classical music composition symphony orchestra written american composer aaron commissioned commemorate opening hall new_york_city united_states piece marks departure populist period began includes works famous represents return style composition wrote end studies french return europe great depression work orchestra style heard music french composer adapted method piano quartet composer produced orchestral works contemporary purely symphonic work symphony written received negatively premiere style overall impression time critic later longer mood composer accused critics role populist composer favor younger composers impression music held contemporary relevance denied accusation asserted written tone work options available written blame initial failure ascribed biographer harsh conducting known classical music community long time champion music programmed composer pieces frequently living composer performances mainly works composer populist period conductor sympathy comfortable pieces performed work purely service old friend apparently unable interpret work subsequent performances european tour concert showed situation changed bad played work lack success premiere recent performances led acknowledged music positive light overall reputation music remains mixed critics including composer remained critical work considered use serial techniques detrimental later music include critics seen proof continued growth composer work melodic potential difficulty overall listeners background aaron wrote fulfill commission opening concert new home hall slated completion inauguration considered especially guest list concert white tie gala follow chairman secretary state governor united_nations secretary general prominent figures arts included general manager actress noted composers attend included united_states president wife invited initial inability attend caused voiced support american culture minute said internationally known composers accepted contribute music opening new piece heard compositions included composer french composer farewell soprano orchestra american composer purely symphonic piece symphony penned orchestral works number genres 1940s 50s according commission testified status creative figure close relationship american public position unique american composers derived populist works written 1930s 1950s public works ones developed populist style increasingly written called difficult private style style increasing non began work early gain composing time cancelled trip determined stay home entire year accepted invitation japan early conference combined trip conducting engagements seattle vancouver june wrote mexican composer working day night symphony commission movements finished half went mexico invitation partly conduct mainly compose wrote american composer july finished having trouble finding title new work completed piece september time orchestra rehearsals considered form work wrote concluded classical masters undoubtedly provide tone appropriate occasion decided offer contemporary note reflect tensions aspirations drama inherent world today tension explained inherent nature structures general character piece composition instrumentation scored symphony orchestra augmented percussion complete ensemble includes flute doubling second flat bass doubling horns drums metal sheet triangle temple block bass drum snare drum tenor drum piano doubling strings form typical performance work lasts minutes tone style composition introduced certainly known forms musical technique wrote felt express tensions aspirations drama time overall structure comes closest free treatment baroque form composer wrote succession variations based opening chords implied melodic intervals variations alternate fast slow sections way piano variations creates complex structure overall structure based straightforward arch form reminiscent strings composed biographer calls sections tragic sections sic section pastoral reflective moods long familiar listeners music asserts new darkness hangs outer sections grave sections pastoral contrast weary peaceful music lost uncertain trapped piece ends series strict note chords called significance title american composer confused initially musical form work title clear indication said told found abstract explained men later wrote selecting title took dictionary meaning word imply meanings addition primary impetus musical exploration entire composition derived harsh chords begins chords contained notes note row work based spelled horizontally composer later wrote supplied versions lyrical discourse skeletal frame row told diamond primary meaning denoted area explored course piece subsequent treatment explained seeks implications come flash composer gradually uncover listener free discover meanings including suspected author resemblance works second edition orchestral works said written grand manner quoting composer words symphony works category symphonic ode symphony biography composer similarity ode overall length single movement form tone hard edged orchestration writes earlier works intent write different grand dramatic statement calls works transitional pieces stand different styles works prove notes states symphony challenging grasp reception premiere september sent shock waves world music according reaction initial audience according near silence noted general impression premiere music considered important sound new concert hall effort present bland traditional occasion distinguished audience appreciated time states emblem success eyes american public fact written tone composition occasion audience won years hard effort public overall impression critic writes book rest noise longer mood sudden rage urge confront gala audience old revolutionary remembers harmonies score upset good people especially expecting spring left unable taken backstage meet composer later asked wife american composer meant fine answered aaron obvious hated piece variety called assault audience nervous systems added seldom reviewer heard outspoken comment dull response strictly accurate declare audience paying seat mood self hated reminder ugly realities inflation cold war music talking minority apparently listeners felt right music time place composer states think wrote exactly piece wanted write wanted statement new hall new_york wasn going temple easy listening place music making music writer editor magazine told think right place people occasion properly related sounds good deal like certain aspects building big clear long lined sounds like familiar music characteristic identifying moods perfectly apparent special critics critics positive wrote work turning point career powerful score tone style liberated new stores creative energy write new piece difficult work like music difficult understand hearing piece