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Much influenced by Igor Stravinsky, Lothar Klein became an authority on Stravinsky's music. His doctoral thesis “Stravinsky and Twelve Tone Composition” was well received by Stravinsky himself, and the two maintained a correspondence. In appreciation of Lothar's work, Stravinsky sent him a manuscript of his “A Sermon, A Narrative and a Prayer” with the inscription, “To Lothar Klein in exchange for his brilliant analytical essays.”
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View Stravinsky's manuscript for "A Sermon, A Narrative and a Prayer"
In 1965, Lothar organized a Stravinsky Symposium at the University of Texas in Austin, and at Lothar's request, Stravinsky agreed to attend. This event was one of only two such invitations that Stravinsky accepted. David Oppenheim produced a documentary for CBS News on the event.
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Lothar Klein Articles and Essays about Stravinsky
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Essays in Miniature - Stravinsky by Lothar Klein, pt.2 Music Educators Journal Dec/67
Choral Publications, Standards, Suggestions & Stravinsky by Lothar Klein, Music Educators Journal Jan. 1963
Essays in Miniature - Stravinsky by Lothar Klein, pt.1 Music Educators Journal Oct/67
Lothar Klein program notes on Stravinsky, Goethe and Mozart
Stravinsky's Poetics, Dialogue of Music and Life Style by Lothar Klein, Music Educators Journal Sept. 73
Stravinsky's Poetics-Music and Life Style by Lothar Klein (complete essay)
Igor Stravinsky and Twelve Tone Composition - Three Analytical Essays by Lothar Klein
Much influenced by Igor Stravinsky, Lothar Klein became an authority on Stravinsky's music. His doctoral thesis “Stravinsky and Twelve Tone Composition” was well received by Stravinsky himself, and the two maintained a correspondence. In appreciation of Lothar's work, Stravinsky sent him a manuscript of his “A Sermon, A Narrative and a Prayer” with the inscription, “To Lothar Klein in exchange for his brilliant analytical essays.”
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View Stravinsky's manuscript for "A Sermon, A Narrative and a Prayer"
In 1965, Lothar organized a Stravinsky Symposium at the University of Texas in Austin, and at Lothar's request, Stravinsky agreed to attend. This event was one of only two such invitations that Stravinsky accepted. David Oppenheim produced a documentary for CBS News on the event.
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Lothar Klein Articles and Essays about Stravinsky
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Essays in Miniature - Stravinsky by Lothar Klein, pt.2 Music Educators Journal Dec/67
Choral Publications, Standards, Suggestions & Stravinsky by Lothar Klein, Music Educators Journal Jan. 1963
Essays in Miniature - Stravinsky by Lothar Klein, pt.1 Music Educators Journal Oct/67
Lothar Klein program notes on Stravinsky, Goethe and Mozart
Stravinsky's Poetics, Dialogue of Music and Life Style by Lothar Klein, Music Educators Journal Sept. 73
Stravinsky's Poetics-Music and Life Style by Lothar Klein (complete essay)
Igor Stravinsky and Twelve Tone Composition - Three Analytical Essays by Lothar Klein
Much influenced by Igor Stravinsky, Lothar Klein became an authority on Stravinsky's music. His doctoral thesis “Stravinsky and Twelve Tone Composition” was well received by Stravinsky himself, and the two maintained a correspondence. In appreciation of Lothar's work, Stravinsky sent him a manuscript of his “A Sermon, A Narrative and a Prayer” with the inscription, “To Lothar Klein in exchange for his brilliant analytical essays.”
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View Stravinsky's manuscript for "A Sermon, A Narrative and a Prayer"
In 1965, Lothar organized a Stravinsky Symposium at the University of Texas in Austin, and at Lothar's request, Stravinsky agreed to attend. This event was one of only two such invitations that Stravinsky accepted. David Oppenheim produced a documentary for CBS News on the event.
