Re: christmas

Date: 18 Jun 2003 17:24:07 -0700
Newsgroups: rec.music.classical.contemporary
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Frode Andersen <email-address-deleted> wrote in message news:<email-address-deleted>...
> Dear friends
> - I am these days planning a December-concert with contemporary
> chambermusic in the spirit of Christmas. All the works performed has to
> some way or another relate to Christmas - not necessarily religous.
>
> There are obivous works by religous composers like Messiaen and
> Gubaidulina, but I must admit that the list of works so far is short - can
> anybody help??
Schoenberg wrote an unusual and quite enjoyable piece Weihnachtsmusik
[Christmas music] (1921) (2 violins, violoncello,
harmonium, piano). Yes, it's old, but I've read contemporary music
critics who refer to the Second Viennese School as "contemporary
music"... ;-)