During his tenure at Portland State University, Charles Rose served as lead editor for the student-run publication Subito from 2020-2023. Below is a list of most of his publications within Subito, including musical analyses, musicological essays, album and book reviews, and interviews.
Charles Rose, “Orchestra as Organism: The timbral language of Henri Dutilleux’s L’arbre des songes,” Subito vol. 6, 2023, 43-47.
Charles Rose, “Laurie Spiegel’s Patchwork,” Subito vol. 5, 2022, 10-12
Charles Rose, “Body of Water (Dolphin Midwives),” Subito vol. 5, 2022, 33.
Charles Rose, “The Pathless Woods, A Four-Movement Work By Kirsten Volness,” Subito vol. 5, 2022, 56-59.
Charles Rose and Nicholas Emerson, “Sonic Arts and Music Production,” Subito vol. 4, 2021, 40-43
Charles Rose, “Ryan Francis’ Nightwalk,” Subito vol. 4, 2021, 53-58.
Charles Rose, “Ted Gioia’s Music: A Subversive History,” Subito vol. 4, 2021, 52-53.
Charles Rose, “Warsaw Autumns: The Concept of the New Polish School,” Subito vol. 3, 2020, 3-5.
Charles Rose, “Tragedy and Loss: Reflecting on Penderecki in 2020,” Subito vol. 3, 2020, 10-13.
Charles Rose, “Liberation, Mourning, and Solidarity: The New Polish School Considered in its Cold War Context”, Subito vol. 3, 2020, 14-16.
Charles Rose, “Andrew Norman, LA Philharmonic: Sustain (2018),” Subito vol. 3, 2020, 45-46.
Charles Rose, “Black Music is the Centerpiece of American Culture: Damien Geter’s An African American Requiem (featuring an interview with the composer)”, Subito vol. 3, 2020, 50-59.
Charles Rose, “What Kind of Music do you Listen to for Pleasure?: an interview with David Schiff,” Subito vol. 2, 2019, 42-46.
Charles Rose, “The Rudimental Necessity of Love: A musical analysis,” Subito vol. 2, 2019, 47-52.
Charles Rose and Matthew Neil Andrews, “David Ludwig’s Pangæa: Overview, Listener’s Guide, Interview with the Composer,” Subito vol. 1, 2018, 50-56.
All of these articles and more can be found Here: https://www.pdx.edu/music-theater/subito
Charles has also written for Oregon Arts Watch since 2019, providing coverage of Portland’s vibrant community of contemporary classical music. You can read it here.
Below is a smattering of various articles from his previous blog, Continuous Variations, which have since been revised and edited to fit his modern writing style.