers use in some pretty sophisticated classical compositions, too. On this week's Extra Eclectic, Steve Seel showcases modern works that use rounds and "looping" phrases in their structure — from the likes of Marc Mellits, Christina Spinei, Marcelo Zarvos and others. In the second hour of the show, Steve again celebrates the fall season with modern works that have an autumnal air. Listen now!
Playlist
Black
Marc Mellits
Donald Sinta Quartet
Rounds
Marcelo Zarvos
Ethel
Convection Loops
Cristina Spinei
Fluid Dynamics
Rachel Lee Priday, violin
Twilight
Giya Kancheli
Kremerata Baltica
Gidon Kremer, violin
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin
Night Loops
Ellis Ludwig-Leone
Lavinia Meijer, harp
Air for the Poet
Lou Harrison
Tammittam Percussion Ensemble
Guido Facchin, conductor
In Air Clear and Unseen: An Autumn Evening
Alexander Knaifel
Keller Quartet
Just Constellations: The Romantic Constellation: Autumn
Michael Harrison
Roomful of Teeth
Fractures of Solitude
Christopher Tyler Nickel
Inbal Segev, cello
Christopher Tyler Nickel, oboe d'amore, cor anglais, bass oboe
Seasonal Rites
Michael Fine
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Philip Mann, conductor
Fall
Martin Butler
Martin Butler: Dirty Beasts & Other Chamber Works
Robert Manasse, flute
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