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2010 Inside Springtime for Haman

David Bass Reception 1     David Bass Reception 2 

Composer David Bass described the creation of his family opera Springtime for Haman.  Listen to it here:

Introduction
Where does the music come from?
Recycled tunes from The Coronation of Esther
Other self-plagiarism
Other composers
Motivic development
What makes the music mine?
Where do the words come from?
One last joke
Question and answer session
Acknowledgments

 

    Many thanks to Paul Raila for recording the event.

    ‹ 2010 Performance by Bruce Lazarus up 2009 There I've Broken My Neck ›
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