The Music of Elliott Goldkind

God’s Grandeur (for Tenor & Orchestra)

http://ornette.com/God%20s%20Grandeur-ORCH-9-5-10.pdf Here’s a pdf of my score of the setting of G.M. Hopkins’ “God’s Grandeur” for Tenor & Orchestra.

Counterpoint, The Inscrutible Arnold Schoenberg, and His Mystifying Pierrot Lunaire

Counterpoint, The Inscrutible Arnold Schoenberg, and His Mystifying Pierrot Lunaire (or Why I’m Not Smart Enough to be a Theorist)

Counterpoint: the study of the art of voice leading with respect to motivic combination (and ultimately the study of the ‘contrapuntal forms’). Schoenberg, Harmonielehre.

To say that there are only two types of music theory would not only be rhetorically reductive in the extreme, but would also be an excellent example of falsehood. This issue of falsehood aside, let me at least make a categorical distinction,

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Need a Job? Help Is Wanted at the N.Y. Philharmonic – NYTimes.com

Need a Job? Help Is Wanted at the N.Y. Philharmonic – NYTimes.com. Wow, that is some serious money. Shoulda stuck with that ‘cello….

Hitchcock’s Psycho at 50, the Sounds of Violence | By Jack Sullivan – WSJ.com

Hitchcock’s Psycho at 50, the Sounds of Violence | By Jack Sullivan – WSJ.com.

The Classical Beat – Form and content

“There’s a widespread idea in the general culture that classical music is “smart,” and that it requires a certain amount of knowledge to appreciate. And yet the level on which it’s generally apprehended, as outlined above, is not particularly smart at all.” via The Classical Beat – Form and content. I actually don’t agree with a good [...]

“Was War” for String Quartet

Here’s a recording of my “Was War” for string quartet. Pretentious or not, the title is both English and German (meaning “what was”). I wanted to upload it to this page or my reverbnation page but the file is too large for either/both. (Grr!) Oh well. The score of this piece is available here: http://www.ornette.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/Was-War-for-String-Quartet.pdf If [...]

Jayne McKay with nice review of Infinite Space at Newport Beach film festival

Nice review, with a very kind mention of my musical score. Thanks Jayne!!! (I love that my music is often described as “haunting” … BOO!) via Jayne McKay: Newport Beach film festival.

Score for “Was War” for String Quartet now posted!

I’ve just posted the score to a movement for string quartet, entitled “Was War.” Check it out, print it, play it, enjoy it. http://www.ornette.com/scores/was-war-for-string-quartet

ReverbNation Tunewidget

No, this widget doesn’t have all my available tunes. That can be found here. But, for whatever it’s worth, here’s yet another way to click and hear a ditty or two.