Dante OlitaThe Crisis of A.I. Art; From Painting to Music and Humans’ Place In It AllMusic, you’ve heard of it. Combinations of sounds, maybe words, and a bit of added emotion that makes us feel things…Apr 10, 2023Apr 10, 2023
Dante OlitaClassical Guitar; The Richly Diverse, Uniquely Original, and Criminally Underrepresented Future of…From my time studying the greatly influential and monumentally revolutionary works of the past, from Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo from the 1600’s…Apr 22, 2022Apr 22, 2022
Dante OlitaStory Through Music; A Narrative Framework For The Music of Berlioz and LisztThere is a sense of security found in musical programs; when one can put a name to the songs they are hearing, characterizing the sounds…Mar 28, 20225Mar 28, 20225
Dante OlitaDivine Music and G.F. Handel’s Messiah; Meeting the “Holy Standard”At some point in your life you have surely come in contact with George Frideric Handel’s Messiah. An Oratorio, or religious drama set to…Mar 12, 20221Mar 12, 20221
Dante OlitaBeethoven and Gade; Originality Through The Eyes of A ReviewerThe debut of a musical piece, even from that of a distinguished and renowned composer, is monumental, and in some cases, is made even more…Mar 10, 20225Mar 10, 20225
Dante OlitaMusic and Words; The Power of Theatrical PerformancesThe unity of music and story-telling is no revolutionary practice… well, at least from my spoiled viewpoint from the present. Musical…Feb 9, 20227Feb 9, 20227
Dante OlitaSalvaging First Impressions; Ballet Premiers Much To Be DesiredThere is a first for everything, and more often than not, that “first” comes with a flurry of emotions. The cyclone found in the eye of the…Jan 30, 2022Jan 30, 2022