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Robert Craft

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Robert Lawson Craft (October 20, 1923 – November 10, 2015) was an American conductor and writer. [1]

41 relations: A Sermon, a Narrative and a Prayer, Abraham and Isaac (Stravinsky), Agon (ballet), Alban Berg, Cardillac, Carlo Gesualdo, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Monteverdi, Cleveland Orchestra, Conducting, Early music, Gulf Stream, Florida, Heinrich Schütz, Igor Stravinsky, Introitus, Juilliard School, Kingston, New York, Libretto, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Lulu (opera), Margalit Fox, Memoir, Minnesota Orchestra, MusicMasters Records, Naxos Records, New York Philharmonic, Orchestra of St. Luke's, Paul Hindemith, Philadelphia Orchestra, Requiem Canticles, San Francisco Symphony, Second Viennese School, St. Louis Symphony, Sun-Sentinel, The Flood (Stravinsky), The New York Review of Books, The New York Times, Twelve-tone technique, Variations (Stravinsky), Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, Wozzeck.

A Sermon, a Narrative and a Prayer

A Sermon, a Narrative and a Prayer is a cantata for alto and tenor singers, a narrator, chorus, and orchestra by Igor Stravinsky, composed in 1960–61.

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Abraham and Isaac (Stravinsky)

Abraham and Isaac is a sacred ballad for baritone and orchestra composed in 1962–63 by Igor Stravinsky.

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Agon (ballet)

Agon (1957) is a ballet for twelve dancers, with music by Igor Stravinsky and choreography by George Balanchine.

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Alban Berg

Alban Maria Johannes Berg (February 9, 1885 – December 24, 1935) was an Austrian composer of the Second Viennese School.

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Cardillac

Cardillac is an opera by Paul Hindemith in three acts and four scenes.

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Carlo Gesualdo

Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa (8 March 1566 – 8 September 1613) was Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza.

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) was founded by Theodore Thomas in 1891.

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Claudio Monteverdi

Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (15 May 1567 (baptized) – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, string player and choirmaster.

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Cleveland Orchestra

The Cleveland Orchestra, based in Cleveland, is one of the five American orchestras informally referred to as the "Big Five".

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Conducting

Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance, such as an orchestral or choral concert.

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Early music

Early music generally comprises Medieval music (500–1400) and Renaissance music (1400–1600), but can also include Baroque music (1600–1760).

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Gulf Stream, Florida

Gulf Stream is a town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States.

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Heinrich Schütz

Heinrich Schütz (– 6 November 1672) was a German composer and organist, generally regarded as the most important German composer before Johann Sebastian Bach and often considered to be one of the most important composers of the 17th century.

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Igor Stravinsky

Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (ˈiɡərʲ ˈfʲɵdərəvʲɪtɕ strɐˈvʲinskʲɪj; 6 April 1971) was a Russian-born composer, pianist, and conductor.

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Introitus

An introitus is an entrance into a canal or hollow organ.

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Juilliard School

The Juilliard School, informally referred to as Juilliard and located in the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, is a performing arts conservatory established in 1905.

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Kingston, New York

Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, United States.

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Libretto

A libretto is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or musical.

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Los Angeles Philharmonic

The Los Angeles Philharmonic (LA Phil or LAP) is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California.

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Lulu (opera)

Lulu (composed from 1929–1935, premièred incomplete in 1937 and complete in 1979) is an opera in three acts by Alban Berg.

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Margalit Fox

Margalit Fox (born 1961) is an American writer for The New York Times, and other publications, and is a book author.

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Memoir

A memoir (US: /ˈmemwɑːr/; from French: mémoire: memoria, meaning memory or reminiscence) is a collection of memories that an individual writes about moments or events, both public or private, that took place in the subject's life.

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Minnesota Orchestra

The Minnesota Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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MusicMasters Records

MusicMasters was a record label based in Ocean, New Jersey.

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Naxos Records

Naxos Records is a record label specializing in classical music.

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New York Philharmonic

The New York Philharmonic, officially the Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc., globally known as New York Philharmonic Orchestra (NYPO) or New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States.

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Orchestra of St. Luke's

The Orchestra of St.

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Paul Hindemith

Paul Hindemith (16 November 1895 – 28 December 1963) was a prolific German composer, violist, violinist, teacher and conductor.

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Philadelphia Orchestra

The Philadelphia Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Requiem Canticles

Requiem Canticles is a 15-minute composition by Igor Stravinsky, for contralto and bass soli, chorus, and orchestra.

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San Francisco Symphony

The San Francisco Symphony (SFS), founded in 1911, is an American orchestra based in San Francisco, California.

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Second Viennese School

The Second Viennese School (Zweite Wiener Schule, Neue Wiener Schule) is the group of composers that comprised Arnold Schoenberg and his pupils and close associates in early 20th century Vienna, where he lived and taught, sporadically, between 1903 and 1925.

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St. Louis Symphony

The St.

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Sun-Sentinel

The Sun-Sentinel is the main daily newspaper of Broward County, Florida.

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The Flood (Stravinsky)

The Flood: A musical play (1962) is a short biblical drama by Igor Stravinsky on the allegory of Noah, originally written as a work for television.

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The New York Review of Books

The New York Review of Books (or NYREV or NYRB) is a semi-monthly magazine with articles on literature, culture, economics, science and current affairs.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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Twelve-tone technique

Twelve-tone technique—also known as dodecaphony, twelve-tone serialism, and (in British usage) twelve-note composition—is a method of musical composition devised by Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951) and associated with the "Second Viennese School" composers, who were the primary users of the technique in the first decades of its existence.

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Variations (Stravinsky)

Variations: Aldous Huxley in memoriam is Igor Stravinsky's last orchestral composition, written in 1963–64.

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Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her

"italic" ("From Heaven Above to Earth I Come") is a hymn text relating to the Nativity of Jesus, written by Martin Luther in 1534.

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Wozzeck

Wozzeck is the first opera by the Austrian composer Alban Berg.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Craft

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