Well, this is my 5000th tweet. Unlike normal people, I archive my tweets, so here they all are on ONE page http://t.co/JZzgV8fo Be patient.. 1:27 MM Nov 9th from TweetDeck |
from the blog Archives: a curious confluence of Copland and Mendelssohn: http://t.co/r3iEwXHg 12:24 AM Nov 8th from TweetDeck |
...not my most productive day... 11:31 PM Nov 8th from TweetDeck
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@JenniferStumm Well, it's not ALL I write about - & I do really like
the viola. #6 is my fave Brandenburg & Sinf Conc my fave
Mozart vln cto 2:26 AM Nov
8th from TweetDeck |
...but I wonder about those 58 dislikes for my violist video; could just
as easily be 58 violists meaning to hit the Like button. 1:58 AM Nov 8th from TweetDeck |
Just noticed my Syncing
Violists video http://t.co/OevHXB3L has 58 dislikes! 33% approval. Not 2nd Viennese
School numbers, but... 12:46 AM Nov 8th from TweetDeck |
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G.E. Aviation (I think that was it) commercial says "we're literally making the
world smaller." Uh-oh. 2:08 AM Nov 7th from TweetDeck |
Arranging "L'histoire du soldat" for daughter's chamber group of 4 (they'll do
the acting too). 1st rehearsal promising, tho long way to go. 9:49 PM Nov 6th from TweetDeck |
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@ericasipes ...but it's an
overwhelming piece. I woke up today & all those tunes are still going through my head. 1:34 PM Nov 5th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes You performed it?! And you claim to be scared of Erlkonig?! That piano
part is wild - seems the equal of the concerti... 1:33 PM Nov 5th from TweetDeck |
Wow - had never heard Tchaikovsky Trio live. I've always thought it was a bit
excessive, but it's amazingly powerful in person. Wiped out... 2:11 AM Nov 5th from TweetDeck |
So the headline is there's no headline? http://t.co/Zvmqq9KE Then there should be no headline, right? (What a weird headline) ..
[fixed link] 9:02 PM Nov
4th from TweetDeck |
@operaskank ...yes, I just
corrected that. Definitely the wrong link! 6:25 PM Nov 4th from TweetDeck |
@operaskank I was on a panel
discussion on the topic of Shalom a few years back: Figaro was my "closer" http://t.co/0dq7ufEe (fixed link) 6:25 PM Nov 4th from TweetDeck |
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@AndreiStrizek "What a day, what a day for an auto-da-fé!" 4:19 PM Nov 4th from TweetDeck |
@JRhodesPianist I see it goes up to 11! (Does that mean it's open till 11?)
10:22 AM Nov 4th from TweetDeck |
Man, I can't get that "Inversions" song http://t.co/XyCDGaNE out of my head. Thanksalot, @chrisfoley! http://t.co/4mnjuXyg is also
fun. 1:55 AM Nov 4th from
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@BrianRobison OK...for me, the link is just showing a series of YouTube links,
no one in particular that I can tell. 6:08 PM Nov 2nd from TweetDeck |
@BrianRobison ...is that the link
you intended? 3:01 PM Nov
2nd from TweetDeck |
..I suspect Lang would've arranged his own piano piece for violin &
piano except then it would be a Lang-Lang arrangement. Too controversial 12:18 AM Nov 2nd from TweetDeck |
...I'll also record it for Lang's contest. When I win, I'll play it w/Hahn in
NY & we'll encore w/the encore Lang already wrote for her. 12:10 AM Nov 2nd from TweetDeck |
I'm arranging David Lang's "wed" http://t.co/cyNfQqT5 for violin & piano and submitting it to Hilary Hahn's
competition http://t.co/Clgzczzb 11:58 PM Nov 1th from TweetDeck |
"I ripped a page out of my score in the excitement, it drifted off towards the
door, hoping to escape I suppose." Denk http://t.co/A62iEY8D 11:25 PM Nov 1th from TweetDeck |
...but I enjoyed this BMInt review http://t.co/DblbEyj6 Nice to read a review of Lang Lang w/out all the existential
angst. 6:28 PM Nov 1th from
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The Boston Musical Intelligencer is as quirky as
its name. This http://t.co/Rnm1ZpZ2 might easily have been written in the 19th
century. 6:17 PM Nov
1th from TweetDeck |
@teniralCist Google the name of
esteemed violist Kim Kashkashian & here are the suggestions http://t.co/zlwXvIDB #notevenaviolajoke 5:11 PM Nov 1th from TweetDeck |
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@musicapologist ...oh, I just
Googled & see that the Tebow/Flutie comparison has been made often! Well, I still thought of it on my
own... 11:14 AM Nov 1th from
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@musicapologist I wonder if his career'll be like Doug Flutie's; flashes of
brilliance here & there, but not enough to sustain consistently. 11:12 AM Nov 1th from TweetDeck |
...2nd live "monster mashup" was a Prokofiev double: Vision Fugitive (#14) w/scherzo from flute sonata (me on piano there). Exhilarating!
11:59 PM Oct 31st from TweetDeck |
Did 2 live "monster mashups" in weekly dept
performance class today. A Bach flute siciliano (sans continuo) w/Villa-Lobos guitar etude... 11:55 PM Oct 31st from TweetDeck |
@musicapologist Well, the Pats game was frustrating too; but yeah, it seems
that just maybe the experts knew they were talking about w/Tebow 11:53 PM Oct 31st from TweetDeck |
@CBCarey ...well, I see that @W_interrobang calls herself a "reluctant viola practicer." So, I'm guessing
she knows what she's wielding... 6:13 PM Oct 31st from TweetDeck |
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@teniralCist @CBCarey ...in
paradoxically related story, I've been working on a patent for a no-strong viola. 3:54 PM Oct 31st from TweetDeck |
@teniralCist @CBCarey Yes to more strings - which is one reason the piano is far and away the best
of all instruments EVER. 3:53 PM Oct 31st from TweetDeck |
@operaskank Wow, "I Love the Dead"
is a great one. Took me a second to get it... #spookyclassical 3:51 PM Oct 31st from TweetDeck |
@CBCarey Solo string instrument and
piano? You should definitely go with the Erhu http://t.co/fFkce7z2 3:36 PM Oct 31st from TweetDeck |
Wow, without me even intending it, the final mvt of
Symphonie fantastique is on the agenda for TWO classes today. On Halloween! Spooky... 11:41 AM Oct 31st from TweetDeck |
From the dusty MMmusing archives, a scary monster
mashup for Halloween http://t.co/nw0g54F3 Chopin's funeral march/ghosts...COMBINED!
11:11 AM Oct 31st from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore ...it's good - but I'm still mad they didn't run the Liszt logo in
this country. His 200th birthday! http://t.co/ModySZx6 10/22 10:46 AM Oct 31st from TweetDeck |
@AndreiStrizek I can see it now: "The Young Person's Guide to Pagan Ritual
Sacrifice" 12:39 AM Oct
31st from TweetDeck |
@AndreiStrizek ...actually, with
the right kind of "Mozart Effect" marketing, the Wiggles/Stravinsky could be bigtime. (but, rights, alas... 11:26 PM Oct 30th from TweetDeck |
@AndreiStrizek Oh, believe me, I know. That's why I said "meh"! [I do have a
few original videos : ) but none of my vids are moneymakers... 11:22 PM Oct 30th from TweetDeck |
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@jmgerraughty ...also, you've got
competition with that tune: http://t.co/VuJ5Nsyl 9:52 PM Oct 30th from TweetDeck |
Email went out saying there'd be no choir this AM
due to weather; but some hearty singers showed up, robed & sang anyway #occupythechoirloft 5:13 PM Oct 30th from TweetDeck |
Am I only one who thinks Hilary Hahn, in this video
http://t.co/ZgtAyMm9 is channeling Miranda http://t.co/FUeuzMek ? Probably 4:33 PM Oct 30th from TweetDeck |
Very cool video http://t.co/fFkce7z2 via @StefanJackiw -who also gets in a nice little collaborative pianist jab http://t.co/kY1PqblA 4:17 PM Oct 30th from TweetDeck |
I think the best thing about this new video of mine http://t.co/BCB8lkfD is the concerned look on the sun's face. Stravinsky brings that
out 12:09 PM Oct 30th
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@StefanJackiw Karkowska-ian! Nice collaborative pianist joke btw. Violists get
all the attention, but accompanists are here for you, too. 11:06 AM Oct 30th from TweetDeck |
New blog post http://t.co/fQ2rtclp ...a
humble homage inspired by that brilliant Pierrot/Teletubbies video that's been making the rounds... 12:30 AM Oct 30th from TweetDeck |
@teniralCist ...so, I'm sure you'll be glad to know I've made my own contribution
to the genre: http://t.co/SvwKPIME 12:21 AM Oct 30th from TweetDeck |
@teniralCist Oh yes - I heard
about it from @frindley. Kind of devastated that I didn't think of this idea
1st... 7:51 PM Oct 29th from
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@daAndyGshow Haven't seen it...and yet, I feel I can safely say it can't be as
annoying as CVS Bonnie: http://t.co/nS6oMbQr 12:01 AM Oct 29th from TweetDeck |
Really psyched about World Series Game 7. I'm rooting for the Rangers, but the
Cardinals are an amazing story. Should be good'n'stressful... 11:56 PM Oct 28th from TweetDeck |
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Separated at birth: Legendary Musicologist Michael Steinberg http://t.co/4hk3DMrZ & Legendary Celtic Tom Heinsohn http://t.co/9WCG4xDL 4:28 PM Oct 28th from TweetDeck |
@terryteachout Have you seen
Michael Steinberg's story about seeing (and then hearing) Fantasia? http://t.co/4hk3DMrZ 3:03 PM Oct 28th from TweetDeck |
@terryteachout I very much
enjoyed that tweet. It would be amazing if you'd mention how cleverly meta- this reply is... 2:58 PM Oct 28th from TweetDeck |
..not as trippy as the Leiermänner list, but here
are Vier Erlkönigen http://t.co/Bjlh7CFi (Obviously, Gerald Finley did the heavy
lifting. 11:57 AM Oct
28th from TweetDeck |
@mitchthetenor I didn't know
about the Spohr! http://t.co/qHbN4X11 @AndreiStrizek @ericasipes Looks
like Gerald Finley has this song covered 11:53 AM Oct 28th from TweetDeck |
...a little sad I missed end of greatest World Series game ever, but kind of
glad since I was rooting for Texas. Went to bed after 9th. Wow. 11:51 AM Oct 28th from TweetDeck |
...and that playlist doesn't include whatever these guys did to Der Leiermann:
http://t.co/YMPoITki Most hallucinogenic song ever? 11:46 AM Oct 28th from TweetDeck |
Wow, there're some trippy Leiermänner out there http://t.co/IowO1cB4 I mean, the tempo alone in the last one! Also http://t.co/TXMQwBfw ... 11:44 AM Oct 28th from TweetDeck |
@AndreiStrizek Here you go: http://t.co/Sh1fCvif ...odd, I just came on Twitter to post about some Winterreise
recordings. Stay tuned... 11:42 AM Oct 28th from TweetDeck |
@coolmcjazz ...that said, I
wouldn't even start watching the playoffs until the Yanks were gone. Things did end rather badly for the Sox...
2:50 AM Oct 28th from TweetDeck |
@coolmcjazz I'm a Sox fan too - but it's sad to me that Boston fans have talked
much more about beer & chicken than this compelling series. 2:49 AM Oct 28th from TweetDeck |
@coolmcjazz Back-to-back clutch
homeruns isn't bad. 2:44 AM Oct
28th from TweetDeck |
"We open&close w/2 contrasting Mozart scenes & feature 2
Strauss works so different they're not even by the same composer!" #ProudIWroteThat 1:09 AM Oct 28th from TweetDeck |
@JennyBlue78 They're miming the
Ring?!? No wonder you're lost... 1:05 AM Oct 28th from TweetDeck |
@JennyBlue78 It's 2-2 in the
bottom of the 3rd. 1:01 AM Oct
28th from TweetDeck |
New blog post from last night: http://t.co/wxOQrnpt Musings on the occasional experience of slightly perfect
pitch... 2:37 PM Oct
27th from TweetDeck |
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@dan_schmidt I use a bunch of old discarded Nooks and Sony Readers. 12:54 PM Oct 27th from TweetDeck |
Another new blog post (!) http://t.co/wxOQrnpt finishing up w/the Beethoven nonsense & experiencing Perfect
Pitch; well, slightly perfect... 3:10 AM Oct 27th from TweetDeck |
@operaskank You're right! I'll need
to look through more of those newly discovered Beethoven sketches... 1:36 AM Oct 27th from TweetDeck |
Beethoven adds trombones/contrabassoon to mvt 4 of Symphony 5. In class today,
managed to ad-lib "This was his way of turning it up to 11." 1:11 AM Oct 27th from TweetDeck |
@operaskank What's the Shosty 5 in
the 7th? (Sorry, just saw this. Have been away from computer all day!) I know both well...I think! 10:32 PM Oct 26th from TweetDeck |
New blog post from last night: http://t.co/W9hzmbdD (Beethoven anticipating Stravinsky...) with sketch fragment &
video fragment! 12:12 PM Oct
26th from TweetDeck |
Nothing makes me angrier than MS Word suddenly deciding I'm in another language
and doing odd things with punctuation, etc. 11:59 AM Oct 26th from TweetDeck |
@frindley ...hadn't seen it http://t.co/NlADvqa1 before. Thanks! I'll be re-posting on Facebook soon. (wish I'd
thought of it first, tho..) 1:07 AM Oct 26th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes ...then, I thought it
was cool that both Beethoven's & Stravinsky's chords have D# on top. The rest is me being insane... 1:04 AM Oct 26th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes ...I don't remember if I'd ever make the connection before, but the
way P. Järvi does it, it's so primitive; very "Rite"like... 1:03 AM Oct 26th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes ..so the part at 4:43
here http://t.co/4ZpQdOzj ; I & my wife independently heard it &
immediately thought of Stravinsky... 1:02 AM Oct 26th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes ...I did make it up.
I'll explain a bit more in a sec... 12:57 AM Oct 26th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes I make up 93% of what I
write. (I also just made up that statistic.) 12:54 AM Oct 26th from TweetDeck |
@ElissaMilne @ericasipes Well, if you've ever tried accompanying a violist... 12:13 AM Oct 26th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes @ElissaMilne ...but I
don't like having a cellphone where I can be summoned @ any time. I'd rather respond asynchronously 11:35 PM Oct 25th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes @ElissaMilne Yes, it's
strange since I love tech things in so many ways. I'd happily give up books(!), which makes me quite odd. 11:32 PM Oct 25th from TweetDeck |
New blog post featuring an astonishing new
musicological discovery from the Beethoven sketchbooks: http://t.co/W9hzmbdD
10:48 PM Oct 25th from TweetDeck |
@ElissaMilne @ericasipes I'm a bit
unusual on this. I tend to be near a computer a LOT, so email works great. (Don't like cellphones either) 9:04 PM Oct 25th from TweetDeck |
@ElissaMilne I'm with @ericasipes. I
prefer email because I check on MY time. Also, I'm offended in principle that texting is so overpriced. 8:38 PM Oct 25th from TweetDeck |
@AndreiStrizek I love Tina Fey's recording of the Goldberg Variations!
5:06 PM Oct 25th from TweetDeck |
@daAndyGshow How do they expect people to buy it if it's not called an iStand? i
don't think Mac fans will trust something without an i. 4:54 PM Oct 25th from TweetDeck |
Whoa, looks like some #operaplot s made the "Best Music Writing 2011." http://t.co/96fEkwBQ
But, where's the love for my viola jokes? 11:44 AM Oct 25th from TweetDeck |
beingsarahmarie @MMmusing Concert u mention was 1 a friend mentioned last
wk, saying Kim Kardashian wld perform. There's a #violajoke
in there somewhere? 4:26 AM Oct 25th from Echofon retweeted by
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"It used to be thought that violists were the violinists who “couldn’t cut it”" http://t.co/NxTK7vyH Please note that reviewer is a violist. 11:43 PM Oct 24th from TweetDeck |
@teniralCist @ericasipes @AndreiStrizek ...and, yes, it seems appropriate that a pedal whore would know
how to fake it... 10:12 PM Oct
24th from TweetDeck |
@teniralCist @ericasipes @AndreiStrizek Faking
is at least half of being a good pianist. So you're halfway there. 10:12 PM Oct 24th from TweetDeck |
@AndreiStrizek @PianistTweet Me too...and I'm almost as bad w/the soft pedal. That's why I
sometimes just do this http://t.co/NrYEhtsf 8:21 PM Oct 24th from TweetDeck |
@musicapologist ...of course,
be beat the Dolphins. Barely. Kind of like BSO managing to get thru "The Facts of Life" theme - w/a big finish
10:34 AM Oct 24th from TweetDeck |
I think about 37% of the things my wife &
say to each are direct quotes from: A Mighty Wind, Love & Death, A Room with a View & Frasier.
1:48 AM Oct 24th from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore You did it for me! It's mainly some of the looks @jeremydenk gives as Bell is talking. FWIW, I'd love to live in a CG movie.
1:46 AM Oct 24th from TweetDeck |
Paavo Järvi really brings out the Rite of Spring in
the Eroica http://t.co/7RLbeI9q (@ 8:44) 1:37 AM Oct 24th from TweetDeck |
I love Denk & Bell's amazing, but this video http://t.co/yfRlFDPg has a certain Christopher Guest quality http://t.co/F6LzjB6W 1:29 AM Oct 24th from TweetDeck |
I want to start using the expression "and it's tutti all the way" more often.
http://t.co/9Vel8Qcg (@ 5:46 mark). 1:17 AM Oct 24th from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano Is that really what
they call it? Isn't it like the NY Phil offering a special "music" night at Lincoln Center? 12:35 AM Oct 24th from TweetDeck |
@dspaneas
I hear you. I'm now realizing I need "piano reading" glasses - for that special midrange distance. Maybe I should just
improvise.. 10:47 PM Oct
23rd from TweetDeck |
@musicapologist I see your boy
Tebow passed his first test. Maybe the Boston Symphony should hire him as their next MD! #wayoutsidebox 9:00 PM Oct 23rd from TweetDeck |
@operaskank A good read; very
British, of course. I like his "mask" idea of looking at how artificiality/convention in art reveals truth... 7:24 PM Oct 23rd from TweetDeck |
My blog's been more active lately, so a reminder to
check it out: http://t.co/1XXkOoCy Recent posts on Liszt, Eroica, &
Figaro. 6:47 PM Oct
23rd from TweetDeck |
@operaskank Serenity Now! Serenity
Now! 12:42 AM Oct 23rd
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Woo-hoo! I've now posted more blog posts for 2011 (31) than I did
for all of 2010 (29). I'm on the upswing! Watch out, 2007 (171). 9:42 PM Oct 22nd from TweetDeck |
New Liszt blog post http://t.co/xkxbzTZO
(kind of recycling some stuff I tweeted this morning - but I'm quite proud of the video layout.) 9:26 PM Oct 22nd from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes ...so, if a singer ever asks 1 of us to play Erlkonig, maybe we can
sneak 1 of these in? "Oh, I thought you meant the ZELTER!" 8:50 PM Oct 22nd from TweetDeck |
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@ericasipes I've played the one by
Loewe - and I've heard recordings of versions by Reichardt and Zelter. 8:47 PM Oct 22nd from TweetDeck |
@willcwhite Wow...it took me about
30 seconds to recognize the tune in that Duet for Saw and Sharpsichord. 3:52 PM Oct 22nd from TweetDeck |
I like that Wikipedia refers to Schubert's as "arguably...the most well-known
[setting of Erlkönig]." Yes, I think you could argue that. 3:35 PM Oct 22nd from TweetDeck |
@teniralCist @JoseSPiano Hey if @ElleDell is a
violist (or just wants to start now - same difference), "Brunch" really could be BRUCH #op83 3:08 PM Oct 22nd from TweetDeck |
Oh dear, it's Erlkönig on theremin. http://t.co/KfnPw8QK Now that's scary! 3:03 PM Oct 22nd from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano Indeed....which
would've explained all the explanation points. e.g. http://t.co/lD6Y81U6 3:01 PM Oct 22nd from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano I first read that as BRUCH!!!! 2:58 PM Oct 22nd from TweetDeck |
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My 2 favorite Liszt pieces: Sitting on one shoulder
http://t.co/9CFr2hbD And on the other, dressed in red http://t.co/gNy8LBSK 1:28 PM Oct 22nd from TweetDeck |
...I no longer think as (fictional Franz did) that women "can't play
Beethoven." But, of course, they can't play Liszt: http://t.co/sR9fBfDK 1:21 PM Oct 22nd from TweetDeck |
..yes, I enjoyed reading about Liszt's wild love
life. I also remember liking when Franz told a young student, "Woman can't play Beethoven." 1:04 PM Oct 22nd from TweetDeck |
2 books from smalltown library made big impression
on me growing up "The VanCliburn Legend"&"Immortal Franz" http://t.co/hWqZneso
HB, Franz! 1:00 PM Oct
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...but it's all worth it to hear Lilith say "I'm here on a layover - and
judging by Frasier's trademark mangos on a stick - so are you." 3:30 AM Oct 22nd from TweetDeck |
...yes, I get lots of old people commercials watching "Frasier" on these crazy
Friday nights. 3:27 AM Oct
22nd from TweetDeck |
...in other news, is there anyone more annoying than CVS Bonnie? http://t.co/PtcPcPQ3 And these folks are scary too: http://t.co/PtcPcPQ3 3:25 AM Oct 22nd from TweetDeck |
Another new blogpost http://t.co/PtcPcPQ3 an
integrated score/video for the "Eroica" Symphony. Jump from theme to theme instantaneously. 3:20 AM Oct 22nd from TweetDeck |
Yesterday, I debuted a Figaro score/video project:
http://t.co/Js8F4CXW Later today: EROICA! 2:21 PM Oct 20th from TweetDeck |
@beingsarahmarie Which one of
those did Mendelssohn write? I can never remember. 6:24 PM Oct 19th from TweetDeck |
@dspaneas Just kidding! Congrats on
the award. Condolences on the event. (I HATE being the center of attention - makes teaching awkward!) 6:22 PM Oct 19th from TweetDeck |
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@alogemann The translate-reverse translate game is the best thing ever - and also a
good way to write poetry. 5:58 PM Oct 19th from TweetDeck |
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@alogemann 我先：我的发言翻译成中文，在从北京某高校访问团午餐
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@gaspsiagore I'd say the worst text he had to set: "For this
corruptible must put on incorruption." He didn't do well, but may be impossible 3:39 PM Oct 19th from TweetDeck |
...I'm thinking I should post http://t.co/i2UHgfDs on Wikipedia's "Nessun dorma" page as "representative." See: http://t.co/nuf7PvYe 3:12 PM Oct 19th from TweetDeck |
Once thought Wikipedia had the most, um, regrettable "representative" recording
http://t.co/uMzaFJ3i but IMSLP may win http://t.co/fytaolx7 3:10 PM Oct 19th from TweetDeck |
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Oh my...was looking around for public domain recordings of the Eroica. Here's
what IMSLP has: http://t.co/fytaolx7 12:11 PM Oct 19th from TweetDeck |
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new blog post from last night: http://t.co/ST5QvWDx an integrated score/video for a lengthy and wonderful Mozart
finale. 11:05 AM Oct
19th from TweetDeck |
...and did I write those program notes I was supposed to write tonight?
.....um............ 1:46 AM Oct
19th from TweetDeck |
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...this integrated score/video grew out of experiments prepping for classes.
It's fun! (I think.) Here's a geeky demo: http://t.co/vyNceszx 1:42 AM Oct 19th from TweetDeck |
...if you don't feel like reading a long blog post,
check this out http://t.co/Js8F4CXW Not sure how it works on various
browsers/systems... 1:40 AM Oct
19th from TweetDeck |
New blog post! http://t.co/ST5QvWDx
Concerns a web-based, integrated score/video for the Act II finale of Mozart's Figaro. Check it out. 1:39 AM Oct 19th from TweetDeck |
@alogemann I might not say that. (I think poetry and art in general get a little
overrated in this context...) 4:59 PM Oct 18th from TweetDeck |
..as I told @cseapy, I considered
Schoenberg in the Shoeless Joe antihero role, but he's not a "Field of THEMES" type. Maybe "Rows of Rows." 4:39 PM Oct 18th from TweetDeck |
..in "Field of Themes," a cornfield concert hall
summons Shostakovich in Shoeless Joe role."Going along w/Stalin? Say it ain't say, Dmitri!" 1:46 PM Oct 18th from TweetDeck |
@cseapy I
thought about Arnie and the gang - but "Field of Themes" didn't seem quite right. Maybe "Rows of Rows" ? 12:50 PM Oct 18th from TweetDeck |
@cseapy
tying to decide what the best musician match is for Shoeless Joe & the Black Sox. Shostakovich & his
fellow Stalin-era composers? 2:39 AM Oct 18th from TweetDeck |
I'm going to post a new blog post tomorrow. I think...I hope. 2:37 AM Oct 18th from TweetDeck |
@FO_ASchatz As far as I could tell from the Fox-cast, Rob R is already a head
coach. It seemed they showed him much more than Garrett. #hair 12:34 AM Oct
17th from TweetDeck |
@PianistTweet ...when you care
enough to send the very beszt. 12:26 AM Oct 17th from TweetDeck |
@frindley I hope you noticed my
response to @wolfcat began with the phrase "frindley amendment" 11:59 PM Oct 16th from TweetDeck |
@wolfcat
@frindley amendment "store for later even tho you will never read it; but don't
forget others can see the list" sfletywnribdfocstl 11:57 PM Oct 16th from TweetDeck |
@frindley @houghhough Agreed. I work with college students all the time. Almost none of them
Twitter. 11:49 PM Oct
16th from TweetDeck |
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...and if THAT doesn't work, there's the stylish atonal rom-com "Pierrot Talk."
Split-screen sprechstimme phone calls! For mature audiences. 8:52 PM Oct 16th from TweetDeck |
...if "Field of Themes" doesn't work out, I've got a screenplay about a kid w/a
flair for chromatic harmony: "The Augmented Sixth Sense." 8:26 PM Oct 16th from TweetDeck |
working on a screenplay about a farmer who hears voices & converts his
cornfield into a concert hall for ghost orchestras: Field of Themes. 8:23 PM Oct 16th from TweetDeck |
Well, must pretend I can play organ again tomorrow morning...off to bed so I
can get up early for desperation practice! 2:06 AM Oct 16th from TweetDeck |
@Tartydiva I can't even quite
explain it, as it's full of absurdities...but everything goes together beautifully. Like a great comic opera! 2:04 AM Oct 16th from TweetDeck |
...a great "Pillow Talk" line: "...there are some
men who don't end every sentence with a proposition." Plus any film w/Tony Randall... 1:58 AM Oct 16th from TweetDeck |
...the use of the "You are my inspiration" song is
one of the best melodic plot devices I can think of. Right up there w/Close Encounters! 1:56 AM Oct 16th from TweetDeck |
Watched "PIllow Talk" tonight, 1st time in years.
Great movie! So many great lines & beautifully executed scenes. And clever use of music... 1:56 AM Oct 16th from TweetDeck |
@frindley
...w/ the tablet, marking scores was a breeze w/the pen. Almost no different than a real pen in ease of use. Color changes
easy... 1:53 AM Oct
16th from TweetDeck |
@frindley ...but yes, lighting an
issue. I played a day recital once in hall w/ a big bright window. Might as well've playing been by memory 1:52 AM Oct 16th from TweetDeck |
@frindley
@ericasipes @JoseSPiano ...it
really helped in performance to have important notes/fingerings/etc pop out in red... 1:49 AM Oct 16th from TweetDeck |
@frindley
@ericasipes @JoseSPiano Annotating
was my favorite part of the tablet PC. Used the pen to mark up in color - nondestructively... 1:48 AM Oct 16th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes @JoseSPiano ...I came to
appreciate the elegance of the old technology: paper. But eventually tablets will be elegant enough... 12:46 AM Oct 16th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes @JoseSPiano It didn't
bother me @ 1st when new & exciting. But yeah, charging batteries/laptop, special computer settings....
12:45 AM Oct 16th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes @JoseSPiano As you may
know, I used a Tablet PC & Airturn pedal for about a year. I liked it, but got tired of inconsistencies..
12:38 AM Oct 16th from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano A lot of Guthrie Pinafore hate found its way to the comments section
here: http://t.co/4HSnZp8X A little harsh, but gratifying. 12:12 AM Oct 16th from TweetDeck |
...yes, I'm still tweeting about the Guthrie
Pinafore after giving up on it last night. Daughter wanted to watch the rest tonight, so... 11:44 PM Oct 15th from TweetDeck |
There are so many things about this PBS Guthrie
Pinafore I don't get. The guy singing "He is an Englishman" is awful - killed the moment. 11:43 PM Oct 15th from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano @ericasipes ..the turns
were so seamless the players found it disorienting since they didn't know exactly when the turn would be 11:41 PM Oct 15th from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano @ericasipres We did a
group piano sightreading session last week w/15 digital pianos reading off mirrored Macs. I turned pages.. 11:39 PM Oct 15th from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano @ericasipes Last week I
read a student concerto w/my daughter using a Netbook, much smaller than iPad - surprised it worked! 11:31 PM Oct 15th from TweetDeck |
Watching the opening of the Guthrie Pinafore again
on PBS - just astounded at how bad the music is. Like really bad 70s TV theme show music. 10:09 PM Oct 15th from TweetDeck |
@RachDminor Well, it was between movements. I imagine from Spotify's point of view
it was just between songs. 8:53 PM Oct 15th from TweetDeck |
@RachDminor To date, I've mostly
used Spotify for short-term listening, so this was my first audio "commercial" in the middle of a work. 2:49 PM Oct 15th from TweetDeck |
..I'd like to consult for Spotify on the ads they
play before classical pieces. e.g. Kingsford Charcoal: Vers la flamme #spotifyclassicalads 12:45 PM Oct 15th from TweetDeck |
A quick Lowe's® ad btwn mvts 2 & 3 of Sibelius 2 on Spotify: "This
one's for those who never stop improving!" Should I paint during scherzo? 12:37 PM Oct 15th from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano True. I'm actually all
for updating; wasn't bothered by idea of the new Porgy & Bess. But why this 70's TV Theme Style? So odd..
