American Portraits
Joe Jalbert
During the Second World War, a series of musical "portraits" of famous
Americans were commisioned. Most famous is Copland's "Lincoln
Portrait." I have also encountered a "Twain Portrait" on the Boston
Pops' "American Visions" album.
Heard of any others.
Joe Jalbert
Sean Newhouse
Joe Jalbert wrote:
How about Peter Schickele's P.D.Q. Bach Portrait? :)
-Sean Newhouse
Halvard Johnson
Caius Marcius
writes:
>Folks,
>
> During the Second World War, a series of musical "portraits" of
famous
>Americans were commisioned. Most famous is Copland's "Lincoln
>Portrait." I have also encountered a "Twain Portrait" on the Boston
>Pops' "American Visions" album.
Virgil Thomson composed several dozen miniature portraits of various
acquaintances, in keyboard sketches a minute or two in length.
- CMC
David Samuel Barr
>
> Joe Jalbert wrote:
>
> >
> > During the Second World War, a series of musical "portraits" of
> > famous Americans were commisioned. Most famous is Copland's
> > "Lincoln Portrait." I have also encountered a "Twain Portrait" on
> > the Boston Pops' "American Visions" album.
> >
> >
>
> How about Peter Schickele's P.D.Q. Bach Portrait? :)
Just for the record (or CD), "Portrait of P.D.Q. Bach" is the title of
one of the Vanguard albums. "Bach Portrait", the P.D.Q. Bach piece of
which you're apparently thinking (it's a "Lincoln Portrait" spoof about
J.S. Bach), is on the Telarc "1712 Overture" album.
Also, Virgil Thomson wrote a whole series of "portraits" for piano
based on various of his friends and acquaintances.
Halvard Johnson
If you'd like to broaden out, there are
Five Tudor Portraits by Vaughan Williams.
HJ
Halvard Johnson (hjoh...@umbc.edu)
Richard Schultz
: Also, Virgil Thomson wrote a whole series of "portraits" for piano
: based on various of his friends and acquaintances.
Does anyone else remember the old Peanuts cartoon in which Schroeder
is going to compose a musical portrait of Charlie Brown ("I got the
idea from Virgil Thomson") but gives up in disgust?
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Deryk Barker
: David Samuel Barr (dsb...@mindspring.com) wrote:
:
: : Also, Virgil Thomson wrote a whole series of "portraits" for piano
: : based on various of his friends and acquaintances.
:
: Does anyone else remember the old Peanuts cartoon in which Schroeder
: is going to compose a musical portrait of Charlie Brown ("I got the
: idea from Virgil Thomson") but gives up in disgust?
Yes.
In order not to post just for three letters, how about the cartoon
featuring Linus and charlie Brown in which the last frame has Linus
saying: Sorry Charlie Brown, I guess Beethoven didn't write anything
for piano and electric guitar.
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Hanns KREHBIEL
> In order not to post just for three letters, how about the cartoon
> featuring Linus and charlie Brown in which the last frame has Linus
> saying: Sorry Charlie Brown, I guess Beethoven didn't write anything
> for piano and electric guitar.
Wasn't it a cigar box banjo?
Deryk Barker
: >
: > In order not to post just for three letters, how about the cartoon
I think that's a different cartoon. I am 99% sure I recall an amplifier
by CB's side. But the cigar box banjo does strike a chord....