Music Today Video (DVD)

English conductor Simon Rattle answers the question of what's popular in orchestra and symphony music of the day in this fifty-one minute DVD program. He discusses the trends of current composers and how the ability to access almost anything via the internet or digital access to music, sounds, pictures, and the entire world's culture has changed how compositions are made. Music by the modern composers: Berio, Henze, Gubaidulina, Kurtag, Turnage, Knussen, and Birtwistle are featured throughout the video. If you want examples of modern orchestral and symphonic music and what inspires modern composers of the day this DVD offers a great perspective and answers those questions you may have about modern music. This is a good video to show in music classrooms, orchestra instrument classes, music history classrooms, and for music instructors to view. (51 minutes)