Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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The Unfolding of Classical Music's Morphology. Palestrina -- Forbidden to add a touch of dissonant spice. Bach, Vivaldi, Corelli, Handel, Scarlatti -- Lush harmonies of longitudinal interaction with not a single pause. Haydn -- Father of the orchestra, but always locked into the motif. Mozart and Beethoven -- Students of Haydn, but each morphed so differently--still locked into the motif--the former just a more brilliant form of the teacher; while the latter struggled with new forms,--still locked into the motif! Mendelsohn -- Composing on the Christian side of a split family. Brahms and Bruckner -- Giant, with so much more free form--truly Romantic. Debussy -- The gentler tone poem--stories in a pleasant flow of notes. (eg La Mere). Tchaikovsky -- A tortured man, but the flash of musical Russia is always there. Shostakovitch -- New frontiers with his 12-tone system. Stravinsky -- New style and sound--Picasso-like. (Listen to his Mass.) Now the electronics -- Several good composers have worked in this medium for years. Modern freestyle -- Lose and often cacophonous and kaleidoscopic. There is something for every listener, in any mood and/or with any emotion. Frank Maurer 14 July 2024 2040 Hours.