

Jordan Alexander Key
Music Notation: Languages Gained, Lost, Remembered, Reclaimed
Herbert Brün (1918 - 2000), pioneering composer of electronic and computerized music, returned many times to the unassuming phrase, “A...
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Jordan Alexander Key
Ragtime and Rhetoric: William Bolcom, "The Garden of Eden, III. The Serpents Kiss"
William Bolcom’s The Garden of Eden is a set of four piano rags, completed by Bolcom in 1969. Illustrating an abstract narrative from the...
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Jordan Alexander Key
Olivier Messiaen: Musical Rhetoric in "Visions de l’Amen, Amen de la Création”
Messiaen’s Visions de l’Amen for two pianos, first premiered in 1943, is aesthetically similar to better known pieces from Messiaen's...
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Jordan Alexander Key
A Medieval Composer's Thoughts on Pop Culture: "Popular" (?) Music from 14th Century Italy: Part III
The Italian Trecento is an often overlooked period in Western Music history, marked as the transition between the artistic pinnacle of...
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Jordan Alexander Key
On the Hunt: "Popular" (?) Music from 14th Century Italy: Part II - Gherardello da Firenze
Having now featured a chace from 14th century France and a caça from 14th century Spain, it is only appropriate that I feature the...
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Jordan Alexander Key
Mathematical Medieval Music: "Popular" (?) Music from 14th Century Italy: Part 1
After having spent time on music from late medieval France, I think it fair I give attention to the other contemporary musical movements...
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Jordan Alexander Key
Idiocracy, the Greatest Mental Disease of Our Age: On Critical Thinking and Culture
Before going any further with this blog, I would like to take a post and write briefly about the goals of my research. This short...
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Jordan Alexander Key
My End is My Beginning: "Popular" (?) Music from 14th Century France: Part 3
Today, Guillaume de Machaut (c. 1300 - 1377) is considered the most prominent composer and poet of the 14th century, bridging the musical...
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Jordan Alexander Key
The Pope's Pornography: "Popular" (?) Music from 14th Century France: Part II
The Ivrea Codex and the Papal Court at Avignon The Ivrea Codex (c. 1360) stands with the Roman de Fauvel as one of the most important...
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Jordan Alexander Key
The Pope at Play: "Popular" (?) Music from 14th Century France: Part I - Ivrea Chace
"Early music" is a field of listening that many do not follow, even the most avid of classical music lovers. There are many opinions as...
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