flesh skin good deal arresting dismissed thought long content completely charm telecast concert telecast live national_broadcasting_company nbc audience million viewers program nbc asked talk television audience cameras alternated shots composer manuscript score said things listening new work important thing lend way try sensitive overall feeling new piece gives second way listen awareness general shape new piece realizing composer works musical materials architect works building materials order construct makes sense discussed work briefly detail surprise lecture taken explanation majority television audience letters poured nbc broadcast united_states read night criterion expected called center jungle culture read dear shame shame shame european tour recording conducted week regular concerts included pieces orchestra played european tour february despite composer claim european premiere successful new_york reception reviews remained mainly negative comments mere din london audience gave work lengthy ovation responded conduct work encore cries ensued added different style conducted ballet release new_york performance columbia_records fared better found music dull called grim able hear work live sampled recording wrote orchestra sounded september disc ear piercing columbia recording released carter orchestra factors initial failure composer admitted possessed severe somewhat intellectual tone expect immediate success hoped music intensity drama lend appeal maintained realize range composer includes accessible problematic works composer notes tone remark listeners factor initial failure negative initial reaction claimed conducting especially works overcome deep seated gut reaction contemporary composers relate generous enthusiastic support frequent programming works tenure adams suggests partly reaction works tone school confronted american composer terms work written alien performance conduct televised national audience claims found boring kept program solely duty old friend despite musical adams claims conductor generally remained open minded curious try world difficult works led boston carter orchestra new_york despite apparent lack identification carter music described composer brilliant mind intelligent musician conducted week regular concerts included pieces orchestra played european tour february commission subsequent orchestral work conduct concert advocacy chance length apparently remained work conduct critic review performance writes remained piece hands sounded problems renovated attempt improve sound wrote know masterpiece thing certain friends admitting work written objective abstract style suggested bad played work failure premiere orchestra night augmented large chorus perform movement pushed orchestra forward normal playing position sound bad bad bass response hall plagued echoes musicians stage reported hear great ensemble general sounded like cheap set bass speakers circuit composer efforts conducted united_states included engagement series san_francisco concerts spoke audiences writes humorous accounts work adverse effect letter writers heard original performance person asked brass section illustrate opening chords strings sounded knew audience sympathetic purpose sell work demonstrate revival decade premiered work succeeded music director conducted orchestra year anniversary hall subsequently renamed later according years allowed time change audience perceptions better review new_york_times wrote time audience rise revolt added composer cause helped memory serves better performance given kind music brought drama quality analysis orchestral work serial principles composition serial tone music stated carried built certain drama sense strain tension inherent extended use new tensions continued different thinking composer embrace serial technique stretch 1920s penchant sour intervals like contrary charge premiere wrote tone work impress younger composers actually begun method time american composers serial works piano quartet noted critics traced similarity pieces piano variations claimed conversation variations start interest serial writing doesn use tones use seven hope consistently logical way prior interview related early work founder tone composition time wrote come view serial composition like looking picture different point view hope technique changed viewpoint said began hear chords wouldn heard thinking new way moving tones allowed synthesis serial non serial practices long concerned previously felt impossible attain challenge said faced composed construct overall line continuity dramatic force inherent unity stated faced similar challenge orchestral variations orchestration added techniques supplied building blocks supply blocks eventually form critic lamented yield tone music serial serial inspired music considered academically viable music utilizing common practice especially europe contemporary critics felt trying retain place apex american classical music scene academic standards suggests appeared critics sacrificed hard won unique public appeal alienated modernist stance composer american composers import style europe mid twenties critics overlooked possibility populist period represented style time piece appreciated widely audiences opera tender land fared original revised forms choreographer produced ballet despite fact commissioned major orchestral works 1960s impact audiences fit populist modernist parts output aware hold high place previously writes years young composers fascinated anymore nonetheless want told american composer people want american idea want wants american composer told friend young composers today wouldn caught dead folk tune heard considerable new music association wanted left time totally home don feel comfortable tone system don want repeating ballet choreographer noted based literary themes received permission use music ballet fall hamlet hamlet affair staged january title role danced ballet received poorly ineffective choreography critic noted restless music reflected ballet story legacy despite initial reception listed billboard magazine works continued programmed subsequent performances received positively reaction work remains mixed ross dismisses piece calls listening like times adams calls style simplistic generally unpleasant sounding adds tone composition natural aid composer kyle calls big good imagination constrained technique positive note davis wrote performance work remains composition adopts serial procedures produce sequence typically called work beautifully energy variety thought heard conduct piece wrote anxious angry vision majesty hidden dark piece heard performance recordings performances recorded longer available recently orchestra recorded work direction new world records
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