tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post4950136001578633610..comments2024-03-15T21:51:30.609-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: Charles RosenLisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-34779936011489837762012-12-11T18:05:00.862-08:002012-12-11T18:05:00.862-08:00WHe crossed out his printed name when he signed my...WHe crossed out his printed name when he signed my copy of <i>Sonata Forms</i>.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12939881701345686354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-26170845034237181992012-12-10T13:22:07.372-08:002012-12-10T13:22:07.372-08:00_The Classical Style_ was the main text used in a ..._The Classical Style_ was the main text used in a class on, well, classical style that I took as an undergrad.<br /><br />I had no idea who Rosen was when I picked up the book for the first time. Browsing through it, it came off initially as very dense and dry. Then I ran into Rosen's explanation of how, in the Mozart Piano Concerto in D minor, Mozart gradually and subtly ratchets up the tension in the solo exposition using harmonic rhythm, rhythm, and register. That couple of pages hooked me, making a huge impression on on my opinions of both Mozart and Charles Rosen.<br /><br />Later on I found his Webern recordings, and the Carter Sonata...just an incredibly talented man.Tom DePlontyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04131969835612594121noreply@blogger.com