1:53 AM Oct 15th from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano Thanks! That's amazing. You're redeemed yourself for having gotten me
watching this Guthrie thing in the first place. 1:42 AM Oct 15th from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano They seem to be going
for the what the old Rondstadt/Kline version did for Pirates - but that kept much more of the G&S spirit.
1:33 AM Oct 15th from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano Agreed. Each number seems to get worse. I thought the Buttercup rumba
kinda worked, but the ballads are dyin' 1:28 AM Oct 15th from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano If you ever get to play
this version, there's pleny of keyboard showtime! 1:27 AM Oct 15th from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano Oh my! I'm conducting
Pinafore in January. First observation: they still haven't managed to fix the awful recits in this show. 1:24 AM Oct 15th from TweetDeck |
@mlaffs
Could be an awesome geeky video game: Supernumerio Bros. Help Mario save the day while dodging choristers, tenors
& the prompt box. 12:21 AM Oct 15th from TweetDeck |
@musicgirlnyc You must be really
psyched about Nov 11 this year. 5:12 PM Oct 14th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes We should start a
support group: "Hi, my name is X, and I...well...um...I don't mind being called an...(*gulps*)...accompanist."
5:10 PM Oct 14th from TweetDeck |
I like this: "without ever straying towards René
Jacobs’s sports commentator fortepiano territory" http://t.co/sWmiEyaO via @alexrossmusic 4:47 PM Oct 14th from TweetDeck |
...my complaint is not that Word redlines "improv" as misspelled. It's that it
keeps fixing it. Yes, I've now added 'improv' to dictionary. 3:06 PM Oct 14th from TweetDeck |
Nope, MS Word, each time I type "improv," i don't mean "improve." But thanks
for trying to improve on what you perceive as improv spelling. 3:03 PM Oct 14th from TweetDeck |
...for the record, I don't really object to being called "accompanist," but it
felt like a good protest-y kind of objection. 12:48 PM Oct 14th from TweetDeck |
I'm considering occupying Wall St. to protest the following: 1) having to grade
papers, 2) being called an "accompanist," 3) violas. 12:46 PM Oct 14th from TweetDeck |
@daAndyGshow Whoa!! - I've been
hacked!!! Must've been a violist because...I mean...you know...(can't resist)...they're all hacks. 4:05 PM Oct 13th from TweetDeck |
@daAndyGshow That piece alone makes violas worth having around. And that's saying
something... 4:02 PM Oct
13th from TweetDeck |
We're mistakenly on email list for a Georgia condo association. Should tell
them; but it's SO entertaining. And it feels like I have a life 3:53 PM Oct 13th from TweetDeck |
Finishing up giving Baroque/Classical exam. Listening ID piece I most enjoyed
today: beg. of Brandenburg 6. Like being plugged into a socket 3:44 PM Oct 13th from TweetDeck |
@AndreiStrizek ...thank you,
thank you. I'll be here all week. Try the prime rib! 1:50 AM Oct 12th from TweetDeck |
@gsandow That's offensive - some rocks
can be surprisingly perceptive. 1:49 AM Oct 12th from TweetDeck |
@mlaffs If think @violincase would say, "If you think that's cheap, see how I look on the Amazon:
http://t.co/DlLrhDOL " @amandaameer
8:05 PM Oct 11th from TweetDeck |
@musicapologist No problem - I figured you only just finished reading it since
it was rather looong! 7:55 PM Oct
11th from TweetDeck |
@GoMyBlkGordonBd Hey, that's
not an account! I think you should've gone with @gomygopo 4:30 PM Oct 11th from TweetDeck |
...so, when someone (student, admin, whatever) says
to me, "You're just not consistent," I'll reply "That's right. I'm wildly consistent." 4:22 PM Oct 11th from TweetDeck |
Caller on sports radio just said: "Player X hasn't
exactly been wildly consistent." I love that. My new goal is to be wildly consistent. 4:21 PM Oct 11th from TweetDeck |
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@daAndyGshow ...be sure you get it
a Twitter. I can't wait to interact with @gomyblackgordonboard on
exciting hashtags like #gomybiketheft 3:26 PM Oct 11th from TweetDeck |
@AndreiStrizek @teniralCist @JoseSPiano ...actually, @operamission could have a lot of fun with Liszt operatic paraphrases.
3:24 PM Oct 11th from TweetDeck |
@AndreiStrizek @teniralCist @JoseSPiano Perfect! It is the Liszt year, after all. @operamission needs to get in on that Liszt action. 3:23 PM Oct 11th from TweetDeck |
talopine TB or not TB?: The potential effect of universal health care on operatic heroines #fakeAMS 1:06 AM Oct 9th from Echofon retweeted by MMmusing |
@chrisfoley ...but Tomes' point still applies - that the engineer/producer
probably approaches the piece with a skewed perceptive framework. 1:34 PM Oct 9th from TweetDeck |
@chrisfoley Yes, I agree. I think
it's also definitely true on the Heifetz recording of this sonata with the ghost of Emmanuel Bay. 1:17 PM Oct 9th from TweetDeck |
@chrisfoley Opening of K.378 is a good test http://t.co/wtwTMUDB Do you think Kogan even knows the piano has a tune there?
12:49 PM Oct 9th from TweetDeck |
@CBCarey I
played it all years ago & play individual songs often. I was amazed at how quickly the cycle flew by tonight, tho
not hurried... 2:49 AM Oct
9th from TweetDeck |
Just returned from hearing Dichterliebe sung/played beautifully by Joe Dan
Harper & Anne Kissel. Dichterliebe's the best. 2:12 AM Oct 9th from TweetDeck |
Hey Alums, Piano Hero Open Jam Session from 1-2 http://t.co/NgroYrCP Beethoven, Sousa, 15 digital pianos. All levels welcome. #GCHomecoming 1:27 PM Oct 8th from TweetDeck |
Interesting article about music & nostalgia http://t.co/bOyunRcP I'm feeling kind of nostalgic for when I 1st started reading
it... 1:15 PM Oct 8th from
TweetDeck |
New #GCHomecoming event http://t.co/NgroYrCP Piano Hero Open Jam
Session. Beethoven, Sousa, 15 digital pianos. All levels welcome. Sat 1-2 12:17 AM Oct 8th from TweetDeck |
Trying 1st Piano Hero Open Jam Session tomorrow. 15 digital pianos &
synchronized screens, ?? pianists: Beethoven 1 ~ Stars & Stripes 4ever 12:08 AM Oct 8th from TweetDeck |
Now THAT's a catch! [Mil-AZ] 11:18 PM Oct 7th from TweetDeck |
@dan_schmidt That sounds like a
good thing to explore for the "classical music is dying" meme. 6:09 PM Oct 7th from TweetDeck |
...just collecting some videos for class that show classical music as
"historical social activity." This is also good http://t.co/PVDNy9FO 3:51 PM Oct 7th from TweetDeck |
...but, THIS http://t.co/REQUR2U9 (should start at 6:53) is the best "chamber music as social norm"
scene in film history. 3:48 PM Oct 7th from TweetDeck |
Ewan McGregor's singing in Emma gets VERY high marks on the unintentional
comedy scale: http://t.co/sSu3fPFT 3:43 PM Oct 7th from TweetDeck |
@AndreiStrizek #fakeams http://t.co/t149cpyk
was just a start! Tweeting a title is one thing; tweeting the whole paper is the Holy Grail. 3:37 PM Oct 7th from TweetDeck |
@AndreiStrizek I hope so. I'm hoping to publish all of my scholarly work
exclusively on Twitter. 3:35 PM Oct 7th from TweetDeck |
...I should've cited "book" source http://t.co/YTmCx7El p.171 in previous post. Citations in Twitter are not easy to
do. 3:30 PM Oct 7th from
TweetDeck |
Book says: "It is axiomatic in music that the
larger the performing force, the more extended the musical form." Well... http://t.co/6JSA3Q0N 3:29 PM Oct 7th from TweetDeck |
@JenniferStumm ...but seriously,
my understanding is that there's not yet enough computing power in the world to autotune a viola. 12:11 PM Oct 7th from TweetDeck |
@JenniferStumm ...actually, I'm embarrassed I didn't come up w/something
better. A violist tweeting about autotune is such an opportunity... 12:10 PM Oct 7th from TweetDeck |
@JenniferStumm Oh, I totally
forgot you're a violist. How embarrassing! 12:09 PM Oct 7th from TweetDeck |
@JenniferStumm Perhaps you
haven't heard of automicrotonaltune - also known as "the viola." 12:05 PM Oct 7th from TweetDeck |
@EmilyCello Bravo for being brave
enough to use Comic Sans! (I think it gets a bad rap.) 11:38 AM Oct 7th from TweetDeck |
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@Geraldinebcl Well, I have to admit I didn't give it much of a chance. But I did
expect better from a high-profile timeslot airing. 12:07 PM Oct 6th from TweetDeck |
@Geraldinebcl It was the episode
that followed the Super Bowl, I think this past January (?) 9:33 PM Oct 5th from TweetDeck |
I tried - really - to watch Glee once & found it unwatchable. (I'm not
sure I even got to the music.) So, I like this http://t.co/b5g5L3c9 7:46 PM Oct 5th from TweetDeck |
@frindley
@mlaffs Right. Theater has the advantage that EVERYONE cares about how things play
w/the audience. And they get more feedback. 1:16 AM Oct 5th from TweetDeck |
@mlaffs Yes...altho composers are maybe
less good about letting directors/performers help rewrite. I could be wrong, but that's my guess. 1:03 AM Oct 5th from TweetDeck |
@AudienceDevSpec Hah! I love Mozart & the concerti & I admire
Mutter. Just feels like such an odd Grand Opening for a big orchestra. 12:59 AM Oct 5th from TweetDeck |
@frindley ...the reviewer says
"with...the symphony scaled down to a suitable size." I'd like to hear BIG Mozart every now & then. 12:58 AM Oct 5th from TweetDeck |
@frindley
Yes. The BosMusIntelligencer's a quirky creature. For me, I'd prefer hearing BSO with pretty full strings, even in
Mozart.... 12:56 AM Oct
5th from TweetDeck |
Can I just say I think it's ridiculous for a major, full-size symphony orch to
begin it's year w/such reduced forces? http://t.co/Z8ak88wM 11:43 PM Oct 4th from TweetDeck |
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@AndreiStrizek @musicapologist Agreed. Calling it a "double standard" ignores the real
differences in how the music would be received. 6:07 PM Oct 4th from TweetDeck |
@musicapologist ...and yet,
you're saying there needs to be a message for it to matter. 5:29 PM Oct 4th from TweetDeck |
@musicapologist Well, you seem
to be admitting that the message needn't be important ("appreciate the music but not the message")... 5:29 PM Oct 4th from TweetDeck |
@musicapologist ...[also, I apparently can't type, as evidence by my last two
posts.] 4:37 PM Oct
4th from TweetDeck |
@musicapologist ...you haven't
ID'd the song, so I can only generalize, but I disagree that music matters only if it's *about* somehting. 4:36 PM Oct 4th from TweetDeck |
@musicapologist That's a dangerously false dichotomy. Music can matter it lots
of ways w/out being problematic politically. 4:34 PM Oct 4th from TweetDeck |
Today's the Feast of St Francis of Assisi & it's the Liszt 200 year (b.
10/22/1811). So here you go: http://t.co/DkZyBMbs 3:31 PM Oct 4th from TweetDeck |
...weird; looking at my previous post, "Sat am"
looks disturbingly like "Satan." 12:33 PM Oct 3rd from TweetDeck |
If you missed the #fakeams fun, Twitter Search is a pain & will soon forget; but everything thru Sat am is saved
here: http://t.co/t149cpyk 12:01 PM Oct 3rd from TweetDeck |
Spin the MMmusing Multimedia Musing Wheel: http://t.co/DfLAfexk Guaranteed fun - or your money back! 11:53 AM Oct 3rd from TweetDeck |
I'm more caught up on grading that I've ever been
at this point in a semester. (still a little behind, of course). What's wrong with me? 11:16 AM Oct 3rd from TweetDeck |
...I should add that I did things to Tallis's tune
he might not have imagined. But it was a grim text: http://t.co/91kjAuUr 3:53 PM Oct 2nd from TweetDeck |
Tallis 3rd Tune http://t.co/WjVwgkIY def my fave hymn to play so far in my fledgling organ career,
w/obvious nod to RVW http://t.co/kIDxImyO 3:49 PM Oct 2nd from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano I notice she doesn't
address Domingo's vaild point that "sabotage" was a poor/unfair word choice. I agree with Domingo on that. 10:48 PM Oct 1th from TweetDeck |
Interesting discussion (including my own comment!)
on resistance to timbre evolution among classical types. http://t.co/D5AVq4cW
7:52 PM Oct 1th from TweetDeck |
The entire #fakeams canon on one page (as of an hour or ago or so)! http://t.co/t149cpyk All hail @seatedovation ! 3:36 PM Oct 1th from TweetDeck |
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A Lemonade Sublime: Balancing the Rum and Wagner in
a Perfect Albert Herring. #fakeams #operadrinks 2:54 AM Oct 1th from TweetDeck |
What You Talkin' Bout, Weelkes?: The English Madrigal and The Urban Vernacular.
#fakeams 12:21 AM Oct 1th from web |
Really sad that Francona is out as
Red Sox manager. Such an honorable, stand-up guy. Oh, and he won 2 World Series. You'll be missed, Tito. 11:30 PM Sep 30th from
web |
C What I Did There?: Terry Riley's Response to Schoenberg's Claim that "There is still much good music that can
be written in C." #fakeams 10:17 PM Sep 30th from
web |
This is Not a #FakeAMS: Reality Dislocation and the
Assumption That Every New Tweet Should Be Interpreted as Geeky Musicological Humor 7:16 PM Sep 30th from TweetDeck |
A New Lexicon of Musical Invective: The YouTube Commentariat as Aesthetic
Arbiters for the Petit bourgeoisie #fakeams peer-review:
kate97485 6:51 PM Sep
30th from TweetDeck |
@davidgweininger Thanks! Sinf
Conc is my favorite of the Mozart violin concerti - I think I'll leave it alone! [even tho it features a viola
6:28 PM Sep 30th from TweetDeck |
@beingsarahmarie Excellent..if you happen to know a good composer/arranger,
get him(her) to arrange some Bieber in style of Biber for encore 3:08 PM Sep 30th from web |
@beingsarahmarie You're so tired, you misspelled Bieber! 3:01 PM Sep 30th from
web |
@jacko2323 Jerry R.E.M.-y (that's as in "Rapid Eye Movement" sleep,
not the band...) 2:26 PM Sep
30th from TweetDeck |
Wow, #fakeams is
the most amazing hashtag since #operaplot - maybe even
better in percentage of high quality entries. Wish I had time... 2:24 PM Sep 30th from TweetDeck |
@davidgweininger I'd like to
propose that Mutter play this http://t.co/pWXPyC19 during the Intermission. Using
Mozart #4 to bridge #3 & #5. 2:22 PM Sep 30th from TweetDeck |
@KerronCross That's true. And a
violist who snores might also ruin a good grand pause. There are exceptions to every aphorism. 10:59 AM Sep 30th from TweetDeck |
A stopped clock can be counted on to be right twice
a day. A violist sleeping in rehearsal can be counted on to play all the rests correctly 10:46 AM Sep 30th from TweetDeck |
...I'm trying to think of an equivalent artistic
experience, knowing something is sublime and yet wishing it hadn't been! 8:12 PM Sep 29th from TweetDeck |
Last nite I fb'd "This has to be 1 of the most incredible nights of baseball
ever. Too bad it's destroying my soul." And it got better/worse 8:12 PM Sep 29th from TweetDeck |
@necmusic Violists improvising? Isn't
that redundant? 5:42 PM Sep
29th from TweetDeck |
...the intricately woven way in which events unfolded over the last month up
thru last night's stunning final act have no parallel in Wagner 5:26 PM Sep 29th from TweetDeck |
So I wrote last night (presciently) that someone needs to be making
Götterdämmerung Red Sox jokes. But it's not even funny now... 5:26 PM Sep 29th from TweetDeck |
Just dug up this fugue (on Duke Street) I wrote years ago for church http://t.co/viD86KLo Now that I'm playing organ, perhaps I'll learn it! 3:43 PM Sep 29th from TweetDeck |
The way things unfolded was "about 1 chance in 278
million" http://t.co/BzZob98R At least I'm glad I cancelled HBO this summer. Stupid
Curb. 12:12 PM Sep 29th
from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore Oh I'm fine. Last night was proof that sports can deliver drama on
par w/any art form. More outrageous than the worst operaplot 11:44 AM Sep 29th from TweetDeck |
@musicapologist Most fans had
already lost all confidence in this team...it was horrible but, in spite of the ridiculous drama, not shocking
4:39 AM Sep 29th from TweetDeck |
@CornoDiBassetto The pain only dulled by the inevitability of it all. Once
the Rays made their comeback, it couldn't have ended differently. 4:23 AM Sep 29th from TweetDeck |
@CornoDiBassetto What'd I tell
you? Götterd8#$@&%$ämmerung 4:09 AM Sep 29th from TweetDeck |
@CornoDiBassetto yeah, but
it's a long opera and the fat lady hasn't sung yet so you may still have a Ray of hope. (see what I did there?)
1:22 AM Sep 29th from TweetDeck |
Sometimes I think I should quit my job &
become The Classical Music Sports Guy. Someone needs to be making Götterdämmerung Red Sox jokes... 12:54 AM Sep 29th from TweetDeck |
@LeviComstock ...because I knew it reminded me of something, which I couldn't
place. Came home, played it for wife, she figured it out. 12:36 AM Sep 29th from TweetDeck |
@LeviComstock I'm working on the
Elgar with a violinist. I'd never heard or played it before. That passage was driving me crazy all day... 12:35 AM Sep 29th from TweetDeck |
Anyone out there played the Elgar violin sonata?
It's new to me. 1st two mvts surprisingly easy reads, but the 3rd is another matter.... 12:34 AM Sep 29th from TweetDeck |
@whatbrett he (or she) just posted to your Twitter. 12:22 AM Sep 29th from TweetDeck |
@musicapologist Oh believe me, I've been working the Facebook. I didn't tweet
the game last night, so am nervous about breaking the routine. 12:18 AM Sep 29th from TweetDeck |
Wow, this http://t.co/44Iwf4Fc (3:27) from
Elgar's violin sonata sounds just like http://t.co/GkIGfxiG (1:14) from Mendelssohn 3
(Scottish). 12:09 AM Sep
29th from TweetDeck |
@musicapologist ...but I want
to affirm that I've chosen optimism this year. I Facebook-updated thruout last nite & thus led them to
victory 6:23 PM Sep
28th from TweetDeck |
@musicapologist ..I used to
accompany a lot of voice lessons at BoCo & thus learned of a treasured parking spot there I used for many a
game 6:16 PM Sep 28th from
TweetDeck |
@musicapologist I can still remember attending a couple of BoCo recitals @
Seully Hall where, windows open, you could hear Sox fans cheering 6:15 PM Sep 28th from TweetDeck |
@musicapologist I should've
said: roughtly 500,000 who claim to have been AT Clemens' 20K game. Might as well say you were there for D-Lowe!
6:10 PM Sep 28th from TweetDeck |
@musicapologist Most people don't admit they slept thru a nohitter! There're
roughly 500,000 who claimed to have seen Clemens' 1st 20K game. 6:08 PM Sep 28th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes ..favorite all-time
aphorism trade-off http://t.co/CJuDbn6f [should start @ 7:21] Sometimes I forgot I
don't live in that movie 4:51 PM Sep 28th from TweetDeck |
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@ericasipes ...I'm sorry, that was
rude! I just always think one good aphorism deserves another. But I meant it lightheartedly! 4:44 PM Sep 28th from TweetDeck |
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@musicapologist Believe me, we
have no shot. The Sox are done. It's impossible. There's no chance. Boston will never win another game - ever 4:09 PM Sep 28th from TweetDeck |
@aworks
Thanks for all the links (this and other times). Much appreciated! 4:06 PM Sep 28th from TweetDeck |
@clevermezzo Well, you ultimately
want a 360° view - what's needed is an auto-spinning screen. Billings just had a Palm Pilot, I believe. 12:53 PM Sep 28th from TweetDeck |
I'm not the biggest William Billings fan, but this
is a good-looking music: http://t.co/usEJzHg7 Hear here: http://t.co/CAXUDMAu 12:04 PM Sep 28th from TweetDeck |
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also, in case you missed it, new
blog post from yesterday: http://t.co/nIUcJSZZ Schenkerian Storyboarding? Mozart's 40th
(1st mvt) in 1 min. 11:11 AM Sep
28th from TweetDeck |
...true, Mahler's star shines a bit more brightly than Gounod's these days, but
"Le Médecin malgré lui" is much funnier than Mahler 1. 10:56 AM Sep 28th from TweetDeck |
Wow, @necmusic just brought to life a
musicologist's dissertation! http://t.co/yaJ29qfS Maybe they'll do mine next! http://t.co/GKvRh17y 10:55 AM Sep 28th from TweetDeck |
yaptracker Great interview with the incomparable Jennifer Peterson: Pianist, Conductor and Director of operamission @gaspsiagore http://t.co/aUdt4kUH 1:14 PM Sep 27th from Facebook retweeted by
MMmusing |
New blog post: http://t.co/nIUcJSZZ "Musical Storyboards" or
"How/Why I reduced 7 minutes of Mozart to 1." 11:20 PM Sep 27th from TweetDeck |
I'm been trying out this Don Giovanni ringtone http://t.co/sHF5Vzok from my collection http://t.co/RQnvLvup Effective, but startling! 6:57 PM Sep 27th from TweetDeck |
...hopefully I'll get around to blogging about that odd bit of audio http://t.co/mLRsKMzu later today. For now, just enjoy. It's short! 6:20 PM Sep 27th from TweetDeck |
Audio Storyboard? Mozart's 40th, 1st mvt, trimmed
into a series of snapshots: http://t.co/tVn5sxz6 6:20 PM Sep 27th from TweetDeck |
@CornoDiBassetto It's been a rough stretch...but I admire the Rays. The Red
Sox have just fallen apart. Never seen anything quite like it. 12:26 PM Sep 27th from TweetDeck |
@CornoDiBassetto Yep. Some of
us are less excited about that kind of insanity. 2:52 AM Sep 27th from TweetDeck |
Red Sox. Not good. 2:28 AM Sep 27th from TweetDeck |
OK, the Sox just gave up a very short-lived lead (their only one of the
series). And, as I type, Crawford's caught stealing. I still believe 12:48 AM Sep 26th from TweetDeck |
Early eve recital ends, I check ESPN. OF COURSE, Sox are already down 3-0,
after already losing once today. Couldn't've been less surprised 11:43 PM Sep 25th from TweetDeck |
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Sox are already down 1-0 w/out recording an out.
September has basically been 1 long immolation scene- never seen a team collapse like this. 5:30 PM Sep 25th from TweetDeck |
@StefanJackiw You can also pretend your violin case is locked and loaded http://t.co/b02BTTgU 12:42 PM Sep 25th from TweetDeck |
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...Hampson has the voice to Trololo & he
wouldn't shy away from the facial stuff http://t.co/a6hg8IIX And it's a fun orchestra
part. C'mon.. 11:47 AM Sep
23rd from TweetDeck |
Back to a topic from yesterday: is there anyone who wouldn't want to see Thomas
Hampson sing the Trololo song? http://t.co/r7lqXwrM 11:42 AM Sep 23rd from TweetDeck |
@CBCarey
Try strophic form - getting to the next stanza will feel like a touchdown! 12:57 AM Sep 23rd from TweetDeck |
@juddgreenstein ...except it
was definitely "hipster doofus." That's canonical stuff there. 7:57 PM Sep 22nd from TweetDeck |
This Stickman site's amazing http://t.co/WtrfsdrP I once write a book about a stickman http://t.co/fDz3krQR & made this http://t.co/KcwmJuRk 4:42 PM Sep 22nd from TweetDeck |
@darinwilson @pattyoboe The good news is, I'm pretty sure October is National Just Wing It Month
- I'm already prepared for that. 4:32 PM Sep 22nd from TweetDeck |
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@Pattyoboe @darinwilson I've been preparing for it at the expense of all else, so I'm
prepared to be aware of how unprepared I am. 4:22 PM Sep 22nd from TweetDeck |
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@willcwhite ...I keep thinking how
great it'd be if scholar TH performed Trololo w/NYPhil? He could nail it - & it's a sweet orchestra part.
4:17 PM Sep 22nd from TweetDeck |
@willcwhite ...I sometimes have a similar reaction to another nyphil artist-in-
res: http://t.co/elxvl0Nr Such tortured Spring! 1:34 PM Sep 22nd from TweetDeck |
@willcwhite Indeed. It's beautiful,
lighthearted rep, but layered with so much over-thinking & selling. The song & his voice don't need
it.. 1:33 PM Sep 22nd from
TweetDeck |
@pianomorphosis How are you going to incorporate this into jury forms? Will
you be taking off points for notes missed practicing? 1:24 PM Sep 22nd from TweetDeck |
...actually, I think Hampson at the 2:45 mark here youtu.be/b1rLsgy02cI is MUCH
stranger than Trololo guy. @willcwhite 1:18 PM Sep 22nd from TweetDeck |
To me, the Trololo guy http://t.co/r7lqXwrM
isn't much goofier than Thomas Hampson http://t.co/f2p6KUmc 1:00 PM Sep 22nd from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore ...also, they say "opportunity for opera enthusiasts to dig deeper
into a beloved tale." I wonder what "dig deeper" means... 3:33 PM Sep 21st from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore ...I do think it's a
little odd that they lead with "X & Y direct..." as oppose to "NEC Opera Studio presents/performs/etc."
3:32 PM Sep 21st from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore ...looking thru a few emails, I think I did imagine it, maybe
because it's only 1 act (tho a long 1). @operamission influence!
3:30 PM Sep 21st from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore You know, I may be wrong about this. I thought I'd read it as
"live-directing," but I may have imagined it... 3:05 PM Sep 21st from TweetDeck |
@alexrossmusic Maybe you should
do all your reviews exclusively on Twitter; you didn't even need 140 characters! 12:44 PM Sep 21st from TweetDeck |
@PrainF ...this is as opposed to
running YouTube/DVD in one window & a score in another, which tends to be hard to manage & looks
terrible. 12:29 PM Sep
21st from TweetDeck |
@PrainF Well, in this case it's Gluck's
Orfeo ed Euridice. But it makes an easy way to display video and score side by side for class. 12:22 PM Sep 21st from TweetDeck |
Oh wow, just realized I can embed opera video in
PDF score, make every even page blank, then go full screen w/video over blank right pages! 12:19 PM Sep 21st from TweetDeck |
@kennethwoods maybe you can just shift to Eastern Standard Time. Or PST!
10:55 AM Sep 21st from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore ...this "Assembly"'s a bit different fr/what @operamission's done (no orch, for one), but also provides insider view of
process 10:53 AM Sep
21st from TweetDeck |
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@gaspsiagore ...here's a pic http://t.co/DNNgIPTG They usually set up with the left wall as the back wall - certainly
provides more space 10:39 AM Sep
21st from web |
@gaspsiagore Brown Hall's a big
ballroom-type space w/a smallish stage. Opera scenes there've always been done at floor level. Not sure why. 10:37 AM Sep 21st from
web |
From the MMmusing archives: http://t.co/d11zsyEl
Translation/Transcription/Transimpson 1:41 AM Sep 21st from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes fun recent memory:
talking on phone to wife, hearing vln in background; about to hang up, but wait to hear exciting end of mvt! 1:15 AM Sep 21st from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes Thanks! I try not to overdo it, but these little unexpected moments
are so satisfying & worth documenting. 1:07 AM Sep 21st from TweetDeck |
Violinist daughter is downstairs playing (by ear) this lovely Cape Breton tune
http://t.co/FUXMnNPY Beautiful on every level. 1:02 AM Sep 21st from TweetDeck |
Oh, you Orioles. [as ball clangs off their 1st baseman's glove] What would we
do without you? 12:54 AM Sep
21st from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore Hey, @necmusic is doing a sort of Figaro (Act II) Assembly required on 25th &
26th http://t.co/ywWMvCKe 10:54 PM Sep 20th from TweetDeck |
@AndreiStrizek Obviously she's
limited by PowerPoint. It's made by Microsoft. 6:32 PM Sep 20th from TweetDeck |
I found Sanderling's Beethoven http://t.co/F5HUy2Mz a little bitter at first, but eventually I was addicted. Had to get a
Karajan patch... 3:09 PM Sep
20th from TweetDeck |
@davidgweininger Fortunately,
the Red Sox seem to be running the Patriots offense tonight, so even Lackey might not be able to blow it. 12:55 AM Sep 20th from TweetDeck |
@davidgweininger Yeah, Lackey was just saving himself for the 3rd inning, I'm
afraid. 12:26 AM Sep
20th from TweetDeck |
Whoa, Sox now lead 4-3. Apparently I can't leave this couch until the game
ends. I'll do what must be done. 11:42 PM Sep 19th from TweetDeck |
I get home, turn on TV, and the Sox are down 3-0 in the first inning. Let's
just say that was not a surprise. 11:38 PM Sep 19th from TweetDeck |
Oh, Red Sox... Oh dear. I'm amused that http://es.pn/OOHhk still says they have a 90.3% chance of making the playoffs. 8:28 PM Sep 19th from TweetDeck |
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Really wish I could attend the @fignyc
- looks like gorgeous weather, too. http://t.co/1eyzjnow 12:34 PM Sep 19th from TweetDeck |
operamission Show starts at 12:30, take yourself to @BryantParkNYC for some 'Figaro al fresco' http://t.co/Aw9Dug6Q Follow @fignyc for live
synopsis. 12:33 PM Sep
19th from Echofon retweeted by
MMmusing |
@houghhough ...his music has become a standard of
perfection, but I'm not convinced he'd have felt it that way or felt impeded expressively. 11:45 AM Sep 19th from TweetDeck |
@houghhough ...also, Bach certainly seems much more perfect to us than he might
since his counterpoint/etc. is so often used as a model. 11:31 AM Sep 19th from TweetDeck |
@houghhough I see your point about
Bach's perfection, but don't think that hinders his ability to express melancholy or vulnerability... 11:30 AM Sep 19th from TweetDeck |
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@teniralCist Why did Beethoven
never write a viola concerto? [Even though he was deaf, he still cared about his fellow man.] 12:08 AM Sep 19th from TweetDeck |
This is my first fall watching NFL on HD at home.
