Quite productive in some ways, but I keep leaving my Haydn studies until last minute, and that could end up hurting me in the long run.
I studied the first Italian Intermezzos in the Oxford History, in preparation for 604. Nine pages in that book fly by.
I also explored some 12-tone rows for 20th-century counterpoint. This assignment worries me; I spent far too much time just thinking about it and dreading it, that I didn't really do much actual composing. I can save more of this work for Monday (MLK Day).
I translated a page of Goethe -- this one was more difficult than past times. I also received a book of shorter Goethe poems from my friend Ingrid. I'm excited to explore this language; I'm thinking of finding the German version of Harry Potter, along with an audiobook in German. Ingrid also suggested that I watch some German films with German subtitles. I received some other tips and tricks for learning a language from her that I'd like to lay out in another post.
I read LaRue's chapter about Melody. It was really interesting. Melody is such a hard thing to describe and quantify, but I think LaRue does a really good job.
I also studied the final song of Oliveros's Three Songs, "Song Number Six," with text by Charles Olson. That was a quick song to analyze; it's only four measures long.
While I did not really look at any new sources for my Creation paper, I did acquire a few, including Sither's History of the Oratorio.
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