Daniel Sherman20th-century Compositions with a Theme: World War II in MusicIntroduction:27 min read·May 8, 2021----
Daniel ShermanDo You Need To Be The First To Be Considered Original?This past week was a chaotic one — I recently took up a job working as a production and logistics coordinator for a local, but…4 min read·Apr 19, 2021--1--1
Daniel Sherman“American Voices: New CDs Venture Beyond Tired Symphonic Programs”As a parallel with my other points discussed in class discussing today’s limited performable repertoire in the orchestral field, this…4 min read·Apr 12, 2021----
Daniel ShermanMilton Babbitt writing Pop Music???In looking for articles written about the more controversial from last week’s discussions, Milton Babbitt, I stumbled across an October 17…3 min read·Apr 4, 2021----
Daniel ShermanWhy do we only hear the Masterworks?Why do we only hear the Masterworks? Why perform just a small sliver of all the amazing musical moments available to us, instead of taking…4 min read·Mar 29, 2021--1--1
Daniel ShermanAmerican Music’s Popularity — or Lack ThereofNote: I use the term “American Music” in its colloquial sense referring to the United States of America, as this is the way I interpret…3 min read·Mar 21, 2021--1--1
Daniel ShermanHave We Come To Accept Other Compositional Systems Yet?On December 25, 1949, the New York Times published an article written by Aaron Copland entitled “A Modernist Defends Modern Music: It’s…4 min read·Mar 8, 2021--1--1
Daniel ShermanChromâtimelôdtune — Can an Unpublished Work Re-Write History?As our past historic-musical discussions and debates have shown us thus far, it is incredibly difficult to validate arguments based on…3 min read·Mar 1, 2021--2--2
Daniel ShermanHonegger’s “Horace Victorieux” — Exception to the ‘Rule?’In response to our class discussion this past Thursday, as well as in other past classes, I decided to look for evidence explaining the…4 min read·Feb 22, 2021--1--1
Daniel ShermanHow does one create a folk sound without folk music?Considering our recent discussion in class about Béla Bartók’s use of folk music for foundational material in many of his works, I figured…4 min read·Feb 15, 2021--1--1
