Listen to an audio recording of the 2011 concert MIT Symphony Orchestra concert The Planets.

The Planets Performed by the MIT Symphony Orchestra in 2018

tristan perich | 1-bit symphony _ movement 3

[p*dis] distribution sampler for November 2012

Hecker - Chimerization(English) (Editions Mego)

Recent trends in music composition push bounds by creating pieces which are either more complex or simpler than works of the past. And yet, our ability to understand and be interested in the compositions at these extremes has kept pace. In this talk, Michael Cuthbert shows how simple minimalist processes give rise to highly ambiguous structures, while many of the most complex moments are reducible to easier to comprehend processes. The effect of potentially endless works—including sections of Beethoven symphonies–will generalize the talk to other musical styles and other media. Cuthbert, visiting assistant professor of music at MIT, has worked extensively on fourteenth-century music and on music of the past 40 years. A recipient of the Rome Prize of the American Academy, Cuthbert earned his Ph.D. from Harvard in 2006.

Michael Cuthbert, "Ambiguity, Process, and Information Content in Minimal Music"

08 Holst The Planets Neptune, The Mystic

05 Holst The Planets Jupiter, The Bringer Of Jollity

04 Holst The Planets Mercury, The Winged Messenger

03 Holst The Planets Venus, The Bringer Of Peace

02 Holst The Planets Mars, The Bringer Of War

01 Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 Allegro Non Troppo E Molto Maestoso

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08 Holst The Planets Neptune, The Mystic

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