Word: martino
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...there is a consistent criticism, it is that the group's repertoire is too narrow, overly devoted to a group of academic composers-Carter, 72, Charles Wuorinen, 42, Donald Martino, 49-based in the Northeast. "It was the natural thing for us to do," insists Clarinetist Virgil Blackwell. "We live in the East, we come into contact with these composers." Speculum has begun exploring other styles-it has commissioned a work from Minimalist Steve Reich for next season-but still avoids music that requires extensive improvisation. It generally steers clear of "theater" pieces, which call on the musicians...
...than the first; pieces are often commissioned, played once and then forgotten. Although Speculum presents many premieres, it has also tried to give good music a chance to catch on. Certain pieces -Carter's A Mirror on Which to Dwell, Wuorinen's Speculum Speculi and Martino's Pulitzer-prizewinning Notturno-are played fairly frequently...