Pretty sweet. Like going from Bach on the harpsichord to Bach on the piano. 9:55 PM Sep 18th from TweetDeck |
Wilfork with the I-N-T!!! 9:37 PM Sep 18th from TweetDeck |
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@RachDminor Ah, you noticed the "a" word. Turns out I can pay myself 30% less by
calling myself an accompanist. It's worth the shaming... 12:22 PM Sep 18th from web |
Browsing thru old twitpics, I'd
forgotten about http://t.co/NrYEhtsf (reveals function of middle pedal AND the "Italian
24" all at once!) 11:41 AM Sep
18th from web |
@RachDminor It was a great day!
Definitely my best accompanying gig of the year! 11:38 AM Sep 18th from web |
@ericasipes ...she is an architect, tho; maybe that helps. Here's a
pinata&cake from a few years back http://t.co/rZFjRxxd But the violin...
11:33 AM Sep 18th from
web |
@ericasipes She's not a professional, but possibly insane (in a good
way). Just very creative, resourceful, and perfectionistic! 11:29 AM Sep 18th from web |
@chrisfoley Check out this violin cake my sister made for my two daughters'
recital: http://t.co/GzotfgOa Even the rosin is edible! 12:30 AM Sep 18th from TweetDeck |
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@daAndyGshow Just listened again;
it's not exaggerating to say that Brown's letter could've applied to ANYONE being celebrated for ANYTHING. 2:00 PM Sep 17th from TweetDeck |
@daAndyGshow It would've been hysterical if they'd read Brown's letter second. I
think there would have been actual LOL'ing. 1:54 PM Sep 17th from TweetDeck |
Is Sen Kerry's letter to Pres. Lindsay available online anywhere? It was
impressively substantive. #gordoninauguration 1:50 PM Sep 17th from TweetDeck |
@daAndyGshow Is this a staff
issue, or did Kerry really sit down and write that whole thing? Either way, Kerry FTW (and I'm no fan otherwise
1:47 PM Sep 17th from TweetDeck |
@daAndyGshow Indeed. Awkward moment for Sen. Brown whose letter read like a
madlibs that could have applied to any occasion. 1:44 PM Sep 17th from web |
New blog post, remembering a dear
student who's joined the choir of angels: http://t.co/o7hxfWjm 5:10 PM Sep 16th from TweetDeck |
@pianomorphosis Finally, someone's teaching pianists how to tune pianos!
3:41 PM Sep 16th from TweetDeck |
Really enjoying my new "In C" ringtone http://t.co/D5uREB9B It's everything a ringtone should be. Bright, clear,
pleasing.. 11:11 PM Sep
15th from TweetDeck |
A-S Mutter is opening @bostonsymphony's season w/Mozart 3 & 5. Too bad she's leaving out #4. She could encore w/ http://t.co/EFWknQp 3:52 PM Sep 14th from TweetDeck |
...here's the Bach I've turned to several times today http://t.co/Bf2vSak Played in church this morning & @ evening 9/11
service... 12:17 AM Sep
12th from TweetDeck |
...the Chaconne w/chorales is a bit "new age-y" sounding for me. I think it
could work, but the recording sounds overproduced to me... 12:05 AM Sep 12th from TweetDeck |
Somehow I'd never heard this until on the radio this morning http://t.co/oEalqH3 Bach's Chaconne w/chorales....interesting mashup! 12:00 AM Sep 12th from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano @AndreiStrizek Have you
played the viola sonatas? I haven't, but would actually like to. #notaviolajoke 10:58 PM Sep 11th from TweetDeck |
@AndreiStrizek ...I mention the
end of the 1st mvt not because it's a big deal; just an example of how strange Hindemith's world is to me. 10:49 PM Sep 11th from TweetDeck |
@AndreiStrizek True. I've played it a few times - still not I piece I love,
just on musical grounds. The end of the 1st mvt is so odd... 10:47 PM Sep 11th from TweetDeck |
@cseapy Absotively! Prokofiev #3 is amazing (starts with a clarinet solo!) That's a great program - I
may check it out myself.... 1:08 PM Sep 10th from TweetDeck |
. @dan_schmidt ..Barcarolle
opening http://t.co/JNDsUEk is remarkable in part because it's basically a richly
ornamented scale; so elegant 1:23 AM Sep 7th from TweetDeck |
@dan_schmidt That has a sort of
kinship with the Barcarolle except it ascends; but both are scale-based with lilting 6/8 meter... 1:18 AM Sep 7th from TweetDeck |
@EmilyCello They didn't even make the "half of zero is still zero" joke?
6:35 PM Sep 6th from TweetDeck |
@kennethwoods ...also, Prokofiev #3 might be so overexposed that it's underrated. I've been obsessed with it recently; hope it fares
well... 4:53 PM Sep
6th from TweetDeck |
@kennethwoods C'mon, part II.
That's what we're waiting for! I might put Prokofiev 1 first - I cant' get enough of it, & it's so
efficient. 4:51 PM Sep
6th from TweetDeck |
@AndreiStrizek I could make that
happen for y...oh, you probably mean "for real." 3:48 PM Sep 6th from TweetDeck |
@operaskank @EmilyCello hmm...I've always heard the shift to the B chord as more like, "You
have no idea..." 3:27 PM Sep
6th from TweetDeck |
...oh wait, for what it's worth, this http://t.co/tz1Ipx9 is the blog post where I discuss simplicity/Irresistibility of V
prolongations... 3:17 PM Sep
6th from TweetDeck |
...Barcarolle opening is, of course, just a V prolongation. Have also written
of weakness for this simplest of devices http://t.co/ITAq4sT 3:07 PM Sep 6th from TweetDeck |
@EmilyCello Yes, not a bad choice - altho it's the orchestra entrance that slays
me every time. 3:01 PM Sep
6th from TweetDeck |
...I blogged about this "problem" of a piece starting too well a few years back
http://t.co/rXybpWK tho I think the Barcarolle overcomes it 2:59 PM Sep 6th from TweetDeck |
1st 3 bars of the Chopin Barcarolle = perhaps the
most perfect opening to any piece ever. The rest (which I love) is almost a disappointment 2:56 PM Sep 6th from TweetDeck |
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New blog post last night http://t.co/XNjdIwA
in case you missed it. Musing about CD's fast-forward feature as a way of listening...quickly. 1:20 PM Sep 6th from TweetDeck |
@operaskank ...but I hadn't heard of CGI Yoda until seeing your post. Yikes!
3:20 AM Sep 6th from TweetDeck |
@operaskank Odd coincidence. I watched the DVD of Star Wars tonight with my kids,
and was astounded at how bad the additions look... 3:20 AM Sep 6th from TweetDeck |
New blog post (2 in 2 days!): http://t.co/XNjdIwA Musical Snapshots, or The Joy of Listening in Fast-forward 3:07 AM Sep 6th from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano I hope the accompanist has played it before! 7:00 PM Sep 5th from Mobile Web |
@JoseSPiano ...and what will you be singing? 6:55 PM Sep 5th from TweetDeck |
@houghhough was clumsily kidding to prove " only way to avoid being misunderstood
in print is to avoid writing anything at all" 6:47 PM Sep 5th from Mobile Web |
Stephen Hough @houghhough doesn't
not like Bach http://t.co/zlOlvg7 but he's possibly starting not to like Bach less -
just to be clear... 4:28 PM Sep
5th from Mobile
Web |
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BeccaPiano haikus make it seem /
you're saying somethimg profound /
even when you're not
#haiku
#whoa 4:21 PM Sep 4th from Dabr retweeted by MMmusing |
Ringing in the new (school) year with 24 ringtones! http://t.co/hBxOpLb new blog post & random ringtone sampler 3:30 PM Sep 4th from TweetDeck |
@beingsarahmarie Wow, I'm not sure I've ever gotten out of WholeFoods with
such a small bill. You must've used coupons... 12:38 PM Sep 4th from TweetDeck |
@whatbrett OK, that makes sense. But
Charles Kuralt is funnier. 12:37 PM Sep 4th from TweetDeck |
@whatbrett CK = Charles Kuralt?
Catie Kouric? 4:02 PM Sep
3rd from TweetDeck |
@EmilyCello Cool - you have the
most interesting student in the world! (of course, what we really want is interestED...) 3:30 PM Sep 3rd from TweetDeck |
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@darinwilson Wait, you're saying you should listen to a piece before writing
about it? (Fortunately they have to read a book too, so...) 6:59 PM Sep 2nd from TweetDeck |
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@darinwilson Sure - nice effort
there! (Does this mean my students will only need 2 minutes for assignment?) Let's call it #programtweets 6:52 PM Sep 2nd from TweetDeck |
1st assignment for my "writing about music" class. Write a one-tweet program
note about a major work. (They'll write full notes later.) 6:46 PM Sep 2nd from TweetDeck |
@GretchensPianos It's a great
film - so many sounds & images have stuck with me for years. I love the "stock tip" with Prokofiev 7. 6:45 PM Sep 2nd from TweetDeck |
Used this "32 Short Films" clip http://t.co/Az6jJ4Y in 2 different classes today. Nice way to introduce concept of
polyphony... 6:18 PM Sep
2nd from TweetDeck |
@mitchthetenor In what context
would you call them "collaborative artist?" If they don't like "accompanist," why not just "pianist?" 8:17 PM Sep 1th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes Accompanying's a noble calling. One day, all pianists will be trained
to collaborate. We'll call them *tremolo roll* ...pianists 3:51 PM Sep 1th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes I'm kidding, of course.
I've never had any problem w/ "accompanist." And they aren't even *real* pianists, right? #stillkidding 3:37 PM Sep 1th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes Wait, I'm shocked!
SHOCKED! It's not a "collaborative piano" class? Aren't you just contributing to the caste system? 3:33 PM Sep 1th from TweetDeck |
...I feel like I just got my computer back! My main
complaint is that there was no apparent way to see how much space this program was using 10:32 PM Aug 31st from TweetDeck |
...finally discovered that this preloaded
Rescue&Recovery program was eating space. I already back up externally, so it's just a waste... 10:30 PM Aug 31st from TweetDeck |
...my Thinkpad Tablet PC had become almost unusable
because the HD was maxed out and kept filling quickly as I deleted files... 10:29 PM Aug 31st from TweetDeck |
Wow, I just cleared 20 GB (undocumented in searches) off my Thinkpad HD by
deleting Rescure&Recovery. What a horribly conceived program! ... 10:28 PM Aug 31st from TweetDeck |
...in this particular case, the paraphrase robs MLK's quote of its musical
values. That should have been obvious to anyone involved. 6:34 PM Aug 31st from TweetDeck |
The most important point out of this MLK story http://t.co/5gpa71r : a paraphrase is not a quote! There's no excuse for pretending it
is.. 6:32 PM Aug 31st from
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@rebcamuse I read that as "hurricane escape goat." Seems like a bad exit
strategy... 7:05 PM Aug
28th from TweetDeck |
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Spotify playlist for those who didn't get enough storm http://t.co/txFHD9V Inspired by #classicalirene suggestions of @seatedovation et
al 6:43 PM Aug 28th from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore I don't know if we're clear - winds are raging right now.
6:10 PM Aug 28th from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore On and off. But when it's on, I keep waiting for a couple of too big
trees to topple onto the house. At this moment, very calm 5:54 PM Aug 28th from TweetDeck |
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@gedgers1
Whoa! I didn't make it that far in article. Thanks for pulling it out from under the tree. Quote is awfully short; out of
context? 5:33 PM Aug
28th from TweetDeck |
Grading summer work on a Hurricane Sunday. Ugh. But, discovered this cool Reich
visualization via student paper: http://t.co/X6Yih4A 4:13 PM Aug 28th from TweetDeck |
@coolmcjazz @JoseSPiano of course, I
*never* follow this links - more importantly, I hope never to be in those links. 3:19 PM Aug 28th from TweetDeck |
@coolmcjazz @JoseSPiano Boston.com will link to anything! At end of every article are 5
"impulse-buy" tabloid stories from sketchy sources. 3:16 PM Aug 28th from TweetDeck |
Stevie D: "Or maybe she likes classical music - like Sinatra." 2:59 AM Aug 28th from TweetDeck |
@Pattyoboe ...well, I hope your daughter's wedding didn't result in any
mob...um...entanglements. 2:30 AM Aug 28th from TweetDeck |
"Betsy's Wedding" (on cable now) is wildly underrated. Alda, Kahn, Pesci...and
Stevie D is one of the great characters in movie history. 2:26 AM Aug 28th from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore Oh - well the piano
should be fine. Of course, I must admit I far too often spend more time at this keyboard than the piano one 3:16 PM Aug 27th from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore Does your harpsichord need batteries? 3:01 PM Aug 27th from TweetDeck |
@TenorRyan @gaspsiagore How about Mimì
lives, but runs off w/Colline since he sold his coat for her. #BohemeAlternatives #bassgetsthegirl 3:13 PM Aug 26th from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore Is she gonna live? Is
the muff going to be the miracle cure? I love alternate endings! #boheme 2:47 PM Aug
26th from TweetDeck |
@LBdeGiorgio Strange! I've tried
it on multiple browsers on two different computers. Always starts at 13:30 mark. I might be going insane. 12:06 PM Aug 26th from TweetDeck |
Can any techys explains why this Youtube video http://t.co/SfWgQ7R won't start at beginning? Trying to link for class 11:58 AM Aug 26th from TweetDeck |
..there's nothing wrong with using music. I even
use an Airturn© myself. And Liszt Sonata on violin is crazy! Still, many virtuosi memorize. 10:27 AM Aug 26th from TweetDeck |
"35 min. of nonstop music w/no break, no moment to
turn a page! I had to think of something." http://t.co/Ls4aIt7 Ever heard of
memorizing? 10:24 AM Aug
26th from TweetDeck |
not exactly a storm, but the "waters" in Israel in Egypt are pretty terrifying
http://t.co/t9q67XO #classicalirene ~ #oldschool
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@JoseSPiano @AndreiStrizek Wow, I
have the Labèques disc but I didn't know about Achatz's Bernstein. His solo Rite of Spring is amazing. 11:46 PM Aug 25th from TweetDeck |
@pnoman I
guess all his other works would be Paradisi Lost... 11:05 PM Aug 25th from TweetDeck |
@BrianRobison Random Number
Generator? 1-800 call-in voting? Hot or Not? Think System? 10:04 PM Aug 25th from TweetDeck |
@PrainF Thanks for ignoring my "dessert
island" spelling - although there could be worse things than a dessert island.... 9:18 PM Aug 25th from TweetDeck |
@timtfj Yes indeed. My biggest regrets
about not pursuing cello more: never having gotten to play Mendelssohn octet or Schubert quintet. 6:25 PM Aug 25th from TweetDeck |
@AndreiStrizek You should consider adding pedals as well. 2:10 PM Aug 25th from TweetDeck |
JenniferStumm I sent an email with the title "Verklaerte Nacho." Auto correct
fail... 1:46 PM Aug
25th from Twitter for iPhone
retweeted by MMmusing |
@JenniferStumm I'm surprised it
didn't change it to Velveeta Nacho! 2:02 PM Aug 25th from TweetDeck |
@PrainF Another Twitterer did a "one
dessert island composer" survey a while back. I had to go with Bach...but I thought about Schubert! 1:45 PM Aug 25th from TweetDeck |
@PrainF
...and there's nothing wrong with crowdpleasing. It's just not the kind of thing I look for in Schubert. 1:34 PM Aug 25th from TweetDeck |
@PrainF
Right. I tend to think of him as this incredibly spiritual, profound composer, but he also wrote lots of
crowdpleasers... 1:33 PM Aug
25th from TweetDeck |
@PrainF Yeah, it's funny; it's nothing
against Schubert for writing the "Trite." It's not badly written or anything, just not his best work. 1:17 PM Aug 25th from TweetDeck |
@seatedovation How many trombones in Gruppen? 2:08 AM Aug 25th from TweetDeck |
Re-read J. Denk's amazing 7part "allemande" series
from '07 http://t.co/denGE2p Blogging & musical analysis at its finest - tho
inimitable. 12:28 AM Aug
25th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes @mattcosca Check out the Nabokov quote at the end of this old Jeremy Denk post I
just happened to re-read: http://t.co/Qow7RxI 12:20 AM Aug 25th from TweetDeck |
@5357311 @s_haskins Yes, it is a fun song - much better time investment, too. The quintet
variations leave me wanting...just the song. 11:44 PM Aug 24th from TweetDeck |
@s_haskins Heard it in on radio
twice recently. Fine for what it is (and, yes, it has a NAME) but it just seems lighthearted entertainment. 11:42 PM Aug 24th from TweetDeck |
I adore Schubert & believe he may have
written the greatest quintet ever. BUT, it is not the "Trout" Quintet. Its popularity mystifies me. 11:36 PM Aug 24th from TweetDeck |
Oh man, semester starts tomorrow. Here we
go... 1:20 AM Aug 24th from
web |
Really enjoying hearing daughter downstairs trying out Bartok Romanian Dance #2 w/wide variety of synth settings. Some are really cool! 10:44 PM Aug 23rd from
web |
@mlaffs @linernotesdanny
@operaskank @ogiovetti Oh dear!
Just how soon after the dawn of #baconoperas did the
earthquake hit? 8:14 PM Aug
23rd from web |
@ericasipes @SiriSmedvig I played that Cage piece once. Not really my thing, but interesting.
It hurt a little. 5:45 PM Aug
21st from TweetDeck |
@alexrossmusic Do you think you
hear it differently because you know where he was headed? I'm sure you must a bit, but do you think "Ives?" 2:17 AM Aug 20th from TweetDeck |
@cseapy
Woah, a double! Nice work. 2:13 AM Aug 20th from TweetDeck |
"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" by Bernard Holland Oates #songsaboutclassicalcritics 1:27 AM Aug 20th from TweetDeck |
Not sure how many times this has made the
fb/twitter rounds, but this Shakespeare/impressions speech is amazing http://t.co/g95hEmC 1:07 AM Aug 20th from TweetDeck |
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@MMmusing This interview is over!
[storms out of Tweetdeck] 11:15 PM Aug 19th from TweetDeck |
@MMmusing Yes. That is what I think
you do. And I should know. 11:15 PM Aug 19th from TweetDeck |
@MMmusing No, that would be a
terribly pretentious & tweet-wasting thing to do. What do you think I do, sit around all day w/nothing to do?
11:13 PM Aug 19th from TweetDeck |
@MMmusing
Ha! You are the funniest person ever on Twitter. But, I meant have you interviewed yourself like Gould interviewed
himself? 11:12 PM Aug
19th from TweetDeck |
@MMmusing I don't recall Glenn Gould
ever interviewing me. 11:11 PM Aug
19th from TweetDeck |
@MMmusing Have you ever interviewed
yourself, Michael? You know, like Glenn Gould once did? http://t.co/IYcHGQB 11:11 PM Aug 19th from TweetDeck |
@CMcGo I've
always been a fan of Glenn Gould's interview with himself: http://t.co/XlOr6vf
11:06 PM Aug 19th from TweetDeck |
@poilaparola "What a curse for a woman is a timid man!" 11:02 PM Aug 19th from TweetDeck |
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@mlaffs
Thanks! I'm slowly getting the Twitterbug back... A good, absurd hashtag never hurts. 8:54 PM Aug 19th from TweetDeck |
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@ericasipes Thanks & thanks for the RT. I've been in and out of Twitter -
not staying on top of things very well... 4:52 PM Aug 19th from TweetDeck |
@5357311 I think if you look
carefully, there's a secret passageway on the bottom of p.213 to p.622. 4:52 PM Aug 19th from TweetDeck |
Odd new blog post from last night: http://t.co/1JJJvyc "Techfail For the Win" - the pleasures of filtering music through
failing technology 11:41 AM Aug
17th from web |
A strange new blog post: http://t.co/1JJJvyc
"Techfail For the Win" Why I enjoy music filtered through failing technology. 3:02 AM Aug 17th from web |
RT @cworra: Way to go Jennifer Peterson @operamission 39 fabulous orchestra players, amazing singers & brilliant
emcees! #boheme at Gershwin 12:55 AM Aug 17th from TweetDeck |
...I think they said it was the 1st Sox triple play
since 1994 - and I remember seeing that one! John Valentin, unassisted. 12:51 AM Aug 17th from TweetDeck |
Cool. Was reading to my daughter, but managed to see out of the corner of my
eye (tho not hear) the Red Sox complete a triple play! 12:50 AM Aug 17th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes Surprised me how
affected I got at the end; even got a little dusty in there - but until the end, the spirits kept pulling focus
4:54 PM Aug 16th from TweetDeck |
...story, characters, some songs in Secret Garden
aren't bad, but every time chorus intruded, I lost interest. Bad musically & dramatically 11:44 AM Aug 16th from TweetDeck |
Saw Secret Garden on Sat for 1st time since MDing
it 8 years ago. Figured out how to fix it: kill the ghost chorus! I know they're dead, but 11:42 AM Aug 16th from TweetDeck |
@sohothedog 14% of the speed of light! Did you fall off a cliff? into a black
hole? 4:50 PM Aug 12th from
TweetDeck |
...actually, Richard Dreyfuss's fake piano playing
http://t.co/sm2C2ag is much better than his fake conducting http://t.co/xjJV3ko 3:36 PM Aug 12th from TweetDeck |
@darinwilson I don't think he ever
recovered from losing that competition to the girl http://t.co/7G7UPU2 He plays like he
conducts! 3:32 PM Aug
12th from TweetDeck |
@alexrossmusic Will that get a
mention in the next update of "The Rest is Noise?" Also, what would you pay to hear some Adrian Leverkühn? 3:01 PM Aug 12th from TweetDeck |
@musicapologist ...makes me wonder: do orchestras ever program "An American
Symphony?" 2:50 PM Aug
12th from TweetDeck |
@musicapologist ...is the
junior high you on Twitter? 2:49 PM Aug 12th from TweetDeck |
@willcwhite I like the "Red Violin"
music. Not sure how much qualifies as #fictionalmusic
as opposed to soundtrack. Pope's solo, for sure. 2:48 PM Aug 12th from TweetDeck |
@willcwhite ...oh right, forgot
about the "Kane" aria. Pretty bold to write a piece designed to be sung badly! #fictionalmusic 2:46 PM Aug 12th from TweetDeck |
@operaskank ...yes, I thought of
that, although I couldn't remember much what it sounded like. Will revisit. 2:45 PM Aug 12th from TweetDeck |
...I remember that "Blue" http://imdb.to/6mH8nl features a bits of a big symphonic work by the protagonist's dead
husband. Need to rewatch. 2:44 PM Aug 12th from TweetDeck |
@coolmcjazz Indeed. I think Mr.
Holland's "An American Symphony" sets the standard for horrible #fictionalmusic 2:42 PM Aug 12th from TweetDeck |
I think the soundtrack for "A Mighty Wind" is probably the greatest collection
of #fictionalmusic 2:38 PM Aug 12th from TweetDeck |
...but seriously, thinking of Mr. Holland makes me
wonder about fictional movie music. What's the best? What's the worst? #fictionalmusic 2:37 PM Aug 12th from TweetDeck |
...I hadn't heard "An American Symphony" since enduring Mr H.'s Op years ago.
He ends it just like "A Day in the Life!" What a hip composer! 2:24 PM Aug 12th from web |
Mr. Holland conducting his "An
American Symphony" http://t.co/fjYqrDv gets a 9.7 out of 10 on the Unintentional Comedy
Scale. Epic. 2:21 PM Aug
12th from web |
@musicbizkid Hey, when are you
gonna get to Glenn Holland's "An American Symphony" on that blog of yours? http://t.co/fjYqrDv 2:08 PM Aug 12th from web |
New blog post/audio from last
night: http://t.co/etOGZyk "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" reworked with new hymn
tune. 1:23 PM Aug 10th from
web |
New blog post! http://bit.ly/nOp7Gh (Yes, it's been awhile.) This one features
a recording made with my daughter of an MMmusing arrangement. 3:12 AM Aug 10th from TweetDeck |
"I Love Lucy" (1st person) & "Everybody Loves Raymond" (3rd) = much
more popular than deserved, so I'm now working on: "You Love Michael!" 5:13 PM Aug 8th from TweetDeck |
@alogemann According to my research,
you should only be tweeting about what you had for lunch, not linking to interesting articles. 5:05 PM Aug 8th from
web |
...I'm sure a lot of pre-adolescents are online chatting at any given time, but how many with the
Stravinksy/Messiaen soundtrack? Unusual... 4:43 PM Aug 8th from TweetDeck |
Daughter's videochatting/Scrabble-ing w/11yr old pianist friend; he's playing
clips of Stravinsky/Messiaen/Whitacre for them as they play... 4:42 PM Aug 8th from TweetDeck |
@renegadeoboe "dodecaphonic" can
also work... 4:12 PM Aug
8th from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore I'll ask her if she
has a first name. I usually call her Karen, if that helps. 11:51 PM Aug 7th from TweetDeck |
Chucky Cheese has now destroyed another 2% of my soul. I wonder how much is
left... 11:47 PM Aug
7th from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore @operaskank ...alas, am now off to lose my soul at a Chucky Cheese birthday party.
You'll have to wait for more bad ideas... 5:22 PM Aug 7th from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore @operaskank I think #boheme works well - people might even stumble on it. Unlike my latest: #puccinitogether 5:21 PM Aug 7th from TweetDeck |
@operaskank @gaspsiagore That's pretty good! (Much better than #buildaboh or #bohemeinabox , which just appeared on my Notepad...) 5:15 PM Aug 7th from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore ...I kind of like #assembohemly , but it's hard to remember. I don't recommend
#assbohemely 5:06 PM Aug 7th from TweetDeck |
@operaskank ...or Dalcroze
Eurythmics. 5:00 PM Aug
7th from TweetDeck |
...I suspect it went like this. Given the choice of aliens who know their
solfège & aliens who could act, Spielberg went with the latter. 4:57 PM Aug 7th from TweetDeck |
...tho, see Goof #11
here: http://www.imdb.com/titl... This could mean that an entire
species now thinks re is a stable pitch. 4:54 PM Aug 7th from TweetDeck |
Caught the latter half of "Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind" last night. Pretty
cool that the aliens knew the solfège hand signs! 4:51 PM Aug 7th from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore ...how are you for
cellos on 16th. Wouldn't be me, would be my wife, a Parisot student. Not likely we could make it, but... 4:25 PM Aug 7th from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore ...oh, I guess it would need to be #buildaboheme , but that looks even worse 4:20 PM Aug 7th from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore #build-a-
boheme? (too long, I know...) 4:20 PM Aug 7th from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore Hey. How's boheme
assembly going? 12:11 AM Aug
7th from TweetDeck |
@lhbflute Yeah, I know. I've just
always been mystified by the Lucy phenomenon. Just doesn't make me laugh... 12:07 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck |
@Tartydiva I'm pretty sure my fridge
came with four permanently mostly empty jars of salsa. 2:21 PM Aug 6th from TweetDeck |
...yes, that was my first tweet since July 30. I was waiting for something
really important to say. 1:49 PM Aug 6th from TweetDeck |
Today's Google logo's pretty cool - except all the stations show I Love Lucy -
which I hate. Why no Dick Van Dyke Show or Gilligan's Island? 1:47 PM Aug 6th from TweetDeck |
@musicapologist Yep. I respect
Haydn, appreciate his achievements, yada yada. Just rarely find myself transported via Haydn... 8:27 PM Jul 30th from TweetDeck |
Whew! Just played the same Haydn Gloria 11x in a
row for a conducting exam. I'm on record as not being a big Haydn fan - x11 doesn't help. 6:49 PM Jul 28th from TweetDeck |
After yesterday's scare, blog is now safely backed
up. Now if it would only start generating its own posts... 11:04 AM Jul 27th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes That's a fair point -
it has been awhile... 8:51 PM Jul
26th from TweetDeck |
The blog's back! Took a couple of hours after I confirmed the account was
legit. T'was scary. Thanks @ericasipes @darinwilson @dan_schmidt
7:04 PM Jul 26th from TweetDeck |
...I'm holding out hope there's some way to get the
blog restored, but the Blogger help pages could hardly be less helpful. Ugh. 4:50 PM Jul 26th from TweetDeck |
Wow, my blog is gone. Seems my Google account was hacked - as of now, I can
find no sign of my blog on blogger. Devastated. 4:44 PM Jul 26th from TweetDeck |
..however, day was redeemed by hearing daughter play mvts 2 & 3 of
Schumann piano quintet last night. Couldn't have been more excited/proud. 11:28 AM Jul 22nd from web |
I think spent about 29 hours (give
or take) in my car w/broken AC during yesterday's 95° heat. Probably lost 15-20 pounds (give or take). 11:26 AM Jul 22nd from
web |
@Eddissimo @SiriSmedvig
There's a Beaux Arts Trio recording of the Ravel trio where you can hear cellist Greenhouse whip a page @ high
speed 12:29 PM Jul 21st
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@EricMahlzeit @musicbizkid I don't
know...the cello quintet is almost enough by itself. Throw in the E-flat trio & the 9th - not too shabby.