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Lothar Klein Articles and Essays about Stravinsky
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Essays in Miniature - Stravinsky by Lothar Klein, pt.2 Music Educators Journal Dec/67
Choral Publications, Standards, Suggestions & Stravinsky by Lothar Klein, Music Educators Journal Jan. 1963
Essays in Miniature - Stravinsky by Lothar Klein, pt.1 Music Educators Journal Oct/67
Lothar Klein program notes on Stravinsky, Goethe and Mozart
Stravinsky's Poetics, Dialogue of Music and Life Style by Lothar Klein, Music Educators Journal Sept. 73
Stravinsky's Poetics-Music and Life Style by Lothar Klein (complete essay)
Igor Stravinsky and Twelve Tone Composition - Three Analytical Essays by Lothar Klein
Much influenced by Igor Stravinsky, Lothar Klein became an authority on Stravinsky's music. His doctoral thesis “Stravinsky and Twelve Tone Composition” was well received by Stravinsky himself, and the two maintained a correspondence. In appreciation of Lothar's work, Stravinsky sent him a manuscript of his “A Sermon, A Narrative and a Prayer” with the inscription, “To Lothar Klein in exchange for his brilliant analytical essays.”
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View Stravinsky's manuscript for "A Sermon, A Narrative and a Prayer"
In 1965, Lothar organized a Stravinsky Symposium at the University of Texas in Austin, and at Lothar's request, Stravinsky agreed to attend. This event was one of only two such invitations that Stravinsky accepted. David Oppenheim produced a documentary for CBS News on the event.
​
Lothar Klein Articles and Essays about Stravinsky
​
Essays in Miniature - Stravinsky by Lothar Klein, pt.2 Music Educators Journal Dec/67
Choral Publications, Standards, Suggestions & Stravinsky by Lothar Klein, Music Educators Journal Jan. 1963
Essays in Miniature - Stravinsky by Lothar Klein, pt.1 Music Educators Journal Oct/67
Lothar Klein program notes on Stravinsky, Goethe and Mozart
Stravinsky's Poetics, Dialogue of Music and Life Style by Lothar Klein, Music Educators Journal Sept. 73
Stravinsky's Poetics-Music and Life Style by Lothar Klein (complete essay)
Igor Stravinsky and Twelve Tone Composition - Three Analytical Essays by Lothar Klein
Compositeur
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En 1965, Robert Moog a visité le département de musique de l'Université du Texas pour démontrer son premier système de synthétiseur modulaire. Le Dr Moog a présenté à Lothar une proposition tapée à la main et Lothar a réussi à persuader le département de musique d'acquérir un système.
Comme un système a finalement été acheté en 1967, il a été l'un des premiers systèmes jamais vendus. Le tout premier système modulaire Moog aurait cependant été vendu à "Lothar and the Hand People", ce n'était qu'une pure coïncidence!
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La dernière page de la proposition Moog mérite le détour.
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Grand admirateur de la musique de Witold Lutoslawski, Lothar Klein est allé l'interviewer à Varsovie en 1969.
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Cependant, l'interview a été enregistrée sur des bobines de bande "pancake" qui n'étaient pas jouables sur les machines nord-américaines. Ainsi, en 2011, lors de l'archivage de la vaste bibliothèque de bandes de Lothar, j'ai enroulé les bandes à la main sur des bobines 1/4 "afin de les lire pour la première fois.
Alors qu'une version très condensée de l'interview est parue dans Fugue Magazine en 1979, il s'agit de l'interview d'une heure qui peut maintenant être entendue dans son intégralité.
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Lothar considérait Lutoslawski comme l'un des plus grands compositeurs du XXe siècle. Les deux ont maintenu une amitié jusqu'à la mort de Lutoslawski en 1994.
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(Remarque, le fichier peut être enregistré au format MP3)
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Remarque: La liste complète des œuvres de Lothar Klein peut être téléchargée ici;
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