Between the Barlines

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! It's been awhile! I've been reconfiguring my schedule for this podcast as well as recovering from some burnout. In this podcast, I talk about a concept that I just learned and needed to share with everyone: to let vs to make. In this podcast, I also speak on topics like burnout, perfectionism, emotion regulation, and pressure.

Welcome Back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! Today, we are going to continue talking about serialism, but we are going to address some other composers who latched on to Schoenberg’s new 12-tone technique. These composers did not only that, but also expanded this technique to crazy levels. We call this, total serialism . Some composers who embraced this were Milton Babbitt...

Welcome Back to Between the Barlines! Today, we are going to speak about another composer who was particularly influential in this post-tonal timeframe that we are going through - and that was Olivier Messiaen . I know I said in the last episode we would be chatting more about serialist composers and extensions of serialism, but I think it is important that we discuss Messiaen, as many of those co...

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! Today we have a fun episode where we are going to explore all about the composer Igor Stravinsky. I also have a special guest joining me, because I am currently in Toledo, OH where I just saw Donizetti’s Elixir of Love. Please welcome Rick Hale to the podcast! Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlines Music mentioned...

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we move on to another genre of music that was developing in the 20th century; this was Neoclassicism . We are going to chat about specific traits of neoclassical music as well as composers who pioneered and shaped this style in today’s episode.

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we are going to chat about the other two composers from the Second Viennese School in more depth; these composers are Alban Berg and Anton Webern . We know that Arnold Schoenberg was also a part of this group of composers, so if you want to learn more about him, I suggest you listen to the last two episodes! Berg and Webern were some of his first studen...

Welcome to Between the Barlines! It’s MUSIC THEORY FRIDAY! This is the first one we’ve had in a while, but I really wanted to talk about the topic we have on the docket today more in-depth. This topic is dodecaphony or the 12-tone technique . Our basic definition for this is a compositional system where all 12 notes of the chromatic scale are treated equally. Buy me a Coffee : buymeacoffee.com/bet...

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we have another episode about a fascinating composer who was responsible for yet again changing the history of music; this composer is Arnold Schoenberg. We will learn about his compositional style, techniques, and music in today’s episode. Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlines Music mentioned in today's podcast: Vier Lieder, Op. 2 : http...

Welcome Back to Between the Barlines! Today we are finally moving on from Modernism and will be chatting about the avant-garde . In the years prior to WW1, we were seeing a change from modernism into what we call the avant-garde. This was basically any composer who was really straying from convention.

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I cannot wait to finally finish up our chat about modernism today! Today, we’re diving into how British composers responded to modernism, why it sounded different from its European counterparts, and how it reshaped the nation’s musical identity.

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! We have only two more short episodes talking about modernism; today we will speak about Eastern European Modernism, and next time we will talk about modernism happening in Britain. We have two very important composers to chat about today: Leoš Janáček and Jean Sibelius . Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlines

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I hope you are enjoying season 6 so far! If I haven’t mentioned this before, the 20th century is going to split into 2 seasons; it is way too dense to just have 20 episodes and stop talking about it. Today, we are going to talk about modernism in the US and also address the nationalist movement that it brought. Today’s episode is going to be a little bit short...

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we are exploring Spanish nationalism - which was essentially their modernism movement. In the early 20th century, Spain was creating its own modern musical identity. Spanish modernism is tradition meeting innovation: think of ancient folk sounds colliding with impressionism, neoclassicism, and the avant-garde. Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenth...

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we’ll explore what French modernism is, why it emerged, and how Debussy and Ravel each forged unique yet complementary paths into modern music. Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlines

Welcome Back to Between the Barlines! Today, we’re diving into the bold and sometimes controversial world of Richard Strauss . He was a composer who pushed late Romantic music to its expressive limits while standing on the threshold of modernism. Strauss was a master of orchestral color, psychological drama, and sonic spectacle, and his music spans three major genres: tone poems , opera , and art...

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we talking about one of the most memorable composers in history: Gustav Mahler. Check out below for links to the music I mentioned in today's podcast! Most of these recordings are conducted by Leonard Bernstein. Buy me a Coffee : buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlines Music mentioned in this podcast: Des Knaben Wunderhorn : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I have a very fun episode planned for us today where we will take a hiatus from talking about strict classical music and explore the formation of jazz. Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlines

Welcome to Between the Barlines! We learned in our first episode a little about modernism, but to refresh your memory about this term, MODERNISM in music is less a style than a mindset. Composers questioned traditionalism in tonality, form, rhythm, and timbre . Romantic emotional excess gave way to experimentation and abstraction. Key modernist traits include: Fragmented melodies and asymmetrical...

Welcome Back to Between the Barlines! I am excited to talk about today’s episode topic because I feel like it is especially pertinent to the music being created in the USA during this part of the century. As we are celebrating the 250th anniversary of the USA this year, I want to draw your attention to something I mentioned last season; that is, if you think about it, our country was really shaped...

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! Happy New Year! This season, we are exploring the 20th century up until 1950. Today, we will talk about Modernism and technology's impact on music during the 20th century.

Welcome back to Between the Barlines. We’ve made it to the last episode of season 5! Thanks for joining me this season. I’m excited about next season, because we will be exploring the first half of the 20th century. This is also where our musical history becomes extremely dense - I’m going to split the 20th century into at least 2 seasons, so be on the lookout! Today, we are going to chat about th...

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we are going to continue our chat about nationalism, but this time we will be focusing on American nationalism in the late 19th century. Buy me a Coffee : buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlines

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we’re going to speak about England in the 19th century. As you may have noticed, we really haven’t spoken too much about this country in our episodes since maybe the renaissance era. I think that is especially poignant in today’s episode because we can finally understand why - it took a while, but eventually England was able to find its own national voi...

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we turn our attention to 19th-century Russia, which at this time was a country bursting with folk traditions, vast landscapes, and an identity that hadn’t yet found its place on the classical stage. That is until five composers decided to change everything. They called themselves The Mighty Handful. We know them today as The Mighty Five: Mily Balakirev,...

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! Today, we have a very interesting discussion about hybrid styles. You might be wondering what this means, and I think it actually revolves around one question: What happens when composers merge national traditions, older musical forms, and new harmonic languages all at once? Composers mentioned as hybrid composers: Franck, Faur...