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YouTube does feed me rather peculiarly interesting videos. This one about a heated feud by linguists about the features of a language only spoken by about 300 people deep in the Amazon. I enjoy writing songs in different languages but will not be attempting this one! youtu.be/DQnyh_1kqy8?...

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Happy to learn that the (andante) movement of GAIA'S SONG was selected for a Soundcloud playlist. #158 on Study Symphonies. soundcloud.com/stanley-gril...

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Economic Blackout Feb. 28 Sharing news about this nationwide economic protest, in which participants are encouraged to refrain from buying anything, either online or in-store, from large corporations. theonecalledjai.com

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BORDER CROSSINGS for two violins. Composed for and recorded by Concerts for Compassion in support of their work bringing the solace of music to refugees around the world. For any interested, scores/parts are available for download on my website. stanleygrill.bandcamp.com/album/border...

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This morning's listening. Sharing a link to a portion of a recent performance of a profoundly moving clarinet concerto by Houtaf Khoury that was posted on YouTube. "Le Temps des Rêves " youtu.be/tYvhJEEj5vQ?...

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Sharing a link to the "about" page on my website with an updated discography. Fifteen albums so far - and more on the way. www.stangrillcomposer.com/about/

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On Apple Music Classical… classical.music.apple.com/us/artist/st...

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REMEMBER. An album of music for viola. www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv63...

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SEASON OF RAIN for symphony orchestra. youtu.be/GWhD7a9pcsY?...

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A lovely discovery on YouTube youtu.be/Sk4DmOdUHQE?...

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GAIA’S LAMENT for violin and orchestra. youtu.be/Fkq-5DdFktY?... #classicalmusic

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The occasions are infrequent, but every once in a while I do wind up listening to classical period music. Over the past week, I’ve listened to several complete sets of Schubert piano sonatas. I think this one, performed by Wilhem Kempff, is my favorite. music.amazon.com/albums/B0012...

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SYMPHONY OF SIGHS on Apple Music. Music composed in support of Ukraine.

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Happy birthday, Alban Berg! Apparently, the premiere of this piece was another famous example of a riot during the performance. youtu.be/3KtRsTR0qyE?...

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Yesterday I put the finishing touches on a string quartet based on old Jewish folk tunes. Today I opened an email from a stranger sharing this link to an old Jewish song from Poland. The universe is full of strange billiard balls rolling around in all directions. youtu.be/s_iEzoMC4xg?...

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Hmm. Last night I fell asleep listening to an album of Schubert's Complete Piano Sonatas but then woke up realizing I was listening to unfamiliar music. My Dover volume purports to be complete but only has 15 - whereas the Endres album has 21! music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Hot off the press! Just finished today. A new string quartet (20 min) based on folk tunes selected from a book entitled "A Treasury of Jewish Folksong" which I found in a thrift shop in LA's Little Ethiopia on a recent visit there. www.stangrillcomposer.com/compositions... #classical #music

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I think I just reached the final bar (maybe) of a new string quartet based on Jewish folk songs. Now, it needs to sit a bit... In five movements - Lullabies, Children's Songs, Love Songs, Partisan Songs and Songs of Israel.

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Sharing a link to a new score. REVERIE for violin and piano. www.stangrillcomposer.com/compositions...

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Today's YouTube discovery was piano music by Nicolai Shcherbachov, apparently associated with the Russian Five. Happy to learn that there are quite a few scores of his to be found on IMSLP. Looks like I've got my sight-reading dance card filled in for the next week. imslp.org/wiki/Categor...

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A good friend shared this link with me after learning that I was working on a new string quartet based on Jewish folk tunes. The unmistakable voice of Paul Robeson. And such a good Yiddish accent! youtu.be/LifT4MzpY2Y?...

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THE BRIDGE, a fantasy for viola and orchestra in 15 movements. A musical reflection on the 15 poems in Hart Crane's epic poem of America. youtu.be/lsz2idhWTaY?...

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Goodbye, Marianne Faithfull! youtu.be/u_tHFBYsDF4?...

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Happy Birthday, Franz Schubert! youtu.be/FoUMsBQmGPY?...

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The YT algorithm knows I like new finds, not the old warhorses. This morning, this lovely violin sonata by David Post popped up in my feed. Give it a listen! youtu.be/tTylwTqd-vU?...

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What a gorgeous song. music.amazon.com/albums/B00S0...

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A lovely recording of songs by Ravel. music.amazon.com/albums/B00S0...

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As the 80th anniversaries of the liberation of Auschwitz and Dachau are acknowledged, sharing a reminder in music of the long history of genocides that dot human history. youtu.be/RwSTHrHSziQ

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Out walking and listening to this compendium of Cesar Franck’s complete chamber music, I kept thinking how so not French this music is. He writes like a German. Wonderful album. music.amazon.com/albums/B09SZ...

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WE WILL NOT FORGET. Album cover art is from a photo taken at Berlin’s Holocaust memorial. music.youtube.com/watch?v=_5R9...

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Reminded by this photo of the time I toured Versaille. Until then, I hadn’t appreciated what led the French revolutionaries to such extremes of violence. But seeing the outlandish displays of wealth, power and egoism at Versaille made me say, ah ha, now I get it.

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Many years ago, I wrote a string quartet based on Appalachian folk tunes. More recently, I wrote another based on Ukrainian folk songs. Today, I started one that will incorporate melodies from a book of Jewish folk songs that I found by chance during my recent visit to Los Angeles.

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My new artist page on SoundCloud. on.soundcloud.com/NZmSadrmDhT9...

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From my first album. A movement from LONELY VOICES. Performed by the Diderot Quartet on gut strings. youtu.be/dP4cOxGsLzk?...

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