5:06 PM Jul 20th from
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@SiriSmedvig @Eddissimo
V.S. stands for "very scary," right? 2:30 PM Jul 20th from web |
@timtfj Thanks [this reply is long delayed] - I suppose when I start Twittering
regularly again, I'll have caught the twitterbug... 1:31 AM Jul 20th from TweetDeck |
Lieberson & Liebermann are like Schubert & Schumann used to be
for me: I know which is which, but sometimes I have to think it for a sec... 10:38 PM Jul 19th from TweetDeck |
@musicbizkid ..so, for example, I
adore so much Prokofiev...but I'd need a break from all that eventually. I'd never need a break from Bach. 10:11 PM Jul 19th from TweetDeck |
@musicbizkid Well, I agree with @EricMahlzeit that Bach is the way to go. The most non-obvious choice I can
summon is Schubert...but so sad. 10:09 PM Jul 19th from TweetDeck |
@musicbizkid Do you have to listen
to all the complete works of composer x or can you pick & choose? Just how strict is this #desertisland ? 9:54 PM Jul 19th from TweetDeck |
MMmusing archive: http://bit.ly/nymlK6
Ghostly Chopin: combining the 3rd and 4th movements of the Funeral March Sonata... 4:38 PM Jul 19th from TweetDeck |
@musicbizkid I'm continuing to
enjoy your journey. Such interesting and unexpected choices... 4:22 PM Jul 19th from TweetDeck |
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Why do we accept a world in which texts (very
little data) cost more than voice conversations (much more data)? 3:08 PM Jul 18th from TweetDeck |
Really enjoying new Windows phone, but it's outrageous that you can't create
your own ringtones - at least for now. I hate phone companies. 3:00 PM Jul 18th from TweetDeck |
Just haven't been feeling the Twitter lately...but I'm sure the twittch will
return at some point. 3:50 PM Jul
13th from TweetDeck |
Ace Tickets says if the Red Sox throw a no-hitter, you get your purchase price
back. Shouldn't you get a refund if the Sox don't get a hit? 11:13 AM Jul 8th from TweetDeck |
Is the "barking dog" in the 2nd mvt of Vivaldi's "Spring" the first viola
joke? 7:42 PM Jul 6th from
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Spent the morning at Walden Pond & fried
chicken for dinner. Seems American enough, so I'm gonna pass on your show, Mr. Lockhart. 11:59 PM Jul 4th from TweetDeck |
I stopped trying to match my black socks with each
other about five years ago - and I haven't looked back. 10:03 PM Jul 3rd from TweetDeck |
I've listened to mvt 3 of the Schumann Piano Quintet about 10 times in the last
2 days. I think I could listen to it if my hair was on fire. 10:50 AM Jul 1th from TweetDeck |
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Twice today in rehearsal, the
conductor asked us to "measure our numbers." I discovered that 0 is bigger than 1. 6:57 PM Jun 28th from web |
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@strikingthings So perhaps the
violinist who places last in the Tchaikovsky should be given a viola as a prize... 6:09 PM Jun 26th from TweetDeck |
The Tchaikovsky Competition has prizes for piano, violin, cello &
voice. Why not viola? [insert punchline here] #whynotviola 6:00 PM Jun 26th from TweetDeck |
@alogemann Did you see this http://nyti.ms/jiM5Aa on "distant reading" as a way of studying lit? 5:44 PM Jun 26th from TweetDeck |
Ice Hockey = Atonality http://mmmusing.blogspot... (In case you missed it
dept.) 5:30 PM Jun 26th from
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Administering a theory diagnostic exam. Strange way
to spend a sunny summer Sunday afternoon... 5:21 PM Jun 26th from TweetDeck |
@lownote Thanks! Next up: rhythmic
gymnastics and isorhythmic motets. #definitelykidding 6:58 PM Jun 24th from TweetDeck |
@daAndyGshow Thanks for the tip.
Sadly, I didn't get back on Twitter until now - too late to try for a desperation run. But good to know... 11:43 PM Jun 23rd from TweetDeck |
...I'll admit that I "saw" but didn't hear Anderson
& Roe rehearsing. From street, one can see stage straight thru window - but door closed. 8:33 PM Jun 23rd from TweetDeck |
...here's what the Shalin Liu Hall in Rockport
looks like http://bit.ly/m3gA1A That's the Atlantic behind the stage. 8:25 PM Jun 23rd from TweetDeck |
In Rockport center today, saw Anderson/Roe
rehearsing @ 1 of world's most gorgeous recital halls. Alas, sold old tonite http://bit.ly/iHuPz1 8:21 PM Jun 23rd from TweetDeck |
@lownote We really need a music
& sports journal to give these subjects their due. Maybe @sportsguy33
will give me a grantland.com column... 8:11 PM Jun 23rd from TweetDeck |
Atonality on Ice http://bit.ly/iiK7oz
finally finished a blog post I meant to publish at a more timely time - last week. Oh well. 5:33 PM Jun 23rd from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes I'm tempted to answer "his name is my name too" - but it isn't.
12:12 AM Jun 23rd from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes You mean like "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt?" 12:05 AM Jun 23rd from TweetDeck |
@rebcamuse Does prepping syllabi make the Vineyard or the weather any less
beautiful? 12:03 AM Jun
23rd from TweetDeck |
@CMcGo @coolmcjazz Isn't the best Cage signature no signature at all? "I have nothing to
sign and I am signing it. And that is poetry." 11:29 PM Jun 21st from TweetDeck |
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@teniralCist Winter's the best of
Vivaldi's seasons anyway; I'd like his take on road construction. Would he use a viola for the car horns? 6:53 PM Jun 21st from TweetDeck |
@teniralCist It would've been cool if Vivaldi had grown up in Chicago...
5:01 PM Jun 21st from TweetDeck |
@teniralCist I did think that - w/out even having thought it. They are 2 of the
best glissing instruments. (Viola arpeggios = best glisses) 10:14 PM Jun 20th from TweetDeck |
While hedge trimming, I manged to trim the extension cord - the very cord
powering the trimmer! So stupid; safer to use shears on ext cords. 9:54 PM Jun 20th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes The congregation sings
during our communion, so we're all set with atonal music there. 6:22 PM Jun 19th from TweetDeck |
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@ericasipes ...the prelude is a good time for mystical, wandering music. I could
see atonal working there. Will think on this. 5:49 PM Jun 19th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes ...no, but seriously,
aside from random things my feet do on the pedals, I haven't done full-on atonal, but it could work.... 5:48 PM Jun 19th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes Have I ever tried anything atonal at church? Well, I did hire a
violist once, but only once. 5:46 PM Jun 19th from TweetDeck |
@teniralCist http://bit.ly/lOIep3 "In its treble range [the cl. stop] has been described as being even
better than its orchestral prototype" 5:45 PM Jun 19th from TweetDeck |
...and it's off to lunch! 3:37 PM Jun 19th from TweetDeck |
@sohothedog Um...yes, I can relate
to that. (Actually, most of the hymns felt that way. Not a fan of "St. Patrick's Breastplate.") 3:37 PM Jun 19th from TweetDeck |
@Pattyoboe I'll just use a reed stop. Same difference. 3:36 PM Jun 19th from TweetDeck |
@Pattyoboe ...I'm not really an organist, but have been playing semi-regularly for
about 5 months. Fun, tho terrifying. 3:35 PM Jun 19th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes It was fine - Buxtehude
or something, I don't even remember now. It was loud and fairly tonal - and then it ended. 3:34 PM Jun 19th from TweetDeck |
@Pattyoboe ...any time I play the organ, it's a mashup (especially if I use the
pedals !) 3:32 PM Jun
19th from TweetDeck |
Removed hymbook after last hymn, wrong postlude music was up, a piece I didn't
know at all. But twas in the right key & it was go time so... 3:16 PM Jun 19th from TweetDeck |
...preceding is a true story. Tonight, daughter's 2 violins/cello/piano group
debuts my "Barber of Seville Ovt" arrangement I made for them. 7:03 PM Jun 18th from TweetDeck |
Yesterday, daughter's chamber music friend's violin bow had almost no rosin
rehearsing Rossini. I had to make an emergency Rossini rosin run 6:59 PM Jun 18th from TweetDeck |
@sandramogensen I asked to have
my name removed from that list for privacy reasons. 11:12 PM Jun 16th from TweetDeck |
@musicbizkid Have you read Kyle
Gann on American symphonies, etc? http://bit.ly/lcdqjZ & http://bit.ly/lhnF7v Might provide some ideas... 10:13 PM Jun 16th from TweetDeck |
...took about half of Act I to get used to the look (video quality is sharp,
but unrefined - a bit cold) & flat sound; then totally drawn in 3:20 PM Jun 16th from TweetDeck |
Really enjoyed my 1st Met HD cinema viewing last night: Madama Butterfly (an
encore showing). Pinkerton was meh, but otherwise, really good. 3:18 PM Jun 16th from TweetDeck |
What a great sports stretch! Mavs beat Heat. Sox win 10 out of 11, and BRUINS
WIN THE CUP!!! Sports so often ends up disappointing; not now. 3:09 AM Jun 16th from TweetDeck |
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..and tonight Daughter of MMmusing has chosen to go see a Met HD repeat of
Madama Butterfly. Will miss most of Bruins game - still worth it. 2:06 PM Jun 15th from web |
Daughter #1 is 12 today. In the last 48 hours we've played tennis, basketball,
and the Mendelssohn violin concerto together. She's a keeper! 2:04 PM Jun 15th from web |
My new Mozart medley/mashup video
went up last night http://youtu.be/5vUCnC0A... Watch as 3 violin concertos weave
themselves into one. 11:55 AM Jun
15th from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore "goose-quilled German
single" sounds more a drink than a harpsichord. Of course drinking = pretty good idea when hearing viola. 3:02 AM Jun 15th from TweetDeck |
Video version of my Mozart violin concerto
medley/mashup is now up: http://youtu.be/5vUCnC0A... Would like to smooth out
video...oh well... 2:08 AM Jun
15th from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore The violas did sound
good! I thought the opening passacaille had a mesmerizing sound. These instruments sound different live... 12:38 AM Jun 15th from TweetDeck |
...U of N TX Baroque Orchestra & Collegium
Singers were delightful. Lots of great music by little-known composers / & my 4-yr old got a nap! 12:00 AM Jun 15th from TweetDeck |
Enjoyed tweetup w/ @gaspsiagore at Boston Early Mus Fest. Naturally, it takes an out-of-towner to
remind me things are happening in my town. 11:58 PM Jun 14th from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore I definitely can't
make Niobe, but my day's pretty free (tho I've got 3 kids in tow). Do you have afternoon plans in Boston? 3:56 PM Jun 14th from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore Hm. Of course I'm not an early music specialist like you. Which one
of the King's Singers is your father? Hearing them tonight? 3:32 PM Jun 14th from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore @Pattyoboe I'm hoping they call it the Barngy School. 3:21 PM Jun 14th from TweetDeck |
Mavs take down hated Heat. Sox win 9 straight by
score of 83-36. Swept Yanks. Everything's good. Too much to hope Bruins can win 2 as well? 1:34 PM Jun 13th from TweetDeck |
@EmilyCello ...also, since I don't pay for a membership, I find it annoying to
wait so long for uploads on Vimeo. Maybe it's improved? 1:27 PM Jun 13th from TweetDeck |
@waynemcevilly Yes; in all
honesty, this experiment's made me appreciate Mozart all the more & it's renewed my interest in these
concerti... 1:25 PM Jun
13th from TweetDeck |
@EmilyCello I've found that Vimeo
videos are much more likely to hang up on me - maybe it's just my slow collection of computers. 1:24 PM Jun 13th from TweetDeck |
If you missed it: Mozart Mashup Medley of Violin
Concerti 3-5 http://bit.ly/laewkh Blogged about here http://bit.ly/kZKYFP Video coming soon 1:15 PM Jun 13th from TweetDeck |
Very happy for Nowitzki & Mavericks. What a fantastic, deserving
team. 2:59 AM Jun 13th from
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@gaspsiagore OK, but if I do, then
you have to alternate between Puccini & Leoncavallo (and Larson!) at your #bohemania thingy. 8:03 PM Jun 11th from TweetDeck |
@violinvelocity You had me at
"writes 'Ur' instead of 'your'" 2:44 PM Jun 11th from TweetDeck |
...and speaking of crazy Turkish Janissary effects: http://youtu.be/NpIv4fLS... (42 seconds in) 1:57 PM Jun 11th from TweetDeck |
...so re: Mendelssohn "percussion." I guess that 2nd mvt is supposed to
represent a Janissary band passing by. What an odd craze that was... 1:32 PM Jun 11th from TweetDeck |
In cast you missed it dept: New Mozart "Nightmare Concerto" Mashup http://bit.ly/laewkh Blogged about here: http://bit.ly/kZKYFP 1:21 PM Jun 11th from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano I believe women in the
19th century weren't even allowed in the same room with violas. (Yes, being a woman had its advantages.) 1:08 PM Jun 11th from TweetDeck |
...I'm excited the Mendelsohn string symphonies are
now on @imslp. They weren't a month ago when I blogged about #4 http://bit.ly/lxcYud 1:06 PM Jun 11th from TweetDeck |
@CMcGo
Yeah...I wonder if he got one of those toy percussion sets for his birthday or something. 1:03 PM Jun 11th from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano Ha! No, it wasn't @f_mendelssohn, although it's not like she's afraid of being crude.
1:03 PM Jun 11th from TweetDeck |
...this is his String Symphony #11. No composer prodigy tops Mendelssohn. And, hooray, string
symphonies now on @imslp ! 1:01 PM Jun 11th from TweetDeck |
...so it turns out Mendelssohn adds triangle/cymbals/timpani only in 2nd half
of mvt 2 http://bit.ly/mR4VWo How odd... 12:58 PM Jun 11th from TweetDeck |
Turned on radio this morning in middle of what sounded like a Mendelssohn
string symphony. Then, halfway thru mvt 2: percussion joins in!... 12:56 PM Jun 11th from TweetDeck |
New blog post: http://bit.ly/kZKYFP mashing
together Mozart's last 3 violin concerti. (post needs proofreading, but will wait until morning) 3:34 AM Jun 11th from TweetDeck |
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Was off Twitter for about 24 hours, but rest assured I was twiddling the time
away. Check this out: http://bit.ly/laewkh will blog it soon.. 1:51 AM Jun 11th from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano Oh yes, I was in on #violagate early http://bit.ly/mytsEj (pleased w/that one). I also
weighed in here: http://bit.ly/lu6ZAf 1:43 AM Jun 11th from TweetDeck |
@musicbizkid Yes, I think I can
get a good swing on that one, though I don't know his music well. The violin concerti are really nice, tho. 6:48 PM Jun 9th from TweetDeck |
@keithagruen The front page is basically an unorganized list of articles, no
images, in fonts so big you have to scroll to see more than 2! 6:45 PM Jun 9th from TweetDeck |
@musicbizkid This is an impressive
undertaking! I'm really enjoying it so far. (And enjoying the Massachusetts connections. Bernstein next?) 6:20 PM Jun 9th from TweetDeck |
@Geraldinebcl It is such a joy to get to play with her & her big sister.
My 2 favorite fiddlers! I'd play a thumb piano if it came to that. 6:05 PM Jun 9th from TweetDeck |
...that was my debut on the Yahama YPT-210. Good for curing me of my addiction
to the pedal...and to having 88 keys...and volume control. 5:40 PM Jun 9th from TweetDeck |
Just accomp'd 6-yr old violinist daughter for her K-garten class; 'cept piano
room was doublebooked so I got to play http://amzn.to/iJqBly ! 5:39 PM Jun 9th from TweetDeck |
...in fact, the Internet's what made Simmons, but
he wants to be perceived as an old-style wordsmith. Thus. the nod to Grantland Rice. 3:34 PM Jun 9th from TweetDeck |
...as if Simmons is desperate to break his
association w/the overly flashy ESPN.com & make something that looks book-y; but it's not a book. 3:31 PM Jun 9th from TweetDeck |
A few more thoughts about www.grantland.com - seems
to me to be a very poor name & the site has a dismal look. Takes itself SO seriously... 3:29 PM Jun 9th from TweetDeck |
...and speaking of bad writing, there's my last 2
tweets. 3:10 PM Jun 9th from
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...but I'll give Simmons props for promoting really
good writers like Klosterman, even if they make his own "serious writing" look worse... 3:07 PM Jun 9th from TweetDeck |
Bill Simmons' new http://www.grantland.com/ is interesting. I find him least effective when he tries to
"Write," tho he's a great writer... 3:07 PM Jun 9th from TweetDeck |
Really good Klosterman article on live-ness: http://bit.ly/jY237R It's about sports, but has applications to musical performance as
well... 3:04 PM Jun 9th from
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[just tossed in my 2 cents] RT @ericasipes: New blog post from last night: "Confessions of a piano collaborator"
http://bit.ly/ihcSTS 2:48 PM Jun 9th from TweetDeck |
@teniralCist So what good does
that do for me? (By the way, if you squint a bit, it looks like BBQ chicken.) 2:29 PM Jun 9th from TweetDeck |
@hornsolo @ericasipes The parodies almost made the whole Friday thing
worthwhile....Almost.... 11:46 AM Jun 9th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes Well, it was a
metaphorical 15 minutes. Lasted at least a week. But at least they know their days of the week now. 1:00 AM Jun 9th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes My kids loved that song - at least for 15 minutes or so. 12:58 AM Jun 9th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes Thanks! (It would've been even better if I'd used "wrote" instead of
"write." Sometimes I feel I can't wrote on Twitter.) 12:25 AM Jun 9th from TweetDeck |
@ArtSongLind Oh absolutely - a
very noble form of theft. Peter Burkholder once write that when Handel "borrowed," he repaid with interest. 8:21 PM Jun 8th from TweetDeck |
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Bernstein didn't just steal "Somewhere" from Beethoven. He stole some of it
from Strauss, too: http://bit.ly/lS60Af 8:04 PM Jun 8th from TweetDeck |
New blog post: http://bit.ly/lS60Af
"Somewhere" between Beethoven and Strauss 7:04 PM Jun 8th from TweetDeck |
@timtfj "@MMmusing has read your tweet but can't think of a good reply, so he's chosen not to
reply. Twitter thought you'd want to know." 1:45 AM Jun 8th from TweetDeck |
@mlaffs Yep. I've already submitted my
viola joke entries: http://bit.ly/mytsEj & http://bit.ly/j7VSjT (first is better than the second) 10:43 PM Jun 7th from TweetDeck |
@zwoolfe
Do you honestly believe the Debussy & Brahms are just comfortable, pretty pieces? I see your point re:
programming, but still... 4:46 PM Jun 7th from web |
@violinvelocity It's OK, as long as you serve cocoa & muffins - or
pair the Brahms with some Nico Muhly. 3:46 PM Jun 7th from TweetDeck |
But the best part of this violist vs violist tale http://bit.ly/kCDUs is one violist saying another violist isn't making music. Pot? Kettle?
12:03 PM Jun 7th from TweetDeck |
Violist sparks riot! http://bit.ly/kCDUs But seriously, viola + electronics = bad idea. Audiences prefer natural
sounds; why add viola? 11:56 AM Jun
7th from TweetDeck |
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That was one beautiful short-handed goal.
1:38 AM Jun 7th from TweetDeck |
@JazzGtrSteve Indeed. it's a weird, haunting, schizophrenic piece. One of my
favorites. Used memorably in this film: http://imdb.to/a1smQb 1:00 AM Jun 7th from TweetDeck |
...in fact, I'd say the Debussy & Brahms
3rd violin sonatas are far from just pretty. Both are intense & even uncomfortable at times. 12:36 AM Jun 7th from TweetDeck |
This kind of review http://nyti.ms/lm7n5G is getting more tiresome than the programs it dismisses. Brahms
& Debussy are not merely "pretty." 12:35 AM Jun 7th from TweetDeck |
@teniralCist It's free, but you
have to pay for the iSilver lining. 7:38 PM Jun 6th from TweetDeck |
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@beingsarahmarie Thanks. I enjoyed them. Typically, by the way, there are 6-
10 "real-life viola jokes" in any given orchestra. 4:44 PM Jun 6th from TweetDeck |
Gounod's The Doctor in Spite of Himself has great tunes. You can sing along
with 6 of them via Dr. Karaoke: http://bit.ly/4WU4z0 1:43 PM Jun 6th from TweetDeck |
@chrisfoley Pretty good advice,tho I'm more offended by a 4-page piece w/2 page
turns (or 2 pages w/a turn!) than being called "accompanist" 1:30 PM Jun 6th from TweetDeck |
Hey, anybody looking for a lighthearted, little-known comic opera. How about
Gounod's "The Doctor in Spite of Himself?" http://bit.ly/bJOdDe 1:20 PM Jun 6th from TweetDeck |
...the spinning wheel is, perhaps, easier to find
here http://bit.ly/ietYrg I think there are now close to 200 possible outcomes.
1:42 AM Jun 6th from TweetDeck |
For what it's worth, I've added new options to
MMmusing's Multimedia Musing Machine. Go to http://bit.ly/9Caige & click the
spinning wheel! 1:40 AM Jun
6th from TweetDeck |
@BflatPenguin @CMcGo You beat me to it! I was just checking those out myself. 12:05 AM Jun 6th from TweetDeck |
Forgot to cite Jennifer Berkebile for her amazing
Pierrot last nite. #soldatlunaire (tho she did tend to
go flat a lot. #sprechstimmehumor ) 11:50 AM Jun 5th from TweetDeck |
Fantastic job @operamission, @gaspsiagore, @teniralCist, etc. #soldatlunaire was a treat! Really wish I could've been there. 2:13 AM Jun 5th from TweetDeck |
...Quoth Daughter, as Devil takes soldier out:
"kind of looks like somewhere the Devil would take someone." Yes. #soldatlunaire 2:11 AM Jun 5th from TweetDeck |
...I enjoyed watching the Devil escort the soldier out those imposing doors.
Once again, the red Gershwin walls = perfect for #soldatlunaire 2:09 AM Jun 5th from TweetDeck |
@Pattyoboe I think Pierrot's harder
to put across w/streaming video. All those extreme dynamics; also, flute/piano timbres not flattered... 2:08 AM Jun 5th from TweetDeck |
@Pattyoboe Yes, he's playing wonderfully! Stravinsky must make bassoonists very
happy. 2:06 AM Jun 5th from
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...this soldat ensemble sounds fantastic. @teniralCist et al are nailing everything. And the Devil is so good. #soldatlunaire 2:04 AM Jun 5th from TweetDeck |
Delighted to watch daughter eagerly following soldat score. I don't think she's
ever see anything w/ these kinds of rhythms. #soldatlunaire 2:01 AM Jun 5th from TweetDeck |
Orchestra/camera placement for soldat's making it easier to hear ensemble
(which sounds great!) than in Pierrot. #soldatlunaire 1:41 AM Jun 5th from TweetDeck |
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@lownote Well, vln doubles on vla in a
few songs; but apparently Schoenberg didnt trust viola to be a viola; gave it to cello #soldatlunaire 1:05 AM Jun 5th from TweetDeck |
Coming next: "Serenade" - an early viola joke. Schoenberg was ahead of his
time! #soldatlunaire 12:50 AM Jun 5th from TweetDeck |
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Yes! "ice dream of desperation." #soldatlunaire 12:20 AM Jun 5th from TweetDeck |
@Pattyoboe Don't know. I didn't sign
in or anything - just opened the site. 12:14 AM Jun 5th from TweetDeck |
That painting behind the Pierrot ensemble is perfect for this piece. #soldatlunaire 12:10 AM Jun 5th from TweetDeck |
11-yr old daughter & I are tuned in to #soldatlunaire http://bit.ly/lxU7mG She knows/loves "soldat." Lunaire will be new for her.
Hmm... 12:09 AM Jun 5th from
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@Pattyoboe I've been assuming
so...in fact, lookey here, the program: http://bit.ly/lx0Ngy So, unless they're going
right to left... 8:41 PM Jun
4th from TweetDeck |
@mlaffs Old people are always jealous
of the young. Because the younger generation is, you know, younger. 8:37 PM Jun 4th from TweetDeck |
Don't miss Pierrot's lunar dreaming, streaming along with a soldier's air-by-
streaming tonight at 8. http://bit.ly/lxU7mG #soldatlunaire 8:32 PM Jun 4th from TweetDeck |
@teniralCist ...pretty much
anything involving a viola is a non-sequitur; as for the garbage bag & the viola...too easy! 8:26 PM Jun 4th from TweetDeck |
@teniralCist The ultimate goal is to write for a highly specialized audience of
only 1 (me), but for now, I'm glad to speak to a chosen few. 8:19 PM Jun 4th from TweetDeck |
New blog post http://bit.ly/kaqP79 -
charting my descent into #soldatlunaire madness. Looking
forward to stream http://bit.ly/lxU7mG tonite 7:22 PM Jun 4th from TweetDeck |
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@JoseSPiano Maybe; but it's hard to
transition from viola to conducting because so few violists have ever seen a conductor in action. 2:27 PM Jun 4th from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano Yes...I'm assuming they don't have a big orchestra on hand. But
still... 11:38 AM Jun
4th from TweetDeck |
@AndreiStrizek Cool. Such a
beautiful (visually speaking) score; but, must admit I've looked at it more than listened, so = great project!
6:26 PM Jun 3rd from TweetDeck |
gsandow
Er-hu player in NY subway. Me: glad to hear Chinese music. I give him $$. Him: starts playing
Silent Night! Culture melt! 6:10 PM Jun 3rd from TweetDeck retweeted by MMmusing |
@otterhouse ...and at a time when Dr. Kevorkian is no longer on call. 4:15 PM Jun 3rd from TweetDeck |
@AndreiStrizek ...but seriously, making tasteless jokes that like could be
career suicide for some people. 2:41 PM Jun 3rd from TweetDeck |
@AndreiStrizek I think people
are keeping the jokes private. That's right, "they're killing themselves." 2:37 PM Jun 3rd from TweetDeck |
A Moonlight March mashup http://bit.ly/ix4ugD in honor of #soldatlunaire. But they're using REAL instruments: $$ helps! http://bit.ly/jMM5zQ 12:26 PM Jun 3rd from TweetDeck |
RT @PierrotTweets: With a
grotesque gigantic bow Pierrot scrapes on his viola, Like the stork on one leg, He mournfully plucks a pizzicato.
6:15 PM Jun 2nd from TweetDeck |
@timtfj @frindley Yes, soon it will be: "@MMmusing
just blocked & reported @operagirlzz as spam but looked at &
favorited all her pics 1st." 2:59 PM Jun 2nd from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore @CamerSmith ...just proving that there's no such thing as a mistake. "ice dream"
is awesome. 2:55 PM Jun
2nd from TweetDeck |
@teniralCist Yeah, but good luck
trying to put a Roman numeral on that "chord" 2:53 PM Jun 2nd from TweetDeck |
@dan_schmidt It's like a disco out
there. 1:40 AM Jun 2nd from
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29 Violists! Every last one one of them threatening
to play either Stamitz or Hoffmeister! Oh my! http://bit.ly/lPaErA 10:52 PM Jun 1th from TweetDeck |
New blog post, strange new mashup: http://bit.ly/ix4ugD Yes, it's L'histoire du soldat & Pierrot lunaire - together
at last! #soldatlunaire 8:38 PM Jun 1th from TweetDeck |
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@cellomike I think with Stamitz, the
violation isn't about copyright; it's about making more copies of music that should be seen/heard less. 9:19 PM May 31st from TweetDeck |
@EricMahlzeit Viola competition! What's that like, 1st one to name the strings
correctly wins? 1st to pick conductor out of a lineup wins? 9:17 PM May 31st from TweetDeck |
Did I forget to put a question mark in my last tweet. Yes. Yes, I did.
8:32 PM May 31st from TweetDeck |
Hooray, http://amzn.to/keE6EE came in mail. Will the kids be hearing a cautionary neo-classical
tale in the car today. Yes. Yes, they will. 7:02 PM May 31st from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes Be sure you don't break
any copyright laws...altho, it's just Stamitz. I think the govt would look the other way. 6:59 PM May 31st from TweetDeck |
I still think someone needs to come up with an "ice
dream of desperation" http://bit.ly/kIS9yg ice cream flavor for #soldatlunaire 10:57 AM May 31st from TweetDeck |
I've said it before & I'll say it again: hockey's like 12-tone music.
Can be very wild & exciting - but I never really know what's going on 1:36 AM May 28th from TweetDeck |
Just for the record, I think I had a pretty good run with #lessinterestingarias http://bit.ly/kwbNs2 1:33 AM May 28th from TweetDeck |
The stack of 75 exams...is down to 0. I never thought I'd get there...
10:33 PM May 27th from TweetDeck |
@musicapologist I think Pippin has a point. I don't even like Lebron, but what
he's done the past few weeks is astonishing; even terrifying. 7:31 PM May 27th from TweetDeck |
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@AndreiStrizek Yes! It was her
mentioning it that made me aware the CD release had finally happened. Been waiting for years... 6:42 PM May 27th from TweetDeck |
@mlaffs
Sorry, that hashtag hadn't shown up on my radar screen. (Better get better radar.) 6:38 PM May 27th from TweetDeck |
@mlaffs Well, you didn't say that
before. How am I to know who went to what party? 6:36 PM May 27th from TweetDeck |
@mlaffs @willcwhite Do you have pictures to prove this? (I ask as an academic who believes
sourcing is important...) 6:14 PM May 27th from TweetDeck |
@Pattyoboe You should think, "at
least it wasn't a violist..." 5:46 PM May 27th from TweetDeck |
@LevParikian ...much worse is an
#ff from violists; fortunately, it's almost impossible for two
violists to play two F's at the same time. 5:40 PM May 27th from TweetDeck |
I'm not saying I'll never put 3 essay questions on an exam for 75 students
again. But I'll only do it if answers are typed. Oh, my eyes! 3:31 PM May 27th from TweetDeck |
@sandramogensen I find this
with Peter & the Wolf as well. At least in recordings, they separate words/music too much - often diffuses
drama 2:35 PM May 27th from
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@sandramogensen I love it too, altho I sometimes wish the narrative &
music were more consistently intertwined; and storytelling has flaws.. 2:22 PM May 27th from TweetDeck |
@operaskank stumbled across that
pic http://bit.ly/mahZ5d on ebay when I was looking for the one I have (finally just
took a pic of my LP..) 2:13 PM May
27th from TweetDeck |
@sandramogensen I bought the LP
in mid-80s. I can still remember buying it - holding it in the shop, etc. Used to listen to it lots... 1:52 PM May 27th from TweetDeck |
@sandramogensen 70's. According to http://bit.ly/mzIZXl , the narration was recorded 3 years after the playing. But,
whatever, still so good 1:51 PM May 27th from TweetDeck |
...I've ordered the CD so I don't feel guilty about posting those samples, but
I wish the CD had kept this great cover: http://bit.ly/lVnthx 1:45 PM May 27th from TweetDeck |
3 samples http://bit.ly/igxFLg from my old LP of BSO Chamber Soldier's Tale, now finally on CD http://amzn.to/jPFK1W #soldatlunaire #bsoldat 1:43 PM May 27th from TweetDeck |
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ogiovetti Se Vuol Ballare Nancy Pelosi. #lessinterestingarias 11:22 PM May 26th from web
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Che farò senza Euridice #lessinterestingarias (from the point of view of the accompanist) 10:43 PM May 26th from TweetDeck |
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@ogiovetti That sounds pretty interesting! 9:15 PM May 26th from TweetDeck |
@EmilyCello It's the #1 trending topic. It looks as if "Low Expectations" alone has been
submitted more than 100 times. http://bit.ly/mDAzg7 9:03 PM May 26th from TweetDeck |
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@teniralCist ...I realize there are probably lots of clarinetists in Chicago, but
you never know whose paths might cross. 4:55 PM May 26th from TweetDeck |
@teniralCist He's a very good
friend (was at NEC, in Boston for years) and a fascinating musician with very diverse skills/interests... 4:53 PM May 26th from TweetDeck |
@teniralCist Just occurred to me to wonder if you know or know of clarinetist
James Falzone, Chicago area jazz guy. http://bit.ly/jINtFn 4:45 PM May 26th from TweetDeck |
@teniralCist You'd be excused for thinking it's still April.... 4:35 PM May 26th from TweetDeck |
@teniralCist Which calendar are you using? 4:30 PM May 26th from TweetDeck |
New blog post: http://bit.ly/kbTW0E odd little assortment of items, including 3 bootleg samples of BSO
Chamber's legendary Soldier's Tale... 2:43 PM May 26th from TweetDeck |
My favorite YouTube playlist: http://bit.ly/mbdX3p 7 videos I WISH I'd created... 11:10 PM May 25th from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore Hey, speaking of Schoenberg & "the" Gershwin, you know this
http://youtu.be/16UmQ3tS... right? Pierrot's quoted! #soldatlunaire 10:58 PM May 25th from TweetDeck |
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@PrainF It's still showing me that you
have 1500+ tweets - so they're not lost for good. 9:29 PM May 25th from TweetDeck |
@teniralCist It was a fun
challenge, especially sticking to tweet-length. It's important to stay in shape, so I appreciated the exercise.
6:26 PM May 25th from TweetDeck |
...Iove the idea of Pierrot hallucinating &
the Devil mischief-making within the Gershwin Hotel's deep red walls. #goodcreepy #soldatlunaire
6:18 PM May 25th from TweetDeck |
Stravinsky + Schoenberg + @operamission + the Gershwin Hotel = inspired chamber theater project! Needs
YOUR support: http://bit.ly/jMM5zQ 6:09 PM May 25th from TweetDeck |
@alogemann ...or, at least, paying
faculty not to grade. There's research suggesting that grading impedes learning. #guesswhatimdoing 3:15 PM May 25th from TweetDeck |
@alogemann Do you think they'd be
interested in paying some faculty not to teach? 3:14 PM May 25th from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore Yes. Is that the
English version used most often? I don't really know others, but I love that one. It's Seussian at times. 2:17 PM May 25th from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore What translation are you using for soldat? #soldatlunaire ~ "Have you any complaints? Have you any
comPLAINTS??" 2:00 PM May
25th from TweetDeck |
@willcwhite Getting the
underscoring to time out correctly is harder than people think. 2:03 AM May 25th from TweetDeck |
@teniralCist I've been thinking
about Boston lately-never been there/Didn't you do a viola audition @ NEC?\No I sent in a tape. The red one. 2:01 AM May 25th from TweetDeck |
@teniralCist Y'know, I've been thinking bout Boston lately-never been there\How'd
you win the BSO viola job?/It was in a box of Cracker Jack 12:40 AM May 25th from TweetDeck |
@teniralCist I've been thinking
bout Boston lately-never been there \ How'd you win the BSO viola job? / I spelled BSO correctly on the form 12:37 AM May 25th from TweetDeck |
@teniralCist Y'know, I've been thinking bout Boston lately-never been there\How'd
you win the BSO job?/I spelled viola correctly on the form 12:35 AM May 25th from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore Well, if you can't
get violas, a good sub is to tune a couple of radios to static - and have someone drop them every now &
then 11:54 PM May 24th
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@gaspsiagore Absolutely. Which excerpts are on the audition list, just the
standard open strings? 11:18 PM May
24th from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore excellent hashtag!
Leoncavallo, right? 11:08 PM May
24th from TweetDeck |
@mitchthetenor ...actually, we
haven't tackled Beethoven 9 yet in Piano Hero (have done 1, 3, 5, 7), so perhaps down the road! 11:07 PM May 24th from TweetDeck |
@teniralCist ...I'm holding out slim hoping of getting there for #soldatlunaire - tricky timing, but we'll see. 10:56 PM May 24th from TweetDeck |
@teniralCist Everything's the beginning of a viola joke; but, yes, come to
Boston! Brahms sonatas, Debussy Rhap (w/cowbell), you name it... 10:55 PM May 24th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes If you're ever in the
Boston area, let me know! You'd be a great guest hero. 10:51 PM May 24th from TweetDeck |
@pianomorphosis well that's
encouraging...so, the bad news is, we're doing a bad job; the good news is, it's a bad job anyway. #kidding 10:23 PM May 23rd from TweetDeck |
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Fun, but exhausting Piano Hero recital today: 2 pianos, up to 4 pianists: Ovt
Candide, Waltz/Hoedown from Rodeo, a little Bach, 1812 Ovt... 10:12 PM May 23rd from TweetDeck |
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@troubadour0 Yes, that's just what I intended to say -
in the same spirit as "I'm not a doctor - but I play one on TV." sums up my organ-ing 1:02 AM May 23rd from TweetDeck |
...let's just say I think Charles Ives might've
enjoyed my playing so far today. 2:34 PM May 22nd from TweetDeck |
Just almost destroyed church music as we know it during 1st half of service.
(I'm not really an organist, although I've been playing one.) 2:33 PM May 22nd from TweetDeck |
@LevParikian The Erica Symphony,
The Magic Lute, La Vase, The Soldier's Ale, Verklärte Acht #missinglettermusic 8:39 PM May 21st from TweetDeck |
@sohothedog ..there are those
composers (Scriabin, Bill&Ted) who believe their music will bring new world order. How many consider doomsday?
6:49 PM May 21st from TweetDeck |
@sohothedog ...sounds like its own doomsday scenario. 6:44 PM May 21st from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes @frindley Love the idea of
Rieu Erlkönig. I'm imagining a sort of "Funiculli, funiculla" bouncing rhythm; & it would end happily 4:48 PM May 21st from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes @avecvoix I think if people
know you're willing, they'll sing it. I've played it w/at least 4 undergrads. Singers love doing it. 12:02 PM May 21st from
web |
@gaspsiagore @AndreiStrizek Yes! I didn't know it's finally on CD! I've treasured my LP for
years: "Or would this little...fiddle..be best?" 11:53 AM May 21st from web |
@gaspsiagore @ericasipes "I'll play
literally ANYTHING else" huh? Looking forward to @operamission presents "A
Night With Sorabji!" 11:49 AM May
21st from web |
@ericasipes ..but I doubt Schubert
was worried about perfection. It's about generating tremendous excitement...and pain http://bit.ly/9IiquM 8:36 PM May 20th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes ...by the way, I'm not
pretending I play it all that well. It is really hard & frustrating; not made for modern pianos... 8:35 PM May 20th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes Oh definitely YES It's painful, but very exciting and, to be quite
honest, there are ways to fake when it's not quite working... 8:29 PM May 20th from TweetDeck |
@alogemann It wasn't my school
computer; It's my home desktop, an old Dell. I think the essentials are backed up, but not in organized way.. 4:01 PM May 20th from TweetDeck |
@alogemann ...but I'm astonished the computer is still working, and I plan to do
some MAJOR backups this afternoon. 3:53 PM May 20th from TweetDeck |
@alogemann ...I'm most annoyed about
15 minutes of work I lost in the crash. I had something just right & can't remember it! 3:52 PM May 20th from TweetDeck |
@alogemann Mine's STILL working! It had crashed, then: blue screen; I hit power
switch; fan started rev'ing; smoke!; unplugged it; now fine! 3:49 PM May 20th from TweetDeck |
My computer was smoking this morning - literally, smoking. And, yes, I know
what literally means. I'm using it literally, not liberally. 3:33 PM May 20th from TweetDeck |
@LevParikian I think professional
singers celebrate Ives less w/ polytonality & more with the quarter-tone thing. Still works for Ives Day!
1:54 PM May 19th from TweetDeck |
@LevParikian I know families who make every day (or, at least, every birthday)
Ives Day. 1:44 PM May
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@ericasipes Yes, I agree &
my response was a little snippy. But I do think the rant is basically just preaching to the choir directors...
1:27 PM May 19th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes I think reverse psychology is supposed to be subtle. That's about as
subtle as a machete - couldn't read past 2nd paragraph... 12:49 PM May 19th from TweetDeck |
@ElissaMilne No, my students
generally just wing it. But it would be awesome if one of them prepared... 11:58 AM May 19th from TweetDeck |
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..I realize of course that, technically, the 1st viola joke happened the 1st
time someone played a viola. Still, Giraud = ahead of his time 10:20 PM May 18th from TweetDeck |
Was @PierrotTweets 's http://bit.ly/lVn1Fp the 1st viola joke? "With a grotesque gigantic bow Pierrot scrapes on
his viola.." #soldatlunaire 10:14 PM May 18th from TweetDeck |
sohothedog Soho the Dog: Strauss and Mahler and games people play. http://bit.ly/jYg1d4 12:36 PM May 18th from web retweeted by
MMmusing |
LevParikian If Mahler had
invented Twitter, you'd be limited to 1400 characters. #mahlerday 11:02 AM May 18th from Twitter for iPhone retweeted by
MMmusing |
LevParikian To celebrate Mahler
Day, why not write long footnotes in German explaining to everyone how to spend their day? #mahlerday 10:57 AM May 18th from Twitter for iPhone retweeted by
MMmusing |
@gaspsiagore ...and that's why it's virtually
disappeared from history. 12:57 AM May 18th from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore Yes, and the Romanian
tenor Erianul Tadlos comes to mind as well...I think he may have sung Torreip in Erianulatdlos (1741)... 12:45 AM May 18th from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore I like #soldatlunaire. It's classy. As a bonus, it can also mean "sold at luna ire" 12:31 AM May 18th from TweetDeck |
@teniralCist ...the "think system" works great - as long as you've got cool band
uniforms. 12:22 AM May
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Short blog post: "Full Moon and Trippy Charms" http://bit.ly/kpnvmA ~ Support operamission! http://bit.ly/jMM5zQ #soldatlunaire 10:31 PM May 17th from TweetDeck |
What if someone slipped a little Giraud into the hands of a BBC newsreader? http://youtu.be/nziNjpaD... 7:51 PM May 17th from TweetDeck |
Interesting Quote: "Beckett's 'Act Without Words' left many in the audience
speechless due to confusion..." Isn't speechless the point? 7:02 PM May 17th from TweetDeck |
Hey @PierrotTweets, Pierrot can
speak too: http://bit.ly/iJUF7F - Enjoy drinking from tonight's full moon! #soldatlunaire [youtube edition] 6:36 PM May 17th from TweetDeck |
Hey @PierrotTweets, Pierrot can speak too: http://bit.ly/mSkM7p #soldatlunaire - Enjoy drinking from tonight's full moon! 6:27 PM May 17th from TweetDeck |
@s_haskins It's not still at the
arcade? 3:17 PM May 17th from
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@alexrossmusic ...many in audience wouldn't 'hear' much difference btwn a local
orch, a traveling orch, or the Met orch - so give'em a hook. 2:40 PM May 17th from TweetDeck |
@alexrossmusic ...I don't have a
problem w/listeners responding to bio, but it's not surprising that marketers take advantage of this... 2:38 PM May 17th from TweetDeck |
@alexrossmusic ..just read about the "autumnal radiance" 'heard' in an aging
Pressler's playing http://wapo.st/jlvqgZ surely who he is helps 2:36 PM May 17th from TweetDeck |
@alexrossmusic Another lesson is that people (even reviewers) listen in ways
significantly framed by who they think they're hearing. 2:06 PM May 17th from TweetDeck |
@reepo No - your paper is scheduled to
be graded on or around July 23. [...that was a joke, too......I hope....] 11:46 AM May 17th from TweetDeck |
Full moon tonight. Of course, @PierrotTweets has been sippin' moonshine non-stop, tho I don't recall
Schoenberg setting http://bit.ly/lQBozP 11:43 AM May 17th from TweetDeck |
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@timtfj @Pattyoboe There's also a guy named Beethoven. [Flip to Ch. 4 of Musicophila
& read paragraph about Jerome Bruner, early in chapter] 12:35 AM May 17th from TweetDeck |
@timtfj @Pattyoboe I think I sort of agree, although the sensual element is important. But,
of course, sense connections happen in the brain 12:31 AM May 17th from TweetDeck |
@timtfj @Pattyoboe ...ever read some of Olive Sacks' stuff on musical imaging? He talks
about ways in which we hear things we don't hear. 12:24 AM May 17th from TweetDeck |
@AndreiStrizek ...and if your
boss told you to go accompany the Hindemith tuba sonata? 12:21 AM May 17th from TweetDeck |
I just wrote on a student's paper: "Knowing what an artwork means doesn’t mean
much if it doesn’t mean something to you." I'm really tired. 12:20 AM May 17th from TweetDeck |
@PrainF THAT made me laugh; indeed, I
laughed out loud! The way I play harpsichord, those 2 high C's would just be 1 long glissando down... 9:14 PM May 16th from TweetDeck |
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@The_Co_Host ...with a
harpsichord, sometimes two is too many. 8:40 PM May 16th from TweetDeck |
@reepo Right...or so I console myself to
believe. I'm just too brilliant to be appreciated. My goal is to be completely misunderstood. 8:25 PM May 16th from TweetDeck |
@reepo Well,
like too many of my jokes, it's so impressed with its own multiple levels of cleverness that it forgets to be
funny.... 8:23 PM May
16th from TweetDeck |
...please note that the preceding was a joke. The thought of a harpsichord
rapping out those C octaves for an hour is a little scary. 8:12 PM May 16th from TweetDeck |
Thinking of doing a performance of "In C" w/older instruments at Baroque pitch.
So, for those with perfect pitch, it will sound like "In Si" 8:11 PM May 16th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes Have you run across
this page before? http://bit.ly/lCAgQ0 ~ lots of explorations of those mysterious
barricades... 7:45 PM May
16th from TweetDeck |
@musicapologist @EmilyCello ...and by "thinkpad," I guess I meant "typepad." 7:41 PM May 16th from TweetDeck |
...but I've never been a big French Baroque type,
so it's gratifying to find Couperin & Rameau so compelling. 7:36 PM May 16th from TweetDeck |
...yeah, that's right, a Couperin piece on piano! "Les barricades mysterieuses"
is such a perfect piece. Like hearing the universe spinning. 7:24 PM May 16th from TweetDeck |
Administering music history exam. Listening excerpts I most enjoyed hearing: http://bit.ly/7XjUYq & http://bit.ly/mjdSkj
(couperin/rameau).. 7:22 PM May
16th from TweetDeck |
@musicapologist @EmilyCello Hey, I'm proud of my Blogger blog. I'd put its look up against most
wordpress/thinkpads I've seen... 6:15 PM May 16th from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano ...could work. You
think sriracha can suggest "As a pale drop of blood Colors a sick woman’s lips?" http://bit.ly/k3zBtS 5:11 PM May 16th from TweetDeck |
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. @PierrotTweets is freakin' me out - although I did first read http://bit.ly/k3zBtS as "the ice cream of desperation." Full moon tomorrow! 4:45 PM May 16th from TweetDeck |
@AndreiStrizek Who was this strange, possibly self-loathing character?
4:15 PM May 16th from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano @ericasipes Generally, I
don't think C. George has nearly as much classical music as the Smurfs, which is wall-to-wall classics. 2:54 PM May 16th from TweetDeck |
@AndreiStrizek @stevelakawicz
...so you're saying he's a tuba player as well? 11:41 AM May 16th from TweetDeck |
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@gaspsiagore @teniralCist ...just throwing my 2 cents in; won't be offended if #soldatlunaire wins. I guess I like a tag that's easy to
type 1:55 AM May 16th from
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@marquis66 @CornoDBassetto @Pattyoboe @Balzalorsky Seeing the
issue doesn't mean seeing or agreeing on solutions. Change is hard. Inertia. 1:12 AM May 16th from TweetDeck |
If a paper begins "Dictionary.com defines ____ as....," what are the odds that
it will be high-quality paper? 6:30 PM May 15th from TweetDeck |
Reading student paper about the following characters: Iago, Salieri, Mrs.
Robinson. What a trio! I'll bet Salieri's jealous he's not as evil 5:53 PM May 15th from TweetDeck |
@operamission ....and by "say 5
characters," I meant "save 5 characters" of course. #moontale
vs #soldatlunaire 5:23 PM May 15th from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano Well, that would've been more practical. Actually, Brahms #2 is pretty darn symphonic - not sure it's in Hewitt's
wheelhouse.... 5:17 PM May
15th from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano They could've done
Turangalîla if they wanted evolution of the symphony - although that wouldn't have left time for much else... 5:13 PM May 15th from TweetDeck |
@operamission You'll say 5 characters if you go with #moontale ! 3:37 PM May 15th from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano Final thought: If I see
Angela Hewitt & the OSM on stage, I'd like to hear them together. Call me simple, but just seems logical
12:25 PM May 15th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes He clapped his hands & feet at the thrilling finish! But it
was just the 1st mvt. George was embarrassed. He wanted to go home. 12:06 PM May 15th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes George was curious.
Would the current organizational model be financially sustainable if orchestras lost their cultural cachet? 11:56 AM May 15th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes OK - I won't discuss how younger primates are turned off by the
formality of orchestra members dressed in monkey suits. 11:42 AM May 15th from TweetDeck |
@mlaffs didn't see it; just heard a
little about it; was surprised watching that video to recognize 2 singers (Palin/Biden) from NEC days... 12:58 AM May 15th from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano ...that doesn't mean the pieces might not work w/the program; just
that they're not really demonstrating an evolution. 12:52 AM May 15th from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano ...Huebner notes that
follow just about dismiss the connection: "the reason Bach chose the title of sinfonia remains unclear." 12:51 AM May 15th from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano I did read them http://bit.ly/lCYVYv still not convinced; seems like more of a tangential name connection
than anything else... 12:48 AM May
15th from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano ...also, with an
orchestra on stage, it can feel odd to devote so much stage time to small-scale keyboard pieces. 12:42 AM May 15th from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano I was curious partly because those pieces have little to do with
"evolution of the symphony." ... 12:42 AM May 15th from TweetDeck |
@JoseSPiano So do the piano pieces
make sense in context? Seemed like an odd program to me; they certainly have little to do w/symphonies... 12:37 AM May 15th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes ...at 1st I thought it was the chicks ballet music you've been
practicing; turns out to be the busy marketplace of space... 12:36 AM May 15th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes Thought of you when my
son stumbled on this Curious George video http://to.pbs.org/jwOjqa w/Mussorgsky
Pictures accompaniment... 12:33 AM May 15th from TweetDeck |
@mitchthetenor To be honest, I
kind of like that book, even if I've played from it far too often. Nicely pianistic piano parts. 8:35 PM May 14th from TweetDeck |
@quillnote Hanon would sound awesome with both pedals down! Actually, everything
does: http://bit.ly/io7cmq Takes the edge off the sound. 8:29 PM May 14th from TweetDeck |
I have a pretty quirky Twitpic feed http://bit.ly/lvvHu7 - but was happy to rediscover how to use the middle pedal http://twitpic.com/1fqq36 8:06 PM May 14th from TweetDeck |
@maxlevinson ...or "That is why
you fail!" 1:45 PM May
14th from TweetDeck |
@maxlevinson No! Try not. Do, or
do not. There is no try. (?) 1:45 PM May 14th from TweetDeck |
Oh...just realized I should've submitted this http://twitpic.com/40lsyr for #operaplot 2011(although I was on twiatus). Next year... 1:35 AM May 14th from TweetDeck |
Improved Failed Slogan pic http://twitpic.com/4x9crb "We put the Borat in collaborative piano" (h.t. Billie
Whittaker http://bit.ly/lHLEfh 1:28 AM May 14th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes ...it's kind of fun
& challenging to read, even slowly, because the note spellings are so strange - good for the brain. 12:24 AM May 14th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes It's actually next to my school piano & it's taped to a
mirror. Been there for months - just to vex me http://twitpic.com/4x8lzf
12:24 AM May 14th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes It's actually kind of fun to play. It's taped to the wall next to my
studio piano & I play thru it some times. Not 840 yet... 7:41 PM May 13th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes You should tackle this
tiny, short piece http://bit.ly/kSKIM0 (if you don't mind the "repeat 840 times" part,
that is) 6:07 PM May
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@teniralCist @EmilyCello ...I'm impressed that a cat can use Facebook at all. 5:38 PM May 13th from TweetDeck |
@quillnote I think Stamitz'd be disappointed his orchestra's still using
steamrollers for inspiration; he was a rocket scientist! 5:21 PM May 13th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes No, not yet. [as far as
you know...] 11:47 AM May
13th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes OK, I totally just had
to fight off urge to download http://bit.ly/kOJG3S & start scratching Stamitz.
Must...keep...grading.... 12:28 AM May 13th from TweetDeck |
@quillnote @ericasipes Cool. Not often I'm compared to a DJ. Now if you'll excuse me, am off
to scratch some old Stamitz LPs. Should be fun. 12:21 AM May 13th from TweetDeck |
....I don't agree with everything in this comment http://nyti.ms/lFEe1O but it does a good job of exposing the major flaw in Lang's
argument 11:58 PM May
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...that's not to say music rules shouldn't change, but it's silly to compare
baseball's link w/past to new classical music's link w/past... 11:56 PM May 12th from TweetDeck |
http://nyti.ms/jbPOKy badly misses on most
important diff btwn baseball & classical music. Baseball rules are constant; music rules change.. 11:55 PM May 12th from TweetDeck |
...sorry for all the Fraiser tweets. But if you've
never seen http://bit.ly/jpGea5 & http://bit.ly/lmvwZD ...it's Mozartean. 2:30 AM May 12th from TweetDeck |
..."These things happens. They happen every day...EVERY DAY IN ARKANSAS!!!" #classicfrasier 2:16 AM May 12th from TweetDeck |
..."when it comes to an ugly image - you can't beat a dead horse." #classicfrasier 2:13 AM May 12th from TweetDeck |
...Lilith's the only character who can really hold her (or his) own in a scene
with Frasier & Niles. http://bit.ly/iIUyBy Virtuoso comedy... 2:08 AM May 12th from TweetDeck |
Depressed by Celtics game. Fortunately, an all-time
classic Frasier's starting up http://bit.ly/iIUyBy Frasier, Niles, Lilith, hotel
room... 2:05 AM May 12th from
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...alternatively, "we put the Borat in
collaborative piano." http://twitpic.com/4wgjhl 1:57 AM May 12th from TweetDeck |
via http://goodcompanybw.blo... Failed Slogan: "We
put the labor in collaborative piano." .... 1:56 AM May 12th from TweetDeck |
2 unusually large YouTube uploads (neither my work) http://bit.ly/mvkPOB (wonderful little film) http://bit.ly/iyxRAd (great Bernstein talk) 10:36 PM May 11th from TweetDeck |
@rebcamuse college papers are
notoriously promiscuous. 10:29 PM May 11th from TweetDeck |
OK, you've waited long enough: my first 4000 tweets, archive-style! http://monroemusic.home.... 10:24 PM May 11th from TweetDeck |
New blog post: http://bit.ly/j2yd3l Bernstein's fantastic "Infinite Variety of Music" lecture. How Dry I
am. 7:18 PM May 11th from TweetDeck |
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The last day of class has never felt less like the last day of class. #somuchgradingtodo 4:11 PM May 11th from TweetDeck |
http://bit.ly/jf8tYh now has 5 dislikes. Is there a viola convention going on somewhere?
Are violists actually doing something together?!? 12:35 PM May 11th from TweetDeck |
If you've never seen "The Violin," a 25-minute film from 1974, I recommend it.
http://youtu.be/ACXXxYXa... 11:49 AM May 11th from TweetDeck |
@mlaffs Are you at BLO tonight? I'd
been hoping to go tonight, but just too snowed under. 12:44 AM May 11th from TweetDeck |
@chrisfoley You're right, of
course. I'm pretty sure this is their fight song: http://www.youtube.com/w... 6:25 PM May 10th from TweetDeck |
New blog post: http://bit.ly/lII3NK Peter
& the Wolf at the piano. (rescuing a video once posted on the disappearing Google Video platform) 5:48 PM May 10th from TweetDeck |
I enjoyed this interview quite a bit: http://youtu.be/IgMkHaQu... (found via @terryteachout 's tweet about the book http://bit.ly/iIH10F ) 4:51 PM May 10th from TweetDeck |
...Stamitz is also one of the best #composercurses out there - along with Schütz & Gluck. 3:01 PM May 10th from TweetDeck |
"just Stamitz" via @ericasipes http://bit.ly/iBbNP7 is my new fave
phrase. "The film's rated PG for crude language - but it's just Stamitz." 2:59 PM May 10th from TweetDeck |
@chrisfoley You should check to see
if Full Sail University offers a degree in collaborative piano. Perhaps an all-Stamitz curriculum? 12:19 PM May 10th from TweetDeck |
@chrisfoley I enjoyed the fact that Google Reader paired your post with an ad from
Full Sail University: http://twitpic.com/4vuoay 12:14 PM May 10th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes Really enjoyed your jury post http://bit.ly/mG9IFY Have forwarded it on to all our students (who have juries Thu/Fri).
Thanks! 2:03 AM May 10th from
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...half-listening to Poulenc's "Les chemins de l'amour" drifting in from a
studio next door. So great...but jealous I'm not playing. 6:35 PM May 9th from TweetDeck |
@chrisfoley @ericasipes "The SEC is investigating me for some insider trading, but it was just
von Dittersdorf." 6:27 PM May
9th from TweetDeck |
We've all been there. RT @ericasipes: @MMmusing "I had this big
misunderstanding with my husband but it was just Stamitz..." 6:18 PM May 9th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes @chrisfoley "my child got in trouble at school today, but it was just Stamitz." or
"my car was rear-ended last week, but it..." 4:43 PM May 9th from TweetDeck |
@ericasipes @chrisfoley For some reason, I like the phrase "just Stamitz" - "I finally went to
the doctor today...but it was just Stamitz" 4:37 PM May 9th from TweetDeck |
So far my synching violists video http://youtu.be/KGfqW8Ly... has garnered one 'dislike.' It's good to know violists
can use the internet. 11:58 AM May
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@AndreiStrizek Fleurs is also 1
of those songs that makes a wonderful piano piece. I once played it as a recital encore http://bit.ly/iScYyI 11:11 AM May 9th from TweetDeck |
@dspaneas It's a fun world! (and I
can't imagine you ever being part of boring world. Hey, remember "Automobile Graveyard?") 12:57 AM May 9th from TweetDeck |
In about 15 minutes, I'll be premiering a solo
piano piece that I first saw about 45 minutes ago. That's a new experience... 10:53 PM May 8th from TweetDeck |
@otterhouse Yes, that's what I
meant. Modern-day orchestra can play this in their sleep - which makes it sound less modern! 4:34 PM May 8th from TweetDeck |
@otterhouse Yes, quite interesting. (Does "sounds modern" mean "sounds like an
enthusiastic youth orchestra recorded on an old cellphone"?) 10:48 AM May 8th from TweetDeck |
@gaspsiagore ...that's a tough
one. moonsoldier? moontale? pierrothistoire? pierrot&tale? (ala "show'n'tell') Sorry, none are very good...
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This is my 4000th tweet. Sadly, New Twitter's
making it difficult for me to update my milestone archive. Here's 1-3500: http://bit.ly/gXnK7M 10:10 PM May 7th from TweetDeck |
If you missed my syncing violists before, here they are again: http://youtu.be/KGfqW8Ly... (with very slight video improvement!) 3:11 PM May 7th from TweetDeck |
willcwhite
Time for everybody's favorite game: Is is SCHNITTKE or SONDHEIM? http://www.willcwhite.co... 2:16 AM May 6th from
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This is my 4000th tweet. Sadly, New Twitter's making it difficult for me to update
my milestone archive. Here's 1-3500:
Sat May 07 2011 18:10:46
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If you missed my syncing violists before, here they are again:
(with very slight video improvement!)
Sat May 07 2011 11:11:34
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Time for everybody's favorite game: Is is SCHNITTKE or SONDHEIM?
Thu May 05 2011 22:16:22
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@ ...perhaps the same can be said of her encounters in Castiglione.
Sat May 07 2011 08:17:15
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@ My favorite line from that episode: Martin: "I didn't even know you liked her." Niles: "Yes, I
wore that mask well."
Fri May 06 2011 22:42:08
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@ ...I've never been sure why that passage is so devilish. But every time it arrives,
it's like a freefall off a cliff.
Fri May 06 2011 22:21:33
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MARTIN: So who are you supposed to be? GIL: Chingachgook. I'm the last of the
Mohicans. MARTIN: Oh...another mystery solved.
Fri May 06 2011 22:15:34
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@ I've always assumed it was written to come out all wrong. I've definitely done my part.
[don't waste 4999 replying to this!]
Fri May 06 2011 22:06:09
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@ Can't wait. 4998 is a big milestone!
Fri May 06 2011 22:04:10
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New blog post: "Synching Violas"
Thu May 05 2011 22:18:53
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My 100th YouTube upload is...definitely one of my strangest:
(Synchronized Violists!)
Thu May 05 2011 18:09:13
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@ He can spot and ID a Dunkin' Donuts from about 2 miles away...so that industry seems to
have a secure future.
Thu May 05 2011 15:03:46
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Took my son (almost 4) out to lunch. I picked up & was reading a newspaper, an
object he did not recognize. He kept calling it a catalog.
Thu May 05 2011 14:54:33
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@ It strikes me as odd that vln/vla doubling isn't even more common (as w/ oboe/eng horn),
tho instrument cost is a factor...
Wed May 04 2011 14:43:22
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@ Is there some sort of forteviola on which we might train a new generation of violoists?
(Yes, forteviola sounds scary...)
Wed May 04 2011 12:37:06
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...the program notes don't offer much insight as to why these Bach pieces are on the
program...
Wed May 04 2011 10:44:30
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...hearing Angela Hewitt play Bach is always a treat, but I wonder how it will
work alternating with orch. Seems gimmicky, but maybe not...
Wed May 04 2011 10:43:36
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What a quirky program this is . I'm not convinced Bach's 3-part inventions tell us much about
the "symphony"...
Wed May 04 2011 10:42:26
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@ ...haze of smoke in the piano part of "Hôtel" is the closest experience I've had of music
becoming real physical substance.
Wed May 04 2011 08:24:08
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@ ...Tel Jour, telle nuit is great as a set as well. And "Hôtel" & "Sanglots" from
Banalités are as good as it gets.
Wed May 04 2011 08:23:01
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@ ...for me, "Fleurs" is the most perfect song ever. #2 and #4 from Fiançailles pour rire
are stunning as well.
Wed May 04 2011 08:20:42
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@ ...this reminds me that I should start keeping to-do lists. First thing on the list: create a
to-do list.
Wed May 04 2011 07:50:10
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Do you think this would work for violists? Would it help synchronize pitches as
well?
Wed May 04 2011 07:14:27
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@ That creates an Escher-like strange loop. Your instruction to "proofreed" points right back at
itself - unless you're an oboist.
Wed May 04 2011 06:52:08
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@ My fave Poulenc set is Fiançailles pour rire - simple, but perfect songs. But, as
JoseSPiano says, you can't really go wrong.
Wed May 04 2011 06:47:51
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@ Thanks for the RT, Erica!
Tue May 03 2011 15:12:39
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New blog post from last night: An amazing little Andante by a young Mendelssohn, as played
by a youthful orchestra.
Tue May 03 2011 15:01:45
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@ Yes! I've probably got the book around lying around somewhere.
Tue May 03 2011 14:15:52
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...I remember when was making the rounds. I stopped counting
after the 50th "Green Eggs and Spam." (OK, that's not so clever...
Tue May 03 2011 12:44:22
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...Twitter has helped teach us that people are likely thinking up the same clever
thoughts all over. Fave example:
Tue May 03 2011 12:41:44
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# operamashup looks like fun, but these hashtags that come in hundreds per hour
exhaust me. Just thought of a great one, but: already taken!
Tue May 03 2011 12:38:09
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@ @ What would you put @ the bottom of Cocoa Krispies®? [which is what I had for breakfast;
there was no art :( ]
Tue May 03 2011 11:14:23
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@ Yes, I've always played F-sharp. I'll bet it's what he intended. (But the F-natural is a
nice change of pace .)
Tue May 03 2011 10:27:57
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@ In all honesty, it IS hard. I'm not pretending I've got it mastered. I've just had to play
it a lot, so it's *sorta* settled in.
Tue May 03 2011 10:25:23
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@ ...I'll be blogging about this and other similar cases soon: possible misprints(?) that are
kind of cool.
Tue May 03 2011 10:22:44
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@ BTW, do you have an opinion on the last piano note of top system, p.41 F-natural or F-
sharp?...
Tue May 03 2011 10:21:55
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@ I live and die with my trusty old International edition. Good, logical page-turns are all I
care about.
Tue May 03 2011 10:20:49
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@ Playing the Franck on flute is...well, it's just a really bad idea. I'd rather hear the
Mozart flute concerto on tuba.
Tue May 03 2011 10:19:31
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@ It's those last 3 systems, trying to keep the accompanying 16ths under control while
bringing out R.H. melody.
Tue May 03 2011 10:16:36
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@ @ @ I'll admit I hate page 16 But I do think it's mostly effective piano writing.
Tue May 03 2011 09:40:47
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@ @ @ Whoa, you guys are crazy - the Franck is the best; and it *mostly* lies under the hands
pretty well.
Tue May 03 2011 09:32:31
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I've somehow missed out on Rochelbel's Canon (or, given all the Verklärte Nacht
allusions, perhaps: Verklärte Pach?)
Tue May 03 2011 09:25:28
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New, long, rambling blog post about a precocious bit of Mendelssohn:
Mon May 02 2011 22:52:01
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@ ...but, no, I can't directly program my digital piano. But I figure I'll hook it up to a
synth & retune that...
Mon May 02 2011 21:26:17
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@ I'm getting all the "diff tunings" experience I need w/my school piano right now. I don't
even know what an octave is anymore...
Mon May 02 2011 21:25:09
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@ @ You could get some awesome "repeated note" effects with that piano. Hmm, might have to
retrain my digial piano...
Mon May 02 2011 21:21:01
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I am sad that Gödel did not live to see "Do you want to cancel? [OK]
[Cancel]"
Sun May 01 2011 08:24:36
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via Seesmic twhirl
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@ @ No Riff City!
Sat Apr 30 2011 14:13:02
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@ & all those double-notes are pp. I'd rather just play Chopin 3rds etude & get some
credit than play this hiding out under voice
Sat Apr 30 2011 12:56:22
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@ Yes, #3 isn't that hard to play (some awkward chord leaps) - just not very gratifying;
doesn't help that music's not so great.
Sat Apr 30 2011 12:53:11
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@ A good idea. I find #3 (p.19) of this particularly unrewarding. #2 (p.9) is more awkward than need
be.
Sat Apr 30 2011 12:27:45
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...and speaking of composers who can't write for the piano, do any pianists out
there enjoy playing Rossini songs? Such clumsy piano writing
Sat Apr 30 2011 10:31:52
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...however, Berlioz's piano writing is, um, not very good, so I'm kind of enjoying
playing from this reduction. Harder, but better.
Sat Apr 30 2011 10:30:30
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Fascinating that Barenreiter publishes Les nuits d'été w/a piano reduction of orch
version - since original is piano version by Berlioz...
Sat Apr 30 2011 10:29:59
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@ I think I may know who those customers are
Sat Apr 30 2011 08:44:45
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@ Yes, but Le sacre is all about social rituals. They just get to the wild dancing sooner than
the average wedding...
Fri Apr 29 2011 17:46:59
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@ Didn't you once listen to The Rite of Spring every night for a year? That might've been an
early clue...
Fri Apr 29 2011 17:33:06
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I just read that Boston has a "thriving opera ecology." Is that a
euphemism?
Fri Apr 29 2011 14:40:25
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@ Embarrassed to say I didn't know it was happening! (If they'd called for
s, I'd have been all over it.) Investigating...
Fri Apr 29 2011 12:29:59
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Was taking notes in a Word doc this morning on Labute's The Shape of Things for a
class. I named the file "shape notes."
Fri Apr 29 2011 12:20:48
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@ When are you speaking at NEC? Is it open to the public?
Fri Apr 29 2011 11:00:48
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@ ...I tend to agree w/other commenters who wish they'd done a more freewheeling take, but
they certainly worked hard.
Fri Apr 29 2011 10:46:04
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@ I love that they gave this a try. As they've said, it's pretty bold to jump into a piece
with such an imposing past...
Fri Apr 29 2011 10:36:28
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. @ has been bashing John Rutter a lot this morning. All I can say is I know who's enriched my
life more.
Fri Apr 29 2011 07:51:42
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@ ...I also generally liked the danse sacrale, except for those weird solo bass bits - and
didn't like the ending.
Fri Apr 29 2011 07:18:28
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@ ...for me, performance doesnt have the necessary rhythmic propulsion. I prefer several of
the duo (and solo!) piano versions.
Fri Apr 29 2011 07:03:57
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@ Yes, listened to it a few nights ago. Not a big fan. Love: 25:00-26:30. Dislike: 33:18,
the bass in general, the piano sound.
Fri Apr 29 2011 07:01:38
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@ Thanks, Andrei. Momentum is a strange mistress; she comes and goes - but it's encouraging
to get positive feedback!
Thu Apr 28 2011 08:14:28
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Yes!
Wed Apr 27 2011 22:09:31
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Not a big hockey fan - but it's hard to look away from Game 7, 3rd period. I've
actively ignored my children multiple times tonight. Go B's.
Wed Apr 27 2011 21:35:45
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Rites of Spring are bursting out all over:
Wed Apr 27 2011 18:01:57
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@ Thanks for the RT!
Wed Apr 27 2011 11:38:16
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@ @ ...and Bernstein's audiences were already more predisposed to trust that this was great
music; more skepticism today..
Wed Apr 27 2011 06:59:43
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@ @ I've always thought of Bernstein as the model teacher - but he'd earned big trust from
audiences...
Wed Apr 27 2011 06:58:58
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@ ...I did like the sacrificial dance a lot - except the bizarre bit at 33:18.
Tue Apr 26 2011 22:17:52
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@ Interesting. "irreducibility" thing makes sense, but I've heard duo & solo (!) piano
versions that I think worked much better.
Tue Apr 26 2011 22:16:29
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@ ...but, wow, really enjoyed from around 25:00 thru 26:00 transition and following.
Tue Apr 26 2011 22:00:19
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@ ...whoops, meant "the bass sounds OUT of its element too often."
Tue Apr 26 2011 21:53:27
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@ Agreed. And, tho this may be my own sonic bias, the bass sounds of its element too
often.
Tue Apr 26 2011 21:45:33
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@ ...and, yes, avoiding the secret handshake insider club vibe is important. Never helps to
make people feel stupid...
Tue Apr 26 2011 21:19:56
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@ ...I also think it just takes time to learn to love some kinds of info. Even if 1st-timers
feel intimidated, that can change...
Tue Apr 26 2011 21:17:17
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@ Definitely makes sense. Teaching classes of non-musicians has taught me how differently
people can think about music....
Tue Apr 26 2011 21:13:55
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@ What do you think? I'm listening (sort of) now. Not doing it for me yet; not enough
rhythmic propulsion & disliking piano sound
Tue Apr 26 2011 21:07:07
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@ Thanks. I just ran across this today; kind of discouraging, if true, but I don't fully believe
it.
Tue Apr 26 2011 20:40:27
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@ Oh, and you contributed £12,000 to my pyramid...er, um...my get-rich-quick program.
Tue Apr 26 2011 19:41:13
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@ Oh, I got a mention from you that you favorited a tweet of mine - must be some sort of auto-
mention thing going on. Or scary virus.
Tue Apr 26 2011 19:27:00
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Forgot to post my new Cantata 4 Hallelujah blog post on See also new
Listening Guides:
Tue Apr 26 2011 19:24:50
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@ Thanks!
Tue Apr 26 2011 19:18:02
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New blog post on meta-unpredictablity revisiting Mr. Stravinsky's Random Accent
Generator:
Tue Apr 26 2011 19:03:25
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@ ...here's a good summary of those old blog wars:
Tue Apr 26 2011 07:17:24
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@ ...its author got some other music bloggers pretty ticked off with the bravado. But, the
blog did give me much to think about.
Tue Apr 26 2011 07:15:35
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@ Yes, I meant to mention (just ran out of characters) how that blog drove me & others
crazy when it was active...
Tue Apr 26 2011 07:10:29
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@ @
I've performed regularly from a tablet PC. Wish the iPad was bigger. Tempted by this but expensive..
Mon Apr 25 2011 20:39:10
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@ Interesting. Do you know about Peter Westergaard? Ever run across this blog?
Mon Apr 25 2011 19:46:01
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@ thanks for the RT!
Mon Apr 25 2011 07:46:27
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Yeah, there's *that* Hallelujah chorus, but consider these 4 by Bach:
Sun Apr 24 2011 14:45:24
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@ ...and thank you!
Sun Apr 24 2011 07:17:07
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@ Ha! Not sure how penitential I was, since I still got caught up in operaplot - and I
Facebooked too much. Glad to be back.
Sun Apr 24 2011 07:08:45
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Gave up Twitter, fast food & Alleluias for Lent. So, I'm back with a
Hallelujah blog post: Now off to Dunkin' Donuts!
Sun Apr 24 2011 07:07:34
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2 blog posts in past week & (yes, still on twiatus, but I went on twiatus to rejuvenate blog,
so..
Sun Apr 17 2011 08:01:09
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Have missed twitter; will be glad when twiatus ends. Nice to hear from @ @ @ @ @ et al Thx
Fri Apr 15 2011 17:04:53
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All my recycled s for this 2011 Lots of great new entries this year, tho.
Thx to the amazing @
Fri Apr 15 2011 17:00:18
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Ha, is Semele Messiah? (Because, you know, Handel tried to pass this
off as an oratorio...)
Fri Apr 15 2011 15:47:07
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Lo! Lulu. LOL!
Fri Apr 15 2011 15:45:51
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O, Dido! (He's Aeneas, eh?) O, Dido!
Fri Apr 15 2011 15:45:27
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Adina! I'll soon get a girl named Adina/Altho she says I'm lame/Elixir fixed the
game for me/Adina! She just misted una furtiva!
Fri Apr 15 2011 15:44:09
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Count wishes he Susanna had; wife is sad/servant's mad/mezzo plays a lusty lad;
switcheroo exposes cad, finale he admits he's bad.
Fri Apr 15 2011 15:05:55
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How's the fishing? Not good for Peter (worse for his help). He wants to marry
Ellen, but ends up with the best character: the Sea.
Fri Apr 15 2011 15:03:14
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A prince's fiancé is kept~w/in a harem so expect~2 see him try 2 re-collect~her,
posing as an architect. Joseph votes:2many notes
Fri Apr 15 2011 15:00:09
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Performer fiddles w/bird~Poet authors romance~Painter brushes w/ex~Philosopher
thinks coat sale. Siren scoffs~Seamstress coughs.
Fri Apr 15 2011 14:55:39
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You must remember this. A kiss is still a kiss: "un bacio" in duet; "ancora'un
bacio" while upset; then with regret.
Fri Apr 15 2011 08:20:15
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Don't cry for me my Adina. The truth is I never left you all thru your sarge
phase. I'm a persister; even enlisted to buy elixir.
Fri Apr 15 2011 08:19:33
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Pamina! I just saw a pic of Pamina. Her mom's a crazy dame & sent it in a
frame to me. Pamina! I just dissed a girl named Pamina..
Fri Apr 15 2011 08:18:11
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Count thinks "maid is made for me," but doesn't count on trickery of servant who
serves up disguises; mezzo really one of guys is.
Fri Apr 15 2011 07:20:37
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Dante writes that Gianni Schicchi robs a clan by being sneaky. He wills himself a
big estate; his daughter's song is also great.
Fri Apr 15 2011 07:13:13
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Marie is a French GI Jane/Mom says the girl is insane/2 fall 4 the tenor/but he's
sure 2 win 'er/He sings 9 hi C's with no strain!
Thu Apr 14 2011 17:20:59
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Ms Todd & Laetitia r silly/as women can b, as they really/think each has a
chance/with Bob & his pants/arousing an aria, STEAL ME.
Thu Apr 14 2011 16:56:19
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Her HS days done, tender Laurie/is doing a life inventory/when Martin and Top/just
happen to stop/and inevitably alter her story.
Thu Apr 14 2011 16:55:56
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Wedding Day: Boss wants bride. Old bag wants me. Page just wants it. Send letter.
Dress up page. Find mom in bag. It works out!
Thu Apr 14 2011 16:55:35
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Life is happiness, Candide: Cunegonde's all u need; tho the best world go astray,
she can glitter & b gay. So u sow; then u grow.
Thu Apr 14 2011 14:09:53
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The first chord puts tonality on notice. The ending lets Isolde Liebestod us.
Thu Apr 14 2011 13:41:31
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Albert ruminates, drinks rumonade, becomes runaway, runs Mum away.
Thu Apr 14 2011 13:01:32
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Cad kills Commendatore. Conquests cataloged, courts country cutie. Cry creates
chaos. Cast Commendatore comeback cues comeuppance
Thu Apr 14 2011 12:59:36
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via web
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...and while I'm peeking out from twiatus, has anyone commented on the way they
dressed Bernstein's Bach choir here?
Thu Apr 14 2011 12:39:23
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conflicts with my twiatus, so no new ones in '11, but some oldies
from mon œuvre will appear soon.
Thu Apr 14 2011 12:26:01
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Yes, I'm on Lenten break from Twitter, but I have finally blogged again, for
better or for worse:
Sun Mar 27 2011 17:36:30
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So, Twitter, I'll be saying goodbye starting tomorrow until Lent is o'er - hoping
to refocus energy on my poor blog and other pursuits.
Tue Mar 08 2011 20:47:32
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@ Thanks! True story: our cleaning lady once stored our electric griddle in our oven. Next time we
preheated, yep: Griddledämmerung
Tue Mar 08 2011 14:18:05
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@ Thanks! True story: our cleaning lady once stored our electric griddle in our oven. Next time
we preheated, yep: Griddledämmerung
Tue Mar 08 2011 14:17:36
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Whoops, I see both @ & @ beat me to "The Battered Bride." Thought I'd
checked
Tue Mar 08 2011 14:11:31
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@ So is that a tweet? (Cause I'll be the 1st to
admit there's nothing hip about pancake operas....)
Tue Mar 08 2011 14:08:50
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A stack of homemade Part II: Jonnycake spielt auf, Madama
Butterworth, Lucia di ladle more, Crêpe Susannah
Tue Mar 08 2011 14:01:29
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A stack of homemade Part I: Griddledämmerung, The Tales of
IHOP Man, Bisquick und Isolde, The Battered Bride
Tue Mar 08 2011 14:00:45
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@ I know - and Butterfry and Batterfry as well: but Mrs. Butterworth's is a brand of syrups
and pancake mixes!
Tue Mar 08 2011 13:04:51
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Crêpe Susannah
Tue Mar 08 2011 12:54:16
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Lucia di Ladle More
Tue Mar 08 2011 12:48:41
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Madama Butterworth (I'm amazed no one seems to have done
this one yet.)
Tue Mar 08 2011 12:47:39
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Jonnycake spielt auf
Tue Mar 08 2011 09:22:55
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I think the fact that I can't avoid the pancakeoperas tag confirms that I'm right
to be giving up Twitter for Lent. Shrove Tuesday indeed.
Tue Mar 08 2011 09:21:55
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The Battered Bride
Tue Mar 08 2011 09:20:47
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Bisquick und Isolde
Tue Mar 08 2011 09:20:17
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@ ...somehow pancakeoperas feels like the right way to go out, tho.
Tue Mar 08 2011 09:11:54
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@ You're too kind. Actually, I think I'm going to give up Twitter for Lent - try to re-
energize my poor hibernating blog...
Tue Mar 08 2011 09:10:45
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The Tales of IHOP Man
Tue Mar 08 2011 08:40:11
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Griddledämmerung
Tue Mar 08 2011 08:39:27
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@ Next they need to come up with one of those talking dog collars.
Mon Mar 07 2011 17:40:49
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Brought daughters (11 & 5) to orch concert; each perked up in recognition @
big tune in Brahms 1, mvt 4. Now I know why
Sat Mar 05 2011 22:32:32
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@ You're welcome! I've added a sorta reply to your question, although Twitter searching is
much harder than it should be.
Fri Mar 04 2011 17:06:31
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@ I May 2nd that tweet.
Fri Mar 04 2011 12:13:41
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@ Yes, well Shostakovich clearly had issues w/drunkenness among sailors, as that tune (rhythm, at
least) also features in Piano Cto #2.
Fri Mar 04 2011 09:11:34
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...remembering now that Shostakovich VlnCto #1 is one of my all-time favorite
driving pieces. An hour on the road flies by with that on...
Thu Mar 03 2011 20:29:23
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Listening to Hilary Hahn lay waste to the scherzo from Shostakovich Concerto #1. I
love the "what should we do with the drunken sailor" part
Thu Mar 03 2011 19:42:21
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@ Yes, that's the one. I don't think he wrote any other triple concertos!
Thu Mar 03 2011 13:25:57
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Niles: "Was I ever that young?"
Thu Mar 03 2011 13:14:36
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Amazing blog! Always substantive, thought-provoking RT @: Historic Time Wasting Milestone: VFTP
1000 Posts!!!
Thu Mar 03 2011 12:56:35
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Boston area folks, I highly recommend this Sat night concert: Beethoven Triple
(w/great soloists) & Brahms 1.
Wed Mar 02 2011 15:25:39
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So exciting having 3 amazing soloists come play Beethovn Triple Concerto (w/me!)
for my general arts lecture class. Students (70+) loved it.
Wed Mar 02 2011 15:24:15
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@ It's like the cello concerto Beethoven never wrote. Cello entrances in all 3 mvts are so
beautiful - and cello leads off each 1!
Tue Mar 01 2011 17:13:18
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@ I suspect it's rarely performed more because it needs 3 soloists - & the orchestra
doesn't do all that much. And it's long.
Tue Mar 01 2011 16:36:41
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@ I would hope so! But sometimes people get embarrassed about that part. It makes music
sound like fun or something...
Tue Mar 01 2011 16:33:23
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@ OK, my submission is up /2nd mvt of Bach's G Minor Concerto
(solo piano version)
Tue Mar 01 2011 15:10:59
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@ It's got to be some of Beethoven's giddiest writing - clearly written to entertain. (which
is a good thing.)
Tue Mar 01 2011 15:08:14
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Very excited I'll get to be "the orchestra" in a preview performance of
Beethoven's triple concerto tomorrow. Quirky piece, but delightful.
Tue Mar 01 2011 14:53:05
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@ @ Back in the day, you might've snuck in the headline, "Fischer-Dieskau leaves them wanting
Moore."
Tue Mar 01 2011 13:54:20
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More music from Frasier: & - both amusing, but a bit forced.
Tue Mar 01 2011 13:48:48
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Another classic bit of I always imagine
Edgar Varèse being Ross-like as he wrote Poème électronique
Tue Mar 01 2011 13:42:56
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..."That's what you get living in a big city: If it's not the horns waking you up
it's someone writing an operetta about the Brownings."
Tue Mar 01 2011 12:44:47
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Here's a tantalizingly brief bit of from Frasier. I
always wanted to hear more of the song at 1:50
Tue Mar 01 2011 12:43:58
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I just love this song & and its reprise "Happy & Peppy & Bursting with Love"
Tue Mar 01 2011 09:03:29
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@ Nice! So is Superman the audience?
Mon Feb 28 2011 10:39:54
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@ But vln cases may conceal violas & violas are definitely weapons. In Mozart's
requiem, they can b weapons of Mass destruction
Mon Feb 28 2011 10:27:17
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@ took me an extra hour to get in - at least 2 major accidents on 128. (This happened on
Friday as well - feels like I live in NH
Mon Feb 28 2011 10:18:31
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@ Oh, I'm sure it is. I'd never heard of Soundcloud, but looks easy enough. Will investigate
later...
Mon Feb 28 2011 09:51:52
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FWIW, both Best Picture montages (top & end of show) depended on
classical music (Grieg/Beethoven) for dramatic punch.
Mon Feb 28 2011 09:30:31
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The orchestra needs to start playing Beethoven 7th if Colin goes on too
long.
Sun Feb 27 2011 23:28:26
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I'm gonna be a bit contrarian here & say I've found Anne Hathaway fairly
charming tonight. At least she's trying. The show's always boring.
Sun Feb 27 2011 22:45:26
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@ I'll concede it may be a blindspot for me (many people like him), but "You've Got a Friend"
sounds so trite to me. Tune, words...
Sun Feb 27 2011 22:25:00
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That autotune bit from Toy Story 3 was better than any song Randy Newman ever
wrote for Toy Story.
Sun Feb 27 2011 22:18:52
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I'm completely mystified by Randy Newman. I honestly have no idea why anyone would
ever want to hear his songs or his singing.
Sun Feb 27 2011 22:05:06
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Wrong, Mr. Obama. The best movie song of all time is "Kiss at the End of the
Rainbow" from "A Mighty Wind."
Sun Feb 27 2011 22:03:20
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The "stop-talking" music they play for these speeches is too nice. They should
just launch into Psycho glissandi. That would get results.
Sun Feb 27 2011 22:01:43
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@ Oh, I thought he got choked up - of course, he's a good actor, so he might have been faking it.
And there was that beard...
Sun Feb 27 2011 21:43:50
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Christian Bale's speech was about 342 times better than Melissa Leo's.
Sun Feb 27 2011 21:35:34
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@ Yeah, it got robbed for best animated short.
Sun Feb 27 2011 21:23:25
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I think Aaron Sorkin thought the"stop-talking" music playing under his speech was
for dramatic emphasis. Like Beethoven 7th in King's Speech
Sun Feb 27 2011 21:18:12
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I've now had one of my haikus read aloud to improvised bongo accompaniment: So, cross that off
the bucket list...
Sun Feb 27 2011 19:04:39
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Reading classical music article on NYTimes site - enjoyed the "looking for singles
over 50?" ad. Good to see classical music is still sexy.
Sun Feb 27 2011 19:02:43
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@ We used 1 of your cello parts for Bach Double Largo (w/violin on other part) in church this
morning. Worked great! Thanks.
Sun Feb 27 2011 18:56:29
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Wow, what a crazy/great picture accompaying this @ story about the Takacs Quartet:
Sun Feb 27 2011 18:54:29
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@ I could watch those Time/Life infomercials endlessly. Here's a classic
The part at 1:48 is the best!
Sat Feb 26 2011 23:05:11
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RT @: What to wear today? / Another day performing - / black, black, black, or black?
Sat Feb 26 2011 15:08:31
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Here goes the applause / but don't mind me over here / I don't need to bow.
Sat Feb 26 2011 14:50:27
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I don't have much time / to put this tweet together. / So I'm faking it.
Sat Feb 26 2011 15:05:42
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Sonatas sometimes / have spots where the piano / has the tune - not you.
Sat Feb 26 2011 12:44:08
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I can play softly / even with the lid way up / It's not a loud switch.
Sat Feb 26 2011 12:43:38
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I fixed - an old page of archived audio from my blog. 27 audio
files - from the sublime to the ridiculous.
Sat Feb 26 2011 10:57:40
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Here's some Bach I recorded a few years back for my blog
Sat Feb 26 2011 10:12:42
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@ Oh 1 of those! Dover "Auf dem Wasser zu..." uses repeats (good), not written-out verses.
Only 2 pages; but w/turn! Back & forth!
Sat Feb 26 2011 08:59:34
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@ I have a vague memory of this...is it that the first system (the "intro") has its own page?
("Rastlose Liebe")
Sat Feb 26 2011 08:37:23
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Did you want me to / transpose that down a half step / or were you just flat?
Fri Feb 25 2011 20:36:58
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@ Maybe the time has come for BSO-on-ice.
Fri Feb 25 2011 20:21:17
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@ I've avoided that one! But the trombone sonata has crossed my path a few times.
*shudder*
Fri Feb 25 2011 20:19:07
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The Franck Sonata; / so versatile, it even / works with viola.
Fri Feb 25 2011 20:16:18
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Paul Hindemith wrote / sonatas for everyone. / I wish he hadn't.
Fri Feb 25 2011 19:44:22
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Auditions today. / Sure to be on tap is "Sure, / on this shining night."
Fri Feb 25 2011 18:55:38
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What's my solo rep? / Dichterliebe, last page....and... / Ich hab in Penna!
Fri Feb 25 2011 18:47:28
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@ Excellent. Continue on with F-naturals in the L.H. vs. F#s in R.H. "Galt das meiner
neuen Liebe? Oder soll es Tod bedeuten?"
Fri Feb 25 2011 17:16:42
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"No, really, it's fine. / I'll just guess what those notes were / on the last
system."
Fri Feb 25 2011 17:04:13
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@ My favorite HL absurdity 8 pages for a song Peters fits into 3. BONUS: 1st note in
R.H. is wrong!
Fri Feb 25 2011 17:00:23
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@ "Hal Leonard page turns / turned me into a fan of / IMSLP."
Fri Feb 25 2011 16:50:11
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Brilliant haiku "Dear NATS: your rule on/'Original copies' means/I play with one
hand" by It's
funny...cause it's true.
