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Solitude Trilogy

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60:, was the major part of Gould's repertoire.) As he described the format, "every voice leads its own … life and adheres to certain parameters of harmonic discipline … how the voices came together and in what manner they splashed off each other, both in the actual sound and in the meaning of what was being said." 91:
once and gone there. Yet like all but a very few Canadians I've had no real experience of the North. I've remained, of necessity, an outsider. And the North has remained for me, a convenient place to dream about, spin tall tales about, and, in the end, avoid. This programme, however, brings together
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some remarkable people who have had a direct confrontation with that northern third of Canada, who've lived and worked there and in whose lives the North has played a very vital role.
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in E-flat major, the only use of a complete movement from the classical repertoire in the trilogy. Just like the Sibelius symphony ending
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The three pieces employ Gould's idiosyncratic technique of simultaneously playing the voices of two or more people, each of whom speaks a
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can also be said to be in the key of E-flat major, as it uses and sometimes superimposes various pieces in that key: the
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which constitutes the Arctic and sub-Arctic of our country. I've read about it, written about it, and even pulled up my
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normally applies to music in which independent melody lines play simultaneously; this type of music, exemplified by
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in E-flat, a church hymn, a rehearsal of a choral piece for children's choir and harp ("As Dew in Aprille" from
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The documentaries employ ambient sound and music. The rumbling of a train is heard frequently in
116: 246: 508: 459: 127:. The speakers discuss the influence of contemporary society on traditional Mennonite values. 26: 274: 181: 72: 498: 533: 518: 503: 191: 49: 251:, The Glenn Gould Archive, Library and Archives Canada. Accessed August 15, 2006. 363: 30: 231: 173: 45: 157: 143: 124: 120: 105: 316: 279: 80: 88: 84: 219:"Idea of North, the Film! Toronto Gets its First Look in 38 Years 336: 332: 71:. It features five speakers who provide contrasting views of 142:. Again referring to music, Gould called these elements 79:
I've long been intrigued by that incredible tapestry of
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to an unheard interviewer. Gould called this method "
489: 447: 410: 370: 296:Making Believe: Questions About Mennonites and Art 67:(1967), which was commissioned by the CBC for the 63:The first and best-known of the documentaries is 319:portraying each member of the Solitude Trilogy. 233:Review of Glenn Gould's "The Quiet in the Land" 423:New York Philharmonic concert of April 6, 1962 348: 8: 355: 341: 333: 479:Gould Estate v Stoddart Publishing Co Ltd 278: 471:Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould 207: 16:Set of Glenn Gould radio documentaries 213: 211: 7: 138:, and a church sermon and choir in 25:is a collection of three hour-long 14: 35:Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 392:The Mozart Piano Sonatas, Vol. 4 267:Circuit: Musiques Contemporaines 298:. University of Manitoba Press. 152:ends with the last movement of 425:(Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 1) 111:The third documentary, 1977's 1: 430:So You Want to Write a Fugue? 29:produced by Canadian pianist 400:Haydn: The Six Last Sonatas 236:. Accessed August 15, 2006. 571: 294:Magdalene Redekop (2020). 261:Cushing, Anthony (2012). 