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allegroassai: Mikhail Glinka: Trio Pathétique in D minor (1832)...

snowbirds — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:49:45 -0600

Mikhail Glinka:

Trio Pathétique in D minor (1832) - Movement 1 - Allegro Moderato

The Moscow Rachmaninov Trio

I just read bass clef in the wrong octave most of the time haha

speakforthepapertigers — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:49:39 -0600

I just read bass clef in the wrong octave most of the time haha

Facial Harmonic Analysis: Requiem - Lacrimosa, W. A. Mozart

speakforthepapertigers — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:53:54 -0600

Facial Harmonic Analysis:

Requiem - Lacrimosa, W. A. Mozart

pacificsymphony: Ha ha!! Baby John Cage!!

speakforthepapertigers — Tue, 14 May 2013 10:18:03 -0600

pacificsymphony:

Ha ha!! Baby John Cage!!

saxophonelady: DON’T WORRY. I’LL WAIT.

speakforthepapertigers — Sat, 11 May 2013 22:08:12 -0600

saxophonelady:

DON’T WORRY. I’LL WAIT.

speakforthepapertigers: So I asked a friend to give me a random...

speakforthepapertigers — Fri, 10 May 2013 01:52:56 -0600

speakforthepapertigers:

So I asked a friend to give me a random instrumentation because I was feeling composerish

She said cornet, bassoon, bass and timbales

This is what transpired 10 minutes later

Beautiful. If you have a spare hour, just chill with some...

speakforthepapertigers — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:11:32 -0600

Beautiful. If you have a spare hour, just chill with some headphones and listen to all of this. You won’t regret it.

Photo

speakforthepapertigers — Wed, 08 May 2013 23:52:11 -0600

How Many Hours a Day Should You Practice? — The Bulletproof Musician

speakforthepapertigers — Mon, 06 May 2013 14:50:23 -0600

How Many Hours a Day Should You Practice? — The Bulletproof Musician:

Are you practicing enough? Too much? What is the ideal number of hours for musicians? Read what the experts say.

This is pure gold. Everyone should take this and run with it.

New Music for New Ears

speakforthepapertigers — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:53:41 -0600

New Music for New Ears:

While the Tubby the Tuba CD is certainly one tool when it comes to teaching kids about classical music, could it be that we’re underestimating children? When we assume they wouldn’t like or unders…

This is possibly the best idea I’ve heard in a long time.

"Let’s face it: Pianists are often told that the mere act of producing sound on a piano is “too..."

speakforthepapertigers — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:36:55 -0600

“Let’s face it: Pianists are often told that the mere act of producing sound on a piano is “too easy”! It is certainly true that pianists do not have to be concerned with breathing or intonation. However, much effort is directed towards becoming physically involved with sound production. Pianists often include these aspects when discussing music. Technique study for pianists involves intense listening to enable a singing line that includes breaths in appropriate places. It includes hearing harmonies, voicing, and discriminatory listening for tone and timbre. We speak of linking notes with the fingers for the development of a seamless, supported legato. In short, we strive to hear our repertoire in a symphonic sense, borrowing generously from the language used by our fellow instrumentalists and singers.”

- Terence Dawson: Collaborative Piano and the developing Musician (via sonateharder)

samelnicomposer: TTTTTTTTETTERREERERRYRRYRRRYRRRYRIYRILILILELELELYYLYLYYYYYYY

speakforthepapertigers — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:08:07 -0600

samelnicomposer:

TTTTT
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RYRIY
RILIL
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LELYY
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"It’s getting harder and harder, because the capitalist world is intent upon selling us idiotic..."

speakforthepapertigers — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:04:16 -0600

“It’s getting harder and harder, because the capitalist world is intent upon selling us idiotic products, and telling us we are free to choose. Now, freedom isn’t like that. You bang a man on the head ten times, and say ‘Shall I hit you again?’ There is not really much freedom to answer.”

