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David Schiff

David Schiff, a professor of music at Reed College, is the composer of the opera Gimpel the Fool and author of books on the music of Elliott Carter and George Gershwin.

Currently

  • The Stravinsky Shuffle

    February 28, 2008 Subscribe

    Why listen to Stravinksy in sequence when you can click shuffle on your iPod and rediscover the music anew?

2007

  • In Our Orbit

    November 8, 2007 Subscribe

    Edward Said's musical predilections capture the full complexity of the master theorist.

  • Sound Check

    October 11, 2007 Subscribe

    The history of twentieth-century music charts the rise of modern masters like Duke Ellington and John Adams.

2006

  • A Rebel in Defense of Tradition

    October 19, 2006

    As composer Steve Reich turns 70, he is winning recognition from the classical establishment for the creativity and power ever-present in his music.

  • Music for the End of Time

    January 25, 2006 Subscribe

    A new biography examines the life and work of composer and theorist Olivier Messiaen, who moved French music out of the cafes and back to the cathedrals.

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