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. All of these articles and more can be found here.

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, and some new things here and there.

  • 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.