248:Glenn Gould, Word Painter 221:", Glenn Gould Foundation 384:The Goldberg Variations 465:The Glenn Gould School 455:Glenn Gould Foundation 94: 170:The Quiet in the Land 140:The Quiet in the Land 113:The Quiet in the Land 102:Newfoundland outports 77: 418:List of compositions 187:A Ceremony of Carols 96:In 1969, Gould made 33:(1932–1982) for the 545:Radio documentaries 115:, is a portrait of 69:Canadian Centennial 52:" radio. (The term 27:radio documentaries 540:Glenn Gould albums 117:Russian Mennonites 527: 526: 509:Bruno Monsaingeon 490:Biographers & 460:Glenn Gould Prize 387:(1956 & 1982) 327:The Idea of North 280:10.7202/1012790ar 230:Lehman, Bradley. 178:Cello Suite No. 4 166:The Idea of North 150:The Idea of North 132:The Idea of North 65:The Idea of North 562: 437:Solitude Trilogy 357: 350: 343: 334: 300: 299: 291: 285: 284: 282: 258: 252: 243: 237: 228: 222: 215: 156:'s recording of 100:, about life in 39:Solitude Trilogy 22:Solitude Trilogy 570: 569: 565: 564: 563: 561: 560: 559: 530: 529: 528: 523: 491: 485: 443: 406: 366: 361: 309: 304: 303: 293: 292: 288: 260: 259: 255: 244: 240: 229: 225: 216: 209: 204: 134:, the ocean in 73:Northern Canada 17: 12: 11: 5: 568: 566: 558: 557: 552: 547: 542: 532: 531: 525: 524: 522: 521: 516: 511: 506: 501: 499:Otto Friedrich 495: 493: 492:documentarians 487: 486: 484: 483: 475: 467: 462: 457: 451: 449: 445: 444: 442: 441: 433: 426: 420: 414: 412: 408: 407: 405: 404: 396: 388: 380: 374: 372: 368: 367: 362: 360: 359: 352: 345: 337: 331: 330: 320: 315:, a series of 308: 307:External links 305: 302: 301: 286: 253: 238: 223: 206: 205: 203: 200: 162:Symphony no. 5 136:The Latecomers 98:The Latecomers 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 567: 556: 553: 551: 548: 546: 543: 541: 538: 537: 535: 520: 519:Kevin Bazzana 517: 515: 512: 510: 507: 505: 504:Jonathan Cott 502: 500: 497: 496: 494: 488: 481: 480: 476: 473: 472: 468: 466: 463: 461: 458: 456: 453: 452: 450: 446: 439: 438: 434: 431: 427: 424: 421: 419: 416: 415: 413: 409: 402: 401: 397: 394: 393: 389: 386: 385: 381: 379: 376: 375: 373: 369: 365: 358: 353: 351: 346: 344: 339: 338: 335: 328: 324: 323:Audio excerpt 321: 318: 314: 313:The Inner Eye 311: 310: 306: 297: 290: 287: 281: 276: 272: 268: 264: 257: 254: 250: 249: 242: 239: 235: 234: 227: 224: 220: 214: 212: 208: 201: 199: 197: 196:Mercedes Benz 193: 189: 188: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 163: 159: 155: 151: 147: 145: 141: 137: 133: 128: 126: 122: 118: 114: 109: 107: 103: 99: 93: 90: 86: 82: 76: 74: 70: 66: 61: 59: 55: 51: 47: 42: 40: 36: 32: 28: 24: 23: 477: 469: 436: 435: 398: 390: 382: 326: 295: 289: 273:(2): 21–35. 270: 266: 256: 247: 245:Hebb, Joan. 241: 232: 226: 192:Janis Joplin 185: 176:from Bach's 169: 165: 149: 148: 139: 135: 131: 129: 112: 110: 97: 95: 78: 64: 62: 54:contrapuntal 53: 50:contrapuntal 43: 38: 21: 20: 18: 550:1992 albums 440:(1967–1977) 411:Other works 378:Discography 364:Glenn Gould 31:Glenn Gould 534:Categories 202:References 58:J. S. Bach 555:Trilogies 194:'s song " 174:sarabande 144:ostinatos 46:monologue 514:Tim Page 432:" (1963) 317:collages 158:Sibelius 125:Manitoba 121:Winnipeg 106:urbanize 448:Related 190:), and 182:Britten 154:Karajan 482:(1998) 474:(1993) 403:(1982) 395:(1973) 371:Albums 81:tundra 325:from 89:parka 85:taiga 83:and 19:The 275:doi 198:". 184:'s 160:'s 119:in 536:: 271:22 269:. 265:. 210:^ 168:, 146:. 123:, 108:. 428:" 356:e 349:t 342:v 329:. 283:. 277:: 217:"

Index

radio documentaries
Glenn Gould
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
monologue
contrapuntal
J. S. Bach
Canadian Centennial
Northern Canada
tundra
taiga
parka
Newfoundland outports
urbanize
Russian Mennonites
Winnipeg
Manitoba
ostinatos
Karajan
Sibelius
Symphony no. 5
sarabande
Cello Suite No. 4
Britten
A Ceremony of Carols
Janis Joplin
Mercedes Benz


"Idea of North, the Film! Toronto Gets its First Look in 38 Years
Review of Glenn Gould's "The Quiet in the Land"

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