- Brian Ferneyhough (via johnstrieder)

“fuuuukck bros errything sounds like cheetos now”

-Brian Ferneyhough

(via speakforthepapertigers)

In the News :: Competitors announced for 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

snowbirds — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:39:37 -0600

In the News :: Competitors announced for 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition:

cimedu:

Today, The Cliburn Foundation (cliburn.org) announced the 30 competitors for the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition that will be held May 24 through June 9, 2013, at Fort Worth’s Bass Performance Hall.

In January and February, a five-person jury auditioned applicants in Hong Kong, Hannover (Germany), Moscow, Milan, New York and Fort Worth. From 132 auditions, 30 competitors were selected for the competition. The 2013 competitors range in age from 19 to 30 and hail from all over the world, representing 12 countries: the United States (8), Italy (6), Russia (4), China (3), Ukraine (2), Australia, Chile, France, Japan, South Korea, Poland, and Taiwan (see press release for list).

The 14th Competition will be dedicated to the memory of Mr. Van Cliburn who passed away on February 27 — “as a tribute to his devotion to young artists and his belief in the transformative powers of music.”

thiagosivila: Van Cliburn and Leonard Bernstein

snowbirds — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:39:15 -0600

thiagosivila:

Van Cliburn and Leonard Bernstein

aychar: Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5,Bernstein (by...

snowbirds — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:38:39 -0600

aychar:

Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5,Bernstein (by independent007)

Now that’s a Finale!

A youth choir is singing at the Boston interfaith service. And Yo-Yo Ma is sitting there with the instrumentalists, playing his cello like he's one of the regular musicians who accompanies these kids all the time -- nothing special, not one of the most accomplished and acclaimed musical professionals on the planet -- just a guy, helping to make music to speak to wounded hearts and try to bring them consolation.

speakforthepapertigers — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:14:45 -0600

vlajean: literally all you need to know about mahler in a...

speakforthepapertigers — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:27:07 -0600

vlajean:

literally all you need to know about mahler in a single youtube thumbnail

11 Things About Music Education (long but awesome)

speakforthepapertigers — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 12:40:27 -0600

1: Children who study music tend to have larger vocabularies and more advanced reading skills than their peers who do not participate in music lessons.
2: Studying music primes the brain to comprehend speech in a noisy background. *Children with learning disabilities or dyslexia who tend to lose focus with more noise could benefit greatly from music lessons.
3: Research shows that music is to the brain as physical exercise is to the human body. Music tones the brain for auditory fitness and allows it to decipher between tone and pitch.
4: Children who study a musical instrument are more likely to excel in all of their studies, work better in teams, have enhanced critical thinking skills, stay in school, and pursue further education.
5: In the past, secondary students who participate in a musical group at school reported the lowest lifetime and current use of all substances (tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs).
6: Schools with music programs have an estimated 90.2 percent graduation rate and 93.9 percent attendance rate compared to schools without music education who average 72.9 percent graduation and 84.9 percent attendance.
7: Regardless of socioeconomic status or school district, students who participate in high-quality music programs score 22 percent better on English and 20 percent better on Math standardized exams.
8: Much like expert technical skills, mastery in arts and humanities is closely correlated to high earnings.
9: A study from Columbia University revealed that students who study arts are more cooperative with their teachers and peers, have higher levels of self-confidence, and are more equipped to express themselves and their ideas.
10: Elementary age children who are involved in music lessons show greater brain development and memory improvement within a year than children who receive no musical training.
11: Learning and mastering a musical instrument improves the way the brain breaks down and understands human language, making music students more apt to pick up a second language.

musicproblems: gregbackwards: the-fifth-symphony: I don’t...

snowbirds — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:32:12 -0600

musicproblems:

gregbackwards:

the-fifth-symphony:

I don’t remember when I found this .gif, or who made it (if you know, tell me so I can credit them), but it’s just the best thing.

Mostly in how the horn player is not only bracing his ear from the sound, but how the shock of the hammer makes his music bounce.

Not only the aforementioned, but the sheer look of displeasure on the bass clarinetist’s face.

I posit that this is absolutely the best moment in all of the known orchestral repertoire.

The person in red remains unfazed throughout the whole thing.