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Thinking Big: David Del Tredici, a conversation in 13 parts

By Frank J. Oteri on June 1, 2003No Comment


David Del Tredici

Tuesday, May 6, 2003—2 p.m.
New York City

Videotaped by Amanda MacBlane
Video editing and transcription by Randy Nordschow

  1. White Elephants
  2. Possibilities of the Orchestra
  3. The Process of Orchestrating
  4. Being Practical and Impractical
  5. Recordings of Orchestral Performances
  6. Thoughts on Intellectual Property
  7. Writing What He Wants to Write
  8. Succeeding Within Practical Constraints
  9. The Piano
  10. Radical Tonalism
  11. Uncloseted
  12. New Pieces
  13. Sonic Gallery: 13 Samples of David Del Tredici’s Recorded Works
  • Read a complete transcript of the interview


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