Music

The more than 20 CDs listed offer a glimpse into the saxophone of both classical and jazz worlds. Important classical and jazz works, CDs, and saxophonists are listed. Online and print books provide history of the sax, tips on performance, and a deeper dive into one of the great jazz sax albums. The videos listed offer technique and great concert footage.

The 10+ CDs listed offer an aural glimpse into the musical world of minimalism. The guide is augmented by a short list of books & ebooks that explore the minimalist genre as well as journal articles that discuss the aestheitics of minimalism and do deep dives into a seminal work. Video performances and interviews are also listed.

This pathway has been numbered to support the class assignment in MHL242.

Lists several important Chopin works and an anthologized overview that represent an introduction to Chopin on CDs available at the library. The guide is augmented by books about Chopin & his world as well as a video biography and ballet featuring his music. The articles listed on the guide offer an overview, dig deep into history with a 1914 review of his work, and present a couple deep dives into his music as published in academic music journals.