Anniversaries
Dec. 12th, 2008 03:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
av8rmikeApparently last Wednesday was my 5-year LJ birthday, and I completely forgot to mention it. Not like anyone pays attention to things like that anyway, but it's hard to believe I've been posting here for so long.
It's a significant week for 20th-century music, as yesterday was the 100th birthday of American composer Elliot Carter. I had no idea he was still alive and still composing.
This past Wednesday marked the 100th birthday of Olivier Messiaen, who died in 1992. One of his best known works, "Quartet for the End of Time", was composed while he was in a prison camp during World War II. There are a few interesting YouTube videos related to Messiaen, which I'll have to post when I'm not at work.
It's a significant week for 20th-century music, as yesterday was the 100th birthday of American composer Elliot Carter. I had no idea he was still alive and still composing.
This past Wednesday marked the 100th birthday of Olivier Messiaen, who died in 1992. One of his best known works, "Quartet for the End of Time", was composed while he was in a prison camp during World War II. There are a few interesting YouTube videos related to Messiaen, which I'll have to post when I'm not at work.
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Date: 2008-12-13 12:27 am (UTC)