The following post is the sixth entry in a series by Music Library intern Dan Hunt discussing the musical influences on the works of fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien. Click here to view the previous post regarding the Jean Sibelius composition “Kullervo Op. 7.” Mieleni minun tekevi,aivoni ajattelevilähteäni laulamahan,saa’ani sanelemahan. -I am
The following post is the fifth entry in a series by Music Library intern Dan Hunt discussing the musical influences on the works of fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien. Click here to view the previous post regarding the musicians who were inspired by Tolkien. According to letters and previously unpublished manuscripts,
The following post is the fourth entry in a series by Music Library intern Dan Hunt discussing the musical influences on the works of fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien. The previous post highlighted the development of “The Road Goes Ever On” by Donald Swann. Rock Music and the Counterculture Whether Tolkien
This post is the third part of Music library intern Dan Hunt’s research into J.R.R. Tolkien’s creation of Middle-earth and the music connections that influenced him. You may wish to begin with the first post in this series. Roads go ever ever onUnder cloud and under star,Yet feet that wandering
The Library’s intern Dan Hunt has been researching the musical influences on the works of fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien. This is a supplement to the first blog post in this series. While reading the books pertaining to Middle-earth I came across a phrase, or some variation of it, a number
The Library’s intern Dan Hunt has been researching the musical influences on the works of fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien. The article below contains his preliminary findings. “In the beginning Eru, the One, who in the Elvish tongue is named Iluvatar, made the Ainur of his thought; and they made a
MUS 520, “Introduction to Research,” is now underway for the Music Department’s graduate students pursuing MA and DMA degrees in performance. Topics covered include study of the Library’s music manuscripts, the practice of musical borrowing during the Renaissance, the concepts of rhythm and structure in music of the Baroque period,
Greetings to the Melville Library’s new intern Dan Hunt! Dan is a candidate for the Masters in Library and Information Science at SUNY Albany, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in History and Education. He is receiving training here in the Cataloging Department and will be working at the
The legendary Bach Aria Festival and Institute was in residence at Stony Brook University every summer from 1981 to 1997. Under the direction of Music Department faculty and flutist Samuel Baron and his wife, musicologist Carol Baron, students and performers from all over the world converged upon the campus to
took place this week in the Library’s Galleria. “The Art of the Violin,” featured works by Martinu, Ravel and Saint-Saens, performed by students of Professor Jennifer Frautschi. “Clarinuts,” is the annual clarinet studio recital presented by students of Professor Alan Kay. The “Clarinuts,” ensembles performed works by Bartok, Bozza, Fisher-Lochhead,