Fri Feb 25 2011 15:20:34
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@ @ I think the more natural transition for a violist would be to the Didgeredoo
Fri Feb 25 2011 14:52:29
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"like a rusty squeezebox!" F. Murray Abraham as Salieri
one of my favorite line deliveries in film history...
Fri Feb 25 2011 10:31:18
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Britten (can I have John Simm as Britten, please?)
Fri Feb 25 2011 09:00:02
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"The Joyce Hatto Story" (w/Dame Judi Dench as Joyce Hatto & Nathan Lane as
William Barrington-Coupe
Fri Feb 25 2011 08:18:34
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"The Last Days of Classical Music" written/directed by Whit Stillman
Fri Feb 25 2011 08:17:28
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@ Thanks for the encouragement. It means a lot!
Fri Feb 25 2011 08:08:21
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My blog turned 4 yesterday: (true, it's been hibernating this winter, but it
will be back...) Real post today?
Fri Feb 25 2011 07:41:46
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@ Try finding a good violist last minute! Come to think of it, try finding a . . . no, too
easy.
Thu Feb 24 2011 12:57:21
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@ the poor dog!
Thu Feb 24 2011 12:15:44
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If your Firefox search function has been taken over by the evil mywebsearch
spyware, this fixed it for me:
Thu Feb 24 2011 12:14:31
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Thank you iPod for shuffling to this - which I don't think I'd ever heard.
Poulenc is the best.
Wed Feb 23 2011 19:40:14
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@ I'm a pianist, but have been subbing regularly as organist - tho I'm no organist. Love
excuses to use my "violin"&"cello" stops
Wed Feb 23 2011 10:26:27
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@ Thanks! I've downloaded them. I may have my violinist daughter & cellist wife play it
for church on Sunday!
Wed Feb 23 2011 09:57:36
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@ @ In my cello-playing days, I used to play 2nd mvt often at weddings with violinist sister.
Works beautifully.
Tue Feb 22 2011 20:57:22
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@ ...but I think the B Major is the most satisfyingly complete (least fragment-y) of The 24
that can be < 30
Tue Feb 22 2011 20:22:37
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@ Quite a few of the Chopin Preludes have "under 30" potential. Argerich takes this one to
school in 24:
Tue Feb 22 2011 20:20:46
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@ Yes, that Rorem song is the shortest "complete" self-contained work I've found. Really
stands on its own.
Tue Feb 22 2011 20:15:21
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I always say the Bach Double's my favorite piece of music ever; but, I think
Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto is the greatest concerto. Ever.
Tue Feb 22 2011 19:57:55
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@ @ Well, he can use those old tools, but it still won't be an authentic 80s lecture. You
can't get past the present.
Tue Feb 22 2011 19:28:36
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@ I think I've heard he's really into historically informed lecture techniques. Watch out
for chalk dust...
Tue Feb 22 2011 19:09:18
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@ @ ...fun topic, tho. Enter "rorem am rose" @ iTunes store & you'll find 4 different
complete recordings of 1 song.
Tue Feb 22 2011 15:15:48
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@ @ Which Webern Op11 recording? Looks like only #2 comes in under 30 seconds. Still gonna
cost me $1.98 to hear all!
Tue Feb 22 2011 15:13:50
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Lucia di Jerseyshore
Mon Feb 21 2011 20:26:10
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Watched "Last Days of Disco" last night;1st time in long time. Would love to see
the great Stillman make "The Last Days of Classical Music."
Mon Feb 21 2011 08:42:51
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@ I walked into a B&N for 1st time in some time last week; was amazed that 1/2 of 1st
floor seemed devoted to Nook™ displays.
Sun Feb 20 2011 19:04:05
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...1st video shows (admittedly, in fairy-tale fashion) how direct &
captivating opera can be. The latter shows its vulnerable/dangerous side
Fri Feb 18 2011 14:48:44
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2 Go-to videos for intro'ing opera in class: The Sublime (Mozart 2 Shawshank): & The
Ridiculous:
Fri Feb 18 2011 14:47:22
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Sibelius 'Clevelandia'
Fri Feb 18 2011 12:16:29
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Lent is awfully late this year, and I have some bad habits I really need to give
up. I suppose I could just give them up now, but...
Fri Feb 18 2011 09:18:42
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My (apologies to violists; French & German
languages; my daughter's homework which I kept interrupting
Fri Feb 18 2011 08:09:19
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@ That's fantastic!
Fri Feb 18 2011 06:53:39
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Gruppentherapie
Thu Feb 17 2011 21:21:39
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E-vite to the Dance.
Thu Feb 17 2011 20:42:33
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Quartet for the End of Daylight Savings Time
Thu Feb 17 2011 16:04:33
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Die Meisterbratscher von Nürnberg
Thu Feb 17 2011 19:51:39
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@ Well-played! (But sad that I didn't think to nab that for the viola first)
Thu Feb 17 2011 19:43:04
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The Incredible Violist (OK, a little obscure; homage to )
Thu Feb 17 2011 19:33:18
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Die Zauberbratsche
Thu Feb 17 2011 19:25:25
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Piano Sonata No. 3, Fitchburg, Mass., A couple of weeks ago
Thu Feb 17 2011 19:18:03
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L'anecdote du soldat
Thu Feb 17 2011 19:12:16
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@ Ahh! Seeing your Twitter handle, I just imagined Kenny G playing that oboe
solo...actually, I could kinda hear that working...
Thu Feb 17 2011 19:05:58
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Music for Strings, Percussion, and a Casio
Thu Feb 17 2011 18:49:05
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The Red Viola Concerto
Thu Feb 17 2011 18:41:41
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Calm Sea & Prosperous Ferry Ride
Thu Feb 17 2011 18:29:59
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Pachelbel's First Species Counterpoint
Thu Feb 17 2011 18:25:38
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Prelude to the Afternoon of a Phone Company Repairman
Thu Feb 17 2011 18:11:25
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Nights in the Gardens of Spokane
Thu Feb 17 2011 18:07:06
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Le tombeau de Kenny G
Thu Feb 17 2011 18:01:58
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Gaspard de l'ennui
Thu Feb 17 2011 17:59:20
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@ @
I'm pretty sure 1 of my daughters has a Barbie w/violin/bow. Doesn't play Higdon concerto or Schoenberg tho; just
Bruch.
Thu Feb 17 2011 09:48:07
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@ Do they make a Hilary Hahn yet?
Thu Feb 17 2011 09:35:47
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Wed Feb 16 2011 23:08:52
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Oh my, AMC's running Shawshank twice in a row - 4 nights in row. Only caught 2nd
half of 8pm showing. Must resist 11pm. I do have DVD. Still
Wed Feb 16 2011 23:04:49
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@ Here, I just whipped up a little
Wed Feb 16 2011 22:21:27
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@ Do you know this book?
Wed Feb 16 2011 22:07:36
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...but those Progressive Insurance commercials with Flo are...the worst thing
ever. Stupid AMC and its non-commercial-free self.
Wed Feb 16 2011 21:27:43
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The "Sull'aria" scene in Shawshank is...the best thing ever.
Wed Feb 16 2011 21:25:11
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@ @ 'blippetybloppety' music IS over in some ways; but still gets trotted out quite a bit,
often w/great prestige
Tue Feb 15 2011 20:49:55
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@ @ No question about it. Piano audition lists routinely ID Bartok, Prokofiev, Schoenberg etc
as "contemporary."
Tue Feb 15 2011 20:17:17
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@ @ @ I was just about to say the same thing. Best hash-tag ever.
Tue Feb 15 2011 19:50:45
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This [link fixed] is a charming letter by an 8-yr old; still, I'm a bit disturbed to
learn that violists are breeding
Tue Feb 15 2011 19:33:08
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@ ...my point is that audiences have built up lots of resistances, fair or unfair, and those
resistances should be understood...
Tue Feb 15 2011 18:24:57
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@ ...not saying you're talking about Rite. Just that often listeners use "non-melodic" label
as shorthand for "I don't get it"...
Tue Feb 15 2011 18:24:10
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@ ...many students will 1st say that Rite of Spring has no melody & is atonal because
ears are bewildered & don't hear tunes...
Tue Feb 15 2011 18:21:14
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@ True, tho generalizing's rarely based on a single experience. Also, audiences don't
automatically hear melody when it's there..
Tue Feb 15 2011 18:19:56
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@ Sure, it's a problem. But people will always generalize. Artists have to consider why
these perceptions are so widespread.
Tue Feb 15 2011 12:42:29
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@ I love the description of Mark Morris and Yo-Yo Ma as "younger talents."
Tue Feb 15 2011 12:37:18
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@ But telling he goes for audiences-pleasers Tchaik, Liszt & (you wont believe it)
Paganini. Audiences like to be pleased
Tue Feb 15 2011 11:10:22
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is a charming letter by an 8yr old (via @); still, I'm a bit disturbed to learn that
violists are breeding
Tue Feb 15 2011 09:31:27
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@ @ Sorry, that last tweet was in reply to (Twitter's "in reply to" isn't working well)
Tue Feb 15 2011 09:06:57
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@ @ ...probably because they've heard some contemporary classical music in which they don't
perceive melody.
Tue Feb 15 2011 09:03:18
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Something about the way Bernstein plays a Tristan passage here (go to 8:38) makes Wagner
sound like Rhapsody in Blue!
Mon Feb 14 2011 10:21:52
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Bypassed Grammys 4 "Broadcast News" last night. Some minor flaws, a little dated
(esp. the music), but 1 of most perfectly cast movies ever.
Mon Feb 14 2011 08:48:23
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@ Well, so it can!
Sun Feb 13 2011 14:14:29
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I'm going to say it again: Webern's austere Piano Variations feature NBC chimes!
See m10 and m17-18 here C-A-F!
Sun Feb 13 2011 13:57:45
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@ Yeah, sorry about that. I'm guessing you've heard Bruce Adolphe's parrot sing Mozart, but
just in case:
Sun Feb 13 2011 08:42:47
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@ Here's a Parrott conducting Bach
Sun Feb 13 2011 08:31:35
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@ ...and you must be Don Francisco's sister!
Sat Feb 12 2011 15:54:53
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@ ...speaking of non-sequiturs!
Sat Feb 12 2011 15:49:37
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Bit of a non-sequitur: "There won’t be any Schubert..., but there will be another
favorite, 'All The Things You Are.' "
Sat Feb 12 2011 15:28:26
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Didnt know Bernstein's Omnibus shows were showing up on Youtube! I used to love
reading "The Joy of Music." Fun to see:
Sat Feb 12 2011 13:43:42
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@ @ Oh familiarity has a LOT to do w/it. People like hearing/recognizing what they've heard
before. It's satisfying.
Sat Feb 12 2011 13:21:55
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I don't think anyone writes more badly for the piano than Rossini. (I don't mean
opera reductions. It's the songs.) He's the Bizarro Chopin.
Sat Feb 12 2011 13:19:47
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via TweetDeck
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@ ...would it be as agonizing to listen to a recital recording of the same pieces?
Sat Feb 12 2011 10:54:12
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via TweetDeck
in reply to houghhough
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@ Sad to think listening to what is surely worldclass playing should be agony. I think Chopin
would be surprised it's come to that
Sat Feb 12 2011 10:53:04
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@ That's a very nicely designed program. I love have program notes integrated with the song
listing.
Fri Feb 11 2011 19:07:33
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via TweetDeck
in reply to gaspsiagore
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@ ...but haven't you had enough?
Fri Feb 11 2011 17:20:43
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via TweetDeck
in reply to Pattyoboe
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@ Good luck tonight!
Fri Feb 11 2011 17:11:26
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via web
in reply to gaspsiagore
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@ @ ...would opera feature a female architect who designs breakable glass ceilings? Broken
glass music would be cool!
Fri Feb 11 2011 17:06:04
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via web
in reply to willmego
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"If you have any music that may not be heard, to ’t again: but, as they say, to
hear music the general does not greatly care." Othello III:1
Fri Feb 11 2011 15:13:56
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via TweetDeck
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Reading Othello. I like this line: "If you have any music that may not be heard,
to 't again." Perhaps Cage was inspired by Shakespeare!
Fri Feb 11 2011 10:42:59
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's been interesting, but more cheerleading by like-minded than real back & forth
conversation/debate. Which is fine, but still...
Thu Feb 10 2011 21:43:07
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via TweetDeck
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Ray Allen!!!
Thu Feb 10 2011 20:42:05
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via TweetDeck
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@ @ It's gonna be confusing when you get around to "dead white gals"
Thu Feb 10 2011 18:23:20
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via web
in reply to mlaffs
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@ Open a window. No, not that one! The one in the bathroom!
Thu Feb 10 2011 16:40:40
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via web
in reply to ogiovetti
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@ No...hJuanita. hJUANITA!
Thu Feb 10 2011 16:27:33
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via web
in reply to ogiovetti
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@ ...and you must be Don Francisco's sister
Thu Feb 10 2011 16:25:34
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via web
in reply to ogiovetti
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...apparently NBC chimes were the 1st audio trademark to be U.S. patented. 1st used: 1929.
Webern's piece: 1936. Hmm...
Thu Feb 10 2011 14:56:00
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via TweetDeck
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I just realized Webern's austere Piano Variations feature the NBC theme! See m.10
and m.17-18 here: C - A - F !
Thu Feb 10 2011 14:39:17
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via TweetDeck
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@ Yes, @ (author of that list) mentions the Holst band thing - but, still, The Planets kind of
overshadow everything.
Thu Feb 10 2011 12:16:17
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via TweetDeck
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Who are your favorite one-hit wonders? Orff? Humperdinck? Holst? Dukas? Giazotto?
Thu Feb 10 2011 10:56:39
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via TweetDeck
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Here's Jeremy Denk's 7-day blogging of a Bach sarabande - ends with a lovely homemade
recording
Thu Feb 10 2011 08:08:52
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via TweetDeck
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@ Tell him he should consider writing a blog.
Thu Feb 10 2011 08:04:24
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via TweetDeck
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Jeremy Denk on finding "wild beauties" "outrageous naughtiness & occasional perversity"
in Bach's keybd music
Thu Feb 10 2011 08:00:19
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via TweetDeck
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"Metropolitan" is, in some ways, the best movie ever. Stumbled on it on Sundance
TV after long day. I have it on DVD; still couldn't resist.
Wed Feb 09 2011 22:14:10
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via TweetDeck
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This makes two days this week in which I ate virtually nothing between 8am &
7:30pm. Not by choice. Must re-think schedule.
Wed Feb 09 2011 19:13:59
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via TweetDeck
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@ "Hey kids, I brought home a wacky 1930's Soviet screwball comedy. It's in Russian! Get the
popcorn!!!"
Tue Feb 08 2011 20:45:13
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via TweetDeck
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@ Since when? And how have "replies" kept their functionality? I can't figure out how to follow
the conversation backwards...
Tue Feb 08 2011 15:48:42
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via TweetDeck
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[Hmm, not sure why my last two tweets aren't showing up as "in reply to"...oh
well]
Tue Feb 08 2011 15:32:33
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via TweetDeck
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@ ...which is why I thought the @ tweet wasn't "feeble." It followed up on a couple
of engaging links to Wang's playing.
Tue Feb 08 2011 15:30:24
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via TweetDeck
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@ Honestly, I think a non-classical person would be more wow'd by visual of Yuja Wang's fingers
than anything Blackeyedpeas did @ SB.
Tue Feb 08 2011 15:28:36
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via TweetDeck
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In honor 's cool internal "achcha," here's something I once did with the
letters of Bach's name:
Tue Feb 08 2011 14:45:32
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via TweetDeck
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@ I once used "O fortuna" in a fake trailer for "The Magic Flute."
Orff > Mozart for trailer music.
Tue Feb 08 2011 14:04:21
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via TweetDeck
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Wow, I had no idea the film version of Lt. Kijé could be seen online: Anyone watched
it?
Tue Feb 08 2011 13:13:19
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via TweetDeck
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@ My experience w/non-music students is: videos of dazzling flying fingers = good antidote to
"classical music aura" you've mentioned
Tue Feb 08 2011 12:55:36
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in reply to gsandow
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@ I think the @ "bumblebee" tweet a couple before the one you say offers no reason to see Wang) is quite
engaging.
Tue Feb 08 2011 12:36:06
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via TweetDeck
in reply to gsandow
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@ Don't their previous tweets answer that, at least to some degree?
Tue Feb 08 2011 12:31:27
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via TweetDeck
in reply to gsandow
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@ Count me in (I'll try not to forget like I did with mozartchat) Firstly, I love the double
"ch"s in - semi-palindromic!
Mon Feb 07 2011 12:10:01
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in reply to Eddissimo
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...1 more. This has been making the rounds. It's good; my problem is that
video's much better than music itself.
Mon Feb 07 2011 08:35:01
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via TweetDeck
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42 tweets for me last night. I think I've made up for my lengthy holiday hiatus.
And now begins a looong day of work and not much twitter...
Mon Feb 07 2011 08:32:45
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via TweetDeck
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...of course, Anderson/Roe not nearly well-known enough, so maybe Dudamel and
Simon Bolivar Orch doing this:
Mon Feb 07 2011 08:15:46
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via TweetDeck
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...btw, I would not want to hear Fleming sing anthem or Ma do halftime. My
choices: Nathan Gunn for anthem; Anderson/Roe for halftime.
Mon Feb 07 2011 08:12:14
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via TweetDeck
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...meanwhile, no one seemed to like BlackEyed Peas or Aguilera. Conclusion: next
year, R Fleming sings national anthem,YoYo Ma gets halftime
Mon Feb 07 2011 07:58:18
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Recap: Last night's SB commercials featured: Verdi, Vivaldi, Ponchielli, Rossini,
Boccherini, Tchaikovsky, Holst, Rimsky-K, Handel, Orff...
Mon Feb 07 2011 07:55:44
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@ I must be biased against the Brits. Which commercial had Holst, btw? And Rimsky-Korsakov?
Good game is distracting me from ads.
Sun Feb 06 2011 21:47:37
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via TweetDeck
in reply to leboyfriend
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@ For the record, this is a fantastic game.
Sun Feb 06 2011 21:46:26
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via TweetDeck
in reply to operaskank
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@ ...composers featured in Super Bowl commercials.
Sun Feb 06 2011 21:42:14
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OK, so we've got: Verdi, Rossini, Ponchielli, Boccherini, Vivaldi,
Tchaikovski...and Orff & Handel. And whatever I've forgotten.
Sun Feb 06 2011 21:39:07
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via TweetDeck
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Boccherini!
Sun Feb 06 2011 21:35:44
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@ Many! Verdi, Ponchielli, Rossini, Handel, Orff...
Sun Feb 06 2011 21:26:07
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via TweetDeck
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Confession: just spent 15 seconds trying to ID a possibly "classical" tune -
realized it was the theme from "Dallas." That's sorta classical
Sun Feb 06 2011 21:23:34
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via TweetDeck
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@ Oh, I was joking about that - that Puccini was upset about all the other Italians getting air
time. (But his time may yet come...)
Sun Feb 06 2011 21:08:30
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via TweetDeck
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@ Oh, you're right. Not "La folia." Exciting game is distracing me from the important
matters...
Sun Feb 06 2011 21:07:18
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via TweetDeck
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@ I'm putting the odds at: "Nessun dorma" 10-1. "William Tell" 20-1. ""Fur elise" 50-1.
"Pierrot lunaire" 10,000-1.
Sun Feb 06 2011 21:03:15
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via TweetDeck
in reply to RachDminor
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@ It was some variant of the "La folia" tune that Corelli made famous. Not sure if it was from
something else, tho...
Sun Feb 06 2011 21:00:46
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via TweetDeck
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@ Kicking myself that I didn't mention Carmina burana before. Almost did. Hmm.... "Nessun
dorma."
Sun Feb 06 2011 20:59:48
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via TweetDeck
in reply to RachDminor
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And, there it is: Carmina burana. It was just a matter of time...
Sun Feb 06 2011 20:55:08
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via TweetDeck
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@ I know. It's uncanni.
Sun Feb 06 2011 20:52:17
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via TweetDeck
in reply to leboyfriend
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@ Wow, I missed that - & I was half-watching it. Puccini is starting to get really upset: "You
could sell anything with Nessun dorma!"
Sun Feb 06 2011 20:46:23
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via TweetDeck
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Memo to everyone who avoids opera because of weird singing and weird costumes: did
you just watch that halftime show?
Sun Feb 06 2011 20:30:17
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via Echofon
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When are we gonna get autotune for our opera singers? I'm sick of those big
vibratos that never center on a pitch.
Sun Feb 06 2011 20:10:56
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via TweetDeck
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@ Neither did he...nor any of of his relatives or any historians or musicologists. But he
was.
Sun Feb 06 2011 20:03:52
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via TweetDeck
in reply to leboyfriend
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@ ...oh, must've missed that. I didn't even realize Holst was Italian.
Sun Feb 06 2011 19:55:29
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via TweetDeck
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If IBM runs this ad we could add Corelli to the 1st half's all-Italian lineup: Verdi,
Ponchielli, Vivaldi, Tchaikovski
Sun Feb 06 2011 19:48:48
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via TweetDeck
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So far, in-game SB commercials featuring Verdi, Ponchielli, Vivaldi... and
Tchaikovski.
Sun Feb 06 2011 19:43:42
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via TweetDeck
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@ ...Musicologist Peter Burkholder wrote of Handel's "borrowing," that he always "repaid with
interest." Same w/Tchaikovsky-Sullivan.
Sun Feb 06 2011 19:34:22
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via TweetDeck
in reply to CMcGo
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@ And, I gotta say Tchaikovsky does more with whatever it is those tunes share.
Sun Feb 06 2011 19:31:56
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via TweetDeck
in reply to CMcGo
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@ No, never noticed it & I just conducted Pirates last week! And, a quick date check shows
Sullivan got there 1st - sans harp cadenza.
Sun Feb 06 2011 19:27:10
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via TweetDeck
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@ I blogged about it back in Aught 7:
Sun Feb 06 2011 19:16:44
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via TweetDeck
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@ @
It's beauitful...but he stole the tune from "April Showers."
Sun Feb 06 2011 19:10:05
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via TweetDeck
in reply to CMcGo
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So, just alerted to use of Vivaldi here: Thus, SB commercials have featured Verdi,
Ponchielli, Vivaldi. Puccini next?
Sun Feb 06 2011 19:04:51
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via TweetDeck
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@ Oh, I missed that. Just checked...it was slow movement of Vivaldi's "Winter."
Sun Feb 06 2011 19:03:26
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via TweetDeck
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Nice throw!
Sun Feb 06 2011 19:01:03
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via TweetDeck
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@ Yes. It's wrong. You should be hearing "Hello, muddah. Hello, fadda."
Sun Feb 06 2011 18:59:42
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via TweetDeck
in reply to EmilyCello
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@ It was Doritos. Dies irae from the Requiem. That's a very "nacho cheese" movement.
Sun Feb 06 2011 18:58:10
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via TweetDeck
in reply to Pattyoboe
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OK, so that's Verdi and Ponchielli and it's not even 7pm yet. Who says classical
music is dying?
Sun Feb 06 2011 18:53:48
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via TweetDeck
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@ @ Ponchielli just made an appearance.
Sun Feb 06 2011 18:52:32
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via TweetDeck
in reply to EmilyCello
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Verdi Dies Irae in a Doritos commercial at 6:44 EST! (Before/After for a classical
tune on SB commercial was 7:23. I had the After.)
Sun Feb 06 2011 18:46:54
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via TweetDeck
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...and, if the coin lands on its side, the orchestra will play something written
in the last 50 years.
Sun Feb 06 2011 18:32:03
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via TweetDeck
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Maybe orchestra concerts should start off with a coin toss. It's exciting! Heads,
the concerto; Tails, the symphony.
Sun Feb 06 2011 18:31:18
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via TweetDeck
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@ Yes, that "America the Beautiful" was really canned & tepid - like a night out at the
Pops.
Sun Feb 06 2011 18:28:06
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via TweetDeck
in reply to Pattyoboe
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@ @ She really took "America the Beautiful" into overtime with those deceptive cadences.
Sun Feb 06 2011 18:22:48
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via TweetDeck
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@ Maybe the 3.5 included some believable character development for Affleck's character &
his new girlfriend. If so, it got cut.
Sun Feb 06 2011 16:36:15
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via TweetDeck
in reply to LevParikian
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"The Town"=pretty good, but Jeremy Renner was great; still believe he should play
Jeremy Denk to Tom Cruise's Joshua Bell in violin thriller
Sun Feb 06 2011 16:27:40
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via TweetDeck
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Well, hated Steelers, it was kinda fun rooting for you against the even more hated
Jets. But, now it's back to 'ol hated Steelers. Go Pack!
Sun Feb 06 2011 15:14:04
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via TweetDeck
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@ Hey, have you seen my Seinfeld Sonnets?
Sat Feb 05 2011 10:40:15
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via TweetDeck
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@ Exactly. And a really average, schmaltzy movie would've been just a little bit better.
It's the little things...
Sat Feb 05 2011 10:38:47
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via TweetDeck
in reply to violinvelocity
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Who are your greatest melodists? My top 5: Schubert, Poulenc, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Gershwin
Sat Feb 05 2011 10:16:21
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via TweetDeck
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@ It's true...an actor like that comes around only 30-40 times a generation. He would've
killed it in Rudy.
Sat Feb 05 2011 10:13:12
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via TweetDeck
in reply to violinvelocity
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@ ...the original sub-title was "Absolutely Nothing" - which was also the supposed subject
matter for Seinfeld.
Sat Feb 05 2011 10:11:30
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via TweetDeck
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@ ...not that there's anything wrong with that.
Sat Feb 05 2011 10:09:19
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via TweetDeck
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This a really fun (and still ongoing) Top 10 list of Top 10 lists related to
classical composers:
Fri Feb 04 2011 15:30:49
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via TweetDeck
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@ Brilliant! When gone, just re-fill. The strings are really more important than the keys on
those pianos & the color works great.
Fri Feb 04 2011 09:36:07
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ If Bösendorfer can make the Imperial Grand with the extra keys, surely someone can build a
piano w/built-in chocolate dispenser.
Fri Feb 04 2011 09:22:51
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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Saw "The Extra Man" last night. The great Kevin Kline was great/movie so-so. Why
can't Kline be in more great movies? (aside from Fish/Wanda
Wed Feb 02 2011 20:32:54
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via TweetDeck
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@ I think that when he's only stealing from himself, that's a win.
Wed Feb 02 2011 19:34:52
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via TweetDeck
in reply to AndreiStrizek
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@ That would be fantastic. Let me know if you have questions, want rep recommendations,
etc.
Wed Feb 02 2011 19:16:07
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via TweetDeck
in reply to ericasipes
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@ ...the bottom line is, it's a ridiculously fun thing to do. I hope others (you!) try it
elsewhere.
Tue Feb 01 2011 21:16:29
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via TweetDeck
in reply to ericasipes
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@ ...but, yes, it is a bit of work getting the projector & screen set up, music copied,
last-minute quick practicing in, etc.
Tue Feb 01 2011 21:05:15
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via TweetDeck
in reply to ericasipes
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@ Well, we really do try not to practice much at all, so that helps. We just use pdfs for the
projections.
Tue Feb 01 2011 21:04:04
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via TweetDeck
in reply to ericasipes
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Really psyched that Daughter of MMmusing is starting Mendelssohn concerto. Not
that I'm trying to live thru my children or anything, but...
Tue Feb 01 2011 18:46:53
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via TweetDeck
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@ Haven't started yet this Spring, but hope to later; we've done about 6-7 shows each of the
last two Spring semesters.
Tue Feb 01 2011 15:55:05
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via TweetDeck
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@ @ @ ...and here are some of my own trailers:
Tue Feb 01 2011 07:59:23
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via TweetDeck
in reply to ericasipes
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@ You might want to start composing with just intonation in mind as well.
Tue Feb 01 2011 07:56:53
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to BrianRobison
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@ @ @ Here's my favorite-ever orchestra trailer:
Tue Feb 01 2011 07:53:37
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via TweetDeck
in reply to ericasipes
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@ A union issue, no doubt; but interesting that major movie studios can figure out how to
produce trailers. They have unions too.
Tue Feb 01 2011 07:51:29
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via TweetDeck
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@ @ It amazes me when I visit an orchestra website how hard it is to find video of the
orchestra, you know, playing.
Mon Jan 31 2011 20:36:55
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via TweetDeck
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@ @ I was thinking of this today while watching a filmmaker show trailers to a class. We need
classical trailers!
Mon Jan 31 2011 20:29:38
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via TweetDeck
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@ ...just trying to prolong this 1 moment in time I when knew more about pop music than
someone else (even if it's cause I'm old)
Mon Jan 31 2011 19:27:19
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via TweetDeck
in reply to teniralCist
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@ But you must play sax every now & then, right? "Careless whisper" has a sweet sax solo
- probably shows up on the excerpt lists
Mon Jan 31 2011 11:59:59
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via TweetDeck
in reply to teniralCist
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@ But you know about WAM, and he was finished by 1791!
Mon Jan 31 2011 11:48:02
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via TweetDeck
in reply to teniralCist
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Re: previous retweet. I've done the simultaneous performance of different pieces
thing , but,
wow, a whole concert(s)!
Mon Jan 31 2011 10:37:25
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via TweetDeck
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RT @: "I defy even...most seasoned show goer to give...example of experiencing 2 concerts @
the same time."
Mon Jan 31 2011 10:34:44
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
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@ Oh, c'mon; was a bad joke, but surely you know of As for me, I'm always slow to translate WAM
into Mozart.
Mon Jan 31 2011 10:25:32
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to teniralCist
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Here's Act I of our Pirates of Penzance production - in 15 seconds! No
wonder my arms are so tired...
Sat Jan 29 2011 10:46:53
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
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Wow, we had well more than a thousand people for our first night of Pirates! (We
were hoping for 500). G & S sure does draw a crowd.
Sat Jan 29 2011 09:33:20
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
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@ I'm pretty sure it's spelled WHAM! But, yes, I listened to "Careless Whisper" a couple of
times yesterday. Good tune.
Sat Jan 29 2011 09:19:42
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to teniralCist
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Oh, whoops, I forgot all about Mozartchat. I've been a bad Twitterer
lately.
Fri Jan 28 2011 09:10:34
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
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@ Wonder if he'll be like those church choristers whose vibratos inevitably get more wobbly
in the later years...
Mon Jan 24 2011 09:31:42
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via TweetDeck
in reply to musicbizkid
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@ Thanks! At any rate, for once it might be a good thing that the violists aren't
watching.
Sat Jan 22 2011 09:23:08
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
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SITZPROBE! Bit terrifying to give up the "keys"; much more at home @ piano than on
podium - and I don't really like having people look at me
Sat Jan 22 2011 09:02:02
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
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@ Be sure you first consult a team of musicologists and any and all Urtext editions. Or, just
do what your teacher/coach says.
Wed Jan 19 2011 09:47:44
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to houghhough
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Really enjoying working on G&S Pirates & I know it was written in hurry;
but it seems like Sullivan wrote last 6 minutes in about 6 minutes.
Wed Jan 19 2011 09:37:43
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
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...not to diminish G&S. I'll admit I wasn't excited about doing it, but its
[intentional] absurdities are such fun. And yes, music's catchy!
Thu Jan 13 2011 19:51:21
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via TweetDeck
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Interesting doing G&S Pirates this semester after IntoTheWoods last: the
former, tho more "classical," also less serious, less sophisticated
Thu Jan 13 2011 19:44:49
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
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@ I dunno know - opera sounds a lot like drama; & it involves instruments other than
piano & violin. How bout a violin sonata?
Thu Jan 13 2011 19:36:10
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to violinvelocity
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@ Yes - and you probably wouldn't be on Twitter either. Waste of time, like being in a
play or sport - or playing saxophone.
Wed Jan 12 2011 19:53:54
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
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@ Oh, it's crazy - and compelling. As a father, I'm fairly horrified, but also appreciate
how different cultural norms can be.
Wed Jan 12 2011 18:43:50
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via TweetDeck
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Fave line from fascinating "[My kids] never allowed to not be the #1 student in
every subject (except gym & drama)"
Wed Jan 12 2011 17:58:48
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@ ...of, yeah, I should've done the Twitter search first. A couple of "Lu's" and plenty of
Penzance activity, I see.
Wed Jan 12 2011 15:40:15
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@ Sorry I missed that. Hope someone got around to "The Plumbers of Penzance." or "Lu"
Wed Jan 12 2011 15:37:33
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and.......we're back. (following a bit of a twiatus.) First observation: that's a
lot of very heavy, wet snow out there.
Wed Jan 12 2011 15:24:22
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..the Musing Machine is rather unique, I think randomly selects from more than 100 mostly
original multimedia creations
Mon Dec 13 2010 18:17:48
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via TweetDeck
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...meanwhile, try MM's Magical Multimedia Musing Machine @ Keep spinning till you find something interesting!
Mon Dec 13 2010 18:11:17
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I think I'm gonna head off the Twitter for awhile, till grades are done. May be
after Christmas! Hopefully sooner, but I shall return!
Mon Dec 13 2010 18:09:22
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via TweetDeck
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@ Thanks for the mention!
Mon Dec 13 2010 15:26:14
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via TweetDeck
in reply to lownote
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I hope so! RT @: @ Just saw print reference to Adrian
Gonzalez as "A-Gon." Will the Sox pipe Stravinsky into Fenway?
Sat Dec 11 2010 15:19:50
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...that's something I've come to love about mashups - they promote a kind of
intentional listening, analogous to listening to counterpoint.
Sat Dec 11 2010 10:52:18
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Nice mellow @ mashup I didn't know ingredients well; in a way, that makes listening more
interesting...
Sat Dec 11 2010 10:50:33
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@ ...karma? I'll do what I can; just hope it's good karma. (Good of you to cite sources,
btw. I hire my own players, of course)
Sat Dec 11 2010 10:48:07
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via TweetDeck
in reply to AndreiStrizek
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@ Congrats & Thanks! I don't know either component well, but I love the way the
running accompaniments blend/intersect...
Sat Dec 11 2010 10:14:33
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via TweetDeck
in reply to AndreiStrizek
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@ That's fine, I'm gunning for the "these folks will only occasionally pollute your timeline
with snarky comments" group.
Fri Dec 10 2010 18:47:47
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via TweetDeck
in reply to EmilyCello
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@ OK, maybe they're worth following, but I'm holding out for a "these folks never commit
serious felonies" recommendation.
Fri Dec 10 2010 18:27:47
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via TweetDeck
in reply to EmilyCello
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This lovely Fauré song has a Rodgers & Hammerstein quality, tho I guess it's closer
to "Matchmaker, make me a match."
Fri Dec 10 2010 17:51:39
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via TweetDeck
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@ Don't know which you heard, but I'm partial to Harold Darke's tune specially this
version
Fri Dec 10 2010 16:08:07
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@ Hmm....perhaps "Xenakis Effect" (X-factor?) trumps "Mozart Effect." My kids weren't babbling
Fibonaccis any earlier than 3 months.
Fri Dec 10 2010 15:45:48
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via TweetDeck
in reply to bbushman
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@ Congrats!
Fri Dec 10 2010 11:34:14
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via TweetDeck
in reply to poilaparola
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MMmusing Archive: A Taste of 1825 - imaginary dialogue in which point is made that ALL music is
now "electronic music"
Fri Dec 10 2010 11:17:22
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@ He did well - watched movie on iPod & didn't make a noise. (I think he wanted to correct 1
overly deceptive cadence, but refrained.)
Fri Dec 10 2010 10:57:42
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in reply to mlaffs
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@ Oh my! Does the Mozart Effect still work when it's percussion music?
Fri Dec 10 2010 10:55:49
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via TweetDeck
in reply to bbushman
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My 3-year old son is about to sit thru an hour of Piano Proficiency juries. I hope
he's not scarred permanently...
Fri Dec 10 2010 10:04:56
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@ Indeed - although, I'm sure there's a way to make it work; would just require more fune-tuned
mashing. Maybe next year....
Fri Dec 10 2010 09:08:12
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in reply to hornsolo
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@ Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all week! Try the fruitcake sampler...
Fri Dec 10 2010 07:19:20
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in reply to frindley
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...by the way, the dotted-triplet "Valkyrie Ride" rhythm *would* work nicely w/the
Sleigh Ride tune - but that sounds like a lot of work...
Fri Dec 10 2010 07:15:51
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OK, who am I kidding? I DID take a quick stab @ Sleigh Ride of the Valkyries. Just
came out REALLY bad so it's unlisted
Fri Dec 10 2010 07:06:05
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Gesu Babbino Caro
Thu Dec 09 2010 19:54:00
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via Tweetie for Mac
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RT @: Rheingold Rings ...[MM: I just *got* this one out. Brilliant!]
Thu Dec 09 2010 19:21:05
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via TweetDeck
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Idomeneo Look A Lot Like Christmas
Thu Dec 09 2010 18:11:37
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via web
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Ba-Lulu-low
Thu Dec 09 2010 19:10:31
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via Brizzly
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@ Thank you for that affirmation. I'd hate to think my jokes weren't bad enough.
Thu Dec 09 2010 18:54:35
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via TweetDeck
in reply to mlaffs
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...oh, apologies, "The Magic Fruitcake" and "Die Mistletote Stadt" aren't really
s, are they?
Thu Dec 09 2010 18:47:49
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Here We Come A-Walküring!
Thu Dec 09 2010 18:45:09
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The Magic Fruitcake
Thu Dec 09 2010 18:43:23
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Die Mistletote Stadt
Thu Dec 09 2010 18:42:02
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@ Not a problem - it evolved from "Sleigh Ride on a Fast Machine"
And now it's created a monster...
Thu Dec 09 2010 18:35:37
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in reply to eusebius24
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@ Oh, Lord have mercy.
Thu Dec 09 2010 18:32:29
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in reply to LevParikian
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@ No soup for you!
Thu Dec 09 2010 18:31:22
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in reply to mlaffs
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@ @
Indeed, I am the ruler of this land & I shall rule swiftly, decisively & capriciously. (If that's OK with
everyone....)
Thu Dec 09 2010 18:29:36
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via TweetDeck
in reply to LevParikian
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@ Hey, that's how this got started!
Thu Dec 09 2010 18:20:16
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via TweetDeck
in reply to eusebius24
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@ Oh heavens, no. Too much pressure, altho I've never launched a truly viral hashtag. (I thought
would be the 1, sigh...)
Thu Dec 09 2010 18:13:18
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in reply to mlaffs
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RT @: God Rest Ye Merry, Wives of Windsor. ...[MM: well-played! (aka ) ]
Thu Dec 09 2010 17:56:29
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RT @: Faust-y the Snowman . . . [MM: Nice! Dealing with Mephistopheles has extra layers of
danger here.]
Thu Dec 09 2010 17:53:45
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"Cosi fan Fruttecake" "The Sleigh Ride of the Valkyries"
"Freischutz the Snowman" "Rodolfo the Rednosed Reindeer" Fa-la-Lulu-la!
Thu Dec 09 2010 17:46:47
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@ Oh, c'mon, you of all people! As if you wouldn't be susceptible to the siren's call of an
hashtag. Hmm....
Thu Dec 09 2010 17:40:07
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in reply to LevParikian
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@ Bring it on!
Thu Dec 09 2010 17:31:15
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in reply to dan_schmidt
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...of course, as you all know, "Sleigh Ride of the Valkyries" would be part of a
much larger opus, "The JINGLE of the NiBELLungen"
Thu Dec 09 2010 17:13:21
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Perhaps my most generous act of the season is NOT to follow thru with my "Sleigh
Ride of the Valkyries" mashup idea. You're welcome.
Thu Dec 09 2010 17:11:30
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@ @ But fascinating to think how much work Ives had to put into those musical collages - work
made SO much easier by tech
Thu Dec 09 2010 11:19:31
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in reply to 5357311
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@ Thanks! Scary to think what Ives would do with a computer. (though I suppose one could
argue it changes the whole aesthetic...)
Thu Dec 09 2010 09:32:42
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in reply to LevParikian
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Over 200 views of Sleigh Ride in A Fast Machine in 1 day. Not too bad. Don't forget the
Chestnuts
Thu Dec 09 2010 09:07:16
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@ "Quantize value?" Wait, are you suggesting that wasn't a live performance on a real
Steinway?
Wed Dec 08 2010 17:36:21
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in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ Do you mean the one that's labeled as 7 on the page? If so, I think it may be the opposite
of swinging. But "trying" - maybe.
Wed Dec 08 2010 15:12:53
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in reply to JoseSPiano
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A little Old School MMmusing: The Vertical Christmas Medley! Can you ID all 7
tunes? (note: music starts automatically)
Wed Dec 08 2010 14:07:05
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What's your favorite Grand Pause to interrupt "accidentally?"
Wed Dec 08 2010 14:02:19
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@ A violist friend of mine has a followup question. "What purpose does the baton hand serve?"
Wed Dec 08 2010 12:15:59
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in reply to operaskank
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@ Thanks for the RT!
Wed Dec 08 2010 11:07:25
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in reply to ceciliadlibitum
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@ Thanks!
Wed Dec 08 2010 11:07:11
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Need some Christmas cheer? Take a Sleigh Ride in a Fast Machine!
Wed Dec 08 2010 11:06:55
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@ dodecaphonic? (or that might be the opposite of cool - which is cool, too)
Wed Dec 08 2010 10:10:50
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in reply to EmilyCello
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Hey, it's another silly xmas-shup: Sleigh Ride in a Fast Machine. (Please send complaints to @ )
Wed Dec 08 2010 09:19:59
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via TweetDeck
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@ "NIxon in China Gates" is a great idea but, in the spirit of the season, would you settle
for ?
Wed Dec 08 2010 09:17:18
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in reply to AndreiStrizek
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@ I love that whole CD, especially Cantata 80.
Tue Dec 07 2010 22:46:03
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via web
in reply to AmericanBach
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@ Yes, epic! But no Max Raabe today. Students did get some Schoenberg, but I mixed in (via @ )
Tue Dec 07 2010 15:27:42
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@ Have you heard John Oswald's z24? (24 Also Sprachs at once - now THAT's a mashup!)
Tue Dec 07 2010 15:18:57
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via TweetDeck
in reply to AndreiStrizek
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This is my 3500th Twitter post. You can see ALL 3500 archived here:
Tue Dec 07 2010 15:07:37
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@ Meh...I've done the 16-track thing:
Tue Dec 07 2010 08:09:08
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via TweetDeck
in reply to AndreiStrizek
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@ Good to see a music critic who knows more than just Gregorian chants!
Mon Dec 06 2010 23:22:38
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via TweetDeck
in reply to davidgweininger
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@ Thanks for the RT. (Sorry about the Jets...)
Mon Dec 06 2010 23:10:28
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via TweetDeck
in reply to musicgirlnyc
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You think Kathleen Battle's mad her agent didn't get her into this diva ad? Angela
Gheorghiu?
Mon Dec 06 2010 23:02:45
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via TweetDeck
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@ Indeed. Looks like I'll be re-"focusing" early 20th century music history. Maybe I'll
feature this:
Mon Dec 06 2010 22:52:48
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in reply to teniralCist
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This football game pleases me.
Mon Dec 06 2010 22:11:39
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via TweetDeck
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@ I believe you meant, "Weird."
Mon Dec 06 2010 22:10:07
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@ word
Mon Dec 06 2010 22:07:00
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in reply to musicgirlnyc
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@ Would be fun to compose an audience track! A little coughing here. Lozenge unwrapping
there. Oh, someone dropped a program!
Mon Dec 06 2010 22:05:35
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via TweetDeck
in reply to cnycafemomus
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@ I think I've played in front of some taped audiences before.
Mon Dec 06 2010 21:27:33
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in reply to cnycafemomus
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@ But I agree about tangibility, too. There was a time when every new LP I bought brought such
satisfaction. Downloads not same.
Mon Dec 06 2010 21:23:23
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via TweetDeck
in reply to GCComposer
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@ I also pay to have cable - and having ESPN is a significant reason I pay to have
cable.
Mon Dec 06 2010 21:21:21
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via TweetDeck
in reply to GCComposer
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@ Jets-Pats.
Mon Dec 06 2010 21:20:49
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via TweetDeck
in reply to GCComposer
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@ Well, given the ads I have to endure (and the unwise purchases I'll probably make), it's not
quite free!
Mon Dec 06 2010 21:20:28
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via TweetDeck
in reply to GCComposer
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@ I'm watching football right now - waited all day for it - and it's not tangible. But it's an
event & it's marketed really well!
Mon Dec 06 2010 21:18:46
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via TweetDeck
in reply to GCComposer
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@ What bothers me is absurd strawmaning of taped music. Meanwhile we're reminded: the
Rockettes are in town & here's the number!
9:11 PM Dec 6th,
2010
via TweetDeck
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If Boston Globe link from before pushes you to register, here's another link to
that AWFUL musician's union commercial
8:54 PM Dec 6th,
2010
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Yes. I am ready for some football. Thank you.
8:39 PM Dec 6th,
2010
via TweetDeck
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Maybe Boston's Rockettes should use a live orchestra, but these AFM ads are
HORRIBLE
(& it's not because they're taped)
8:30 PM Dec 6th,
2010
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@ Sad thing is, if the Pats win, I'll be relieved & happy, and tomorrow will be normal.
If Jets win, I'll be depressed all week.
8:22 PM Dec 6th,
2010
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in reply to teniralCist
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@ Is Pats/Jets tonite? Oh right, that's why I put Armageddon in Outlook for today. If Jets
win, class gets all Schönberg tomorrow
7:53 PM Dec 6th,
2010
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in reply to teniralCist
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@ Don't forget that the Bears might still be reeling from getting destroyed by the Pats next
Sunday. How will that affect them?
7:23 PM Dec 6th,
2010
via TweetDeck
in reply to teniralCist
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@ @ I was just kidding. It was just my obnoxious way of finding out who AK's dad was without
admitting I didn't know.
1:55 PM Dec 6th,
2010
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in reply to gaspsiagore
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@ Yes; actually I've realized in retrospect that's one reason Did Post seemed so fast to me -
it started so suddenly. Worked well
1:20 PM Dec 6th,
2010
via TweetDeck
in reply to gaspsiagore
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@ AK's dad? Schubert's dad?
1:19 PM Dec 6th,
2010
via TweetDeck
in reply to gaspsiagore
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@ Intrigued that you & AK attacca'd song to song (I think; I missed a few due to
hangups.) Is that often done? What was thinking?
1:08 PM Dec 6th,
2010
via TweetDeck
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@ I've heard that recording It's a wild ride! Have you heard his Candlelight Carol?
Sun Dec 05 2010 13:04:23
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via TweetDeck
in reply to AndreiStrizek
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@ Wow! Winterreise was spring of '97; he was pretty new to focusing mainly on voice. I didn't
know what I was doing (esp w/texts)
Sun Dec 05 2010 12:58:02
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via TweetDeck
in reply to gaspsiagore
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@ I hope he's sung it again; he sang it beautifully - my favorite recording of the piece! We
were both pretty green, but still...
Sun Dec 05 2010 12:52:07
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via TweetDeck
in reply to gaspsiagore
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@ Ja!
Sun Dec 05 2010 12:32:12
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via TweetDeck
in reply to gaspsiagore
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@ I liked that tempo, too - thought it worked really well.
Sun Dec 05 2010 12:31:17
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via TweetDeck
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@ I thought so! He & I did a Winterreise back in the late 90s. One of my favorite musical
experiences ever! Please say Hi for me.
Sat Dec 04 2010 22:44:09
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via TweetDeck
in reply to gaspsiagore
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@ Oh, no offense taken! Plus, since I've got the inferiority complex to deal with, I never
mind a good-natured shot at Ivies...
Sat Dec 04 2010 21:57:44
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in reply to musicgirlnyc
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@ @ My wife's an Ivy-leaguer - and the best page-turner I've ever worked with. Luxury casting,
yes, but if it works...
Sat Dec 04 2010 21:50:24
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via TweetDeck
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@ This is weird, because the bass-baritone with whom I once performed Winterreise...went to
Harvard. Maybe it was he...
Sat Dec 04 2010 21:46:47
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via TweetDeck
in reply to ericasipes
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@ *hanging head sheepishly* My poor wife ended up putting them to bed, even though she's sick.
She's a saint.
Sat Dec 04 2010 21:43:19
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via TweetDeck
in reply to ericasipes
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@ Oh, not oboe; oboe d'amore! Listen to this version of last song You'll want to play it
Sat Dec 04 2010 21:42:11
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via TweetDeck
in reply to Pattyoboe
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@ He actually looked a lot like a bass-baritone with whom I once performed Winterreise!
Probably a mind-trick, but still curious
Sat Dec 04 2010 21:34:01
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via TweetDeck
in reply to musicgirlnyc
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@ It's got some lovely moments. (and that tenor is fabulous) There's also this MUCH odder
version:
Sat Dec 04 2010 21:31:34
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via TweetDeck
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@ @ Who was turning? Looked kind of like someone I know, but couldn't tell for
sure...
Sat Dec 04 2010 21:20:47
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via TweetDeck
in reply to musicgirlnyc
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Thanks @ for !
Sat Dec 04 2010 21:19:16
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via TweetDeck
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@ Did the fate motif end up winning after all?
Sat Dec 04 2010 20:51:41
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via TweetDeck
in reply to leboyfriend
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That was a fast mail-carrier! Fed Ex?
Sat Dec 04 2010 20:48:23
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
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@ Someday (not now) you should check out this chamber version It has oboe! Sample
Sat Dec 04 2010 20:40:58
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via TweetDeck
in reply to Pattyoboe
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..and by "Yeah" I mean "Yay!"
Sat Dec 04 2010 20:30:07
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via TweetDeck
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Yeah for not aligning triplets with dotted rhythms in Wasserflut!
Sat Dec 04 2010 20:28:34
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via TweetDeck
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@ Hey, do you know who the Wintereisse page-turner is? He looks familiar.
Sat Dec 04 2010 20:25:29
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via TweetDeck
in reply to violinvelocity
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@ Thanks for this link. Somehow the link I was using wasn't working. I'm here, though have to
put kids to bed before crow crows...
Sat Dec 04 2010 20:06:45
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via TweetDeck
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Proud that all 88 videos on my YouTube page are my own creations, but I've
started a playlist of videos I WISH I'd made
Sat Dec 04 2010 15:43:00
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
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Excited @ live-streaming Winterreise tonite wish I could be
there/maybe I'll open windows/let the winter in
Sat Dec 04 2010 15:17:57
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
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If you've never seen Matthew Guerrieri's "Dreidel Attraction," then go here
now: - my
favorite Holiday special
Sat Dec 04 2010 15:04:37
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
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@ "tenors," eh? That's a euphemism I'd never heard. Come to think of it, they do hold steady
pretty well...
Sat Dec 04 2010 15:01:56
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
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@ I think probably someone hi-jacked my Twitter or something. Nothing to see here. As you
were.
Sat Dec 04 2010 10:44:51
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ .•*´¨`*•.¸.•*´¨`*•..
Sat Dec 04 2010 10:40:44
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
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@ I know you didn't ask me, which is good because I was distracted by the hostess's...wait,
what was the question?
Sat Dec 04 2010 10:34:11
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ Yeah, you're right - there are no accidents. Go ahead and judge me. Now I'm going to
accidentally split some infinitives....
Sat Dec 04 2010 09:06:40
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to AndreiStrizek
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@ Wow, you're not kidding. Maybe she should try
Sat Dec 04 2010 08:29:39
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
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...& don't judge me for having seen a few Barbie DVDs; I've 2 daughters.
Usually I just hear in background - accidentally saw some this AM.
Sat Dec 04 2010 08:26:38
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
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Yes, those Barbie movies have some good music but visuals can be SO creepy. The "uncanny
valley"
Sat Dec 04 2010 08:23:39
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
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I'm so confused &
Fri Dec 03 2010 21:34:09
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
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@ Good point. I suppose that means there's just more for you to forget...
Fri Dec 03 2010 21:11:40
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to timtfj
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@ Wow, you can see the future? And if so, why were you surprised?
Fri Dec 03 2010 19:36:07
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to timtfj
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Driving home, tired; would iPod shuffle help? No. No. No. No. ... No. YES!
Scherzo from Brahms Piano Quintet So Badass!
Fri Dec 03 2010 17:44:43
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My favorite local sign (via @):
Fri Dec 03 2010 15:34:30
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via Seesmic twhirl
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@ And see, I didn't even say, "Isn't any work featuring viola a "variations" work by
default?"
Fri Dec 03 2010 13:07:39
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JenniferStumm
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@ Oh....you're right. It just let me see it because I was signed into my account. I'm deleting
that tweet!
Fri Dec 03 2010 12:04:30
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in reply to coulombe
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...for the record, YouTube's still letting my Bach Doubled stay up, but I'm
baffled that it set off Content ID sensor.
Fri Dec 03 2010 11:23:16
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via web
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Amused: YouTube Content ID didn't catch Mathis/Bennett tracks here but tagged my
virtual violins !
Fri Dec 03 2010 11:21:52
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via web
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@ My favorite "playful" Bach is Wir eilen duet from Cantata 78. Especially @ recording: 4:30 into
Fri Dec 03 2010 11:15:39
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via web
in reply to ericasipes
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@ You should ask @ , cellist with I'm sure he'd have ideas...
Fri Dec 03 2010 11:03:36
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JenniferStumm
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@ You mean like J.S. Box concerti in E and a?
Thu Dec 02 2010 19:00:22
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via TweetDeck
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@ Do you play shortstop? Your Yanks might need one soon...
Thu Dec 02 2010 16:59:35
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via TweetDeck
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@ Ah yes, the violin-in-a-box. I love those. We've been through a few of them.
Thu Dec 02 2010 16:32:55
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via TweetDeck
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New blog post/video: "Trippin' with Chestnuts"
Thu Dec 02 2010 16:29:53
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via TweetDeck
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@ @ @
lulz: lols, lolz, hehz, hahaz
Thu Dec 02 2010 14:55:33
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via TweetDeck
in reply to nightafternight
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@ ...and that's why I shouldn't be in charge!
Thu Dec 02 2010 13:58:53
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via TweetDeck
in reply to operaskank
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@ Hmm....sounds like a lot of work. Then I'd have to keep up with all teh internet slang.
LOL! Probably not worth it, IMHO.
Thu Dec 02 2010 13:56:07
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in reply to nightafternight
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Just accidentally typed "Tehsaurus" - which, I suppose is where I'd go to
look up Internet slang-type synonyms.
Thu Dec 02 2010 13:48:50
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via TweetDeck
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This Lotte Lehmann performance is a great introduction to sprechstimme &
Brahms/Schoenberg connection. Seriously.
Thu Dec 02 2010 09:30:49
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via TweetDeck
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Another Folk Music Special on PBS? Please, can someone slip "Ode to Irving"
into the schedule? Whole concert's on DVD
Wed Dec 01 2010 23:00:01
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via TweetDeck
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@ So good. The "Verklarte Nacht" quote killed me. And I'm talking about Schoenberg in class
tomorrow! This will happen.
Wed Dec 01 2010 20:34:05
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via TweetDeck
in reply to AndreiStrizek
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This is just ridiculously good. RT @: .@: Here's one for your musical mash-up list!
Wed Dec 01 2010 20:20:21
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via TweetDeck
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And another new blog post emerges! this one a bit more ephemeral. No video;
just passing thoughts on musical signatures
Wed Dec 01 2010 12:49:31
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via TweetDeck
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@ Thanks for the RT and the tip. I've fixed the link.
Wed Dec 01 2010 10:49:07
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via TweetDeck
in reply to herteljt
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@ Thanks! Can you name that tenor?
Wed Dec 01 2010 09:45:09
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via TweetDeck
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Whoa, it's December! Time to start promoting "The 12 Composers of Christmas"
Trying to top
10,000 views this year...
Wed Dec 01 2010 09:29:23
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via TweetDeck
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@ Yeah, that name had to go, but why not "Virtualso?" Anyway, congrats on success. (You guys
made right?)
Wed Dec 01 2010 09:17:16
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via TweetDeck
in reply to dan_schmidt
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@ Kim (Adele) is a former student/accompanee, how I ended up @ Fledermaus; I knew I'd heard
you play before; now
Wed Dec 01 2010 09:03:52
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via TweetDeck
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@ What if we substitute "Perez Hilton" for "Shakespeare?"
Tue Nov 30 2010 20:36:16
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via TweetDeck
in reply to singdaw
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@ Thanks!
Tue Nov 30 2010 17:37:13
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via TweetDeck
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@ Just realized I know 1 of your Messiah soprano soloists; & remembering now your
brilliant gypsy turn in Fledermaus last Spring!
Tue Nov 30 2010 16:15:49
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via TweetDeck
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@ Thanks for the RT!
Tue Nov 30 2010 15:47:34
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via TweetDeck
in reply to otterhouse
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@ I love Messiah, but it can use some trimming, whereas there's never too much Mend Octet;
always sad if mvt1 repeat's not taken.
Tue Nov 30 2010 15:12:22
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via TweetDeck
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@ That is a shame, especially since "For He Shall Reign For Ever & Ever" is all over the
4th mvt of the Octet!...
Tue Nov 30 2010 15:09:13
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via TweetDeck
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Violinists, any thoughts on how the Doubles in the B min Partita are
generally handled? Are they ever played like this?
Tue Nov 30 2010 12:57:13
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via TweetDeck
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New blog post Now with 63% fewer typos than when 1st posted late last night!
Tue Nov 30 2010 12:55:38
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via TweetDeck
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@ ...by the way, was it an 8-track cassette?
Tue Nov 30 2010 09:26:16
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via TweetDeck
in reply to teniralCist
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@ Maybe this'll help But AVOID this Seriously, don't click that 2nd
link
Tue Nov 30 2010 09:25:54
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via TweetDeck
in reply to teniralCist
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New video posted: A Bach violin Courante & its "Double" combined
into one duet. Blogged:
Tue Nov 30 2010 08:04:47
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via TweetDeck
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@ Thanks! It's hard to break out of a slump (3 months!), but I've really missed doing it
consistently. We'll see...
Tue Nov 30 2010 07:53:36
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via TweetDeck
in reply to AndreiStrizek
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@ ...not that I don't love hearing the solo violin works complete, but JSB perhaps wasn't so
concerned about proportion problems.
Tue Nov 30 2010 07:52:24
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ ...and, as I said in my post, I wonder if JSB ever imagined people would be playing these as
complete works in recital...
Tue Nov 30 2010 07:50:29
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ That's a really solid point - the Chaconne (greatest 15 minutes of music ever?) dwarfs those
other mvts (which are terrific!)...
Tue Nov 30 2010 07:49:35
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ ...only on the more advanced models. You can get even screechier sounds when the bow has
extra strings to tug at.
Mon Nov 29 2010 22:40:55
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JenniferStumm
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New blog post: I'm proud of this one, tho it's a bit or a ramble. More on it tomorrow
Mon Nov 29 2010 22:39:53
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via TweetDeck
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@ ...and be able to name all four strings.
Mon Nov 29 2010 16:28:57
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JenniferStumm
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Don't care if it could win me 10 Free iPads, I'll not RT poetry this bad Almost injured
myself trying to make it scan!
Mon Nov 29 2010 13:05:03
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via TweetDeck
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Accidentally saw some of the Peter Yarrow Sing-Along Special last night. I'd
definitely recommend A Mighty Wind instead. It's much funnier..
Sun Nov 28 2010 17:42:06
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via TweetDeck
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Seriously, Ray Conniff's conducting is just all kinds of awesome. I could
watch it all day
Sat Nov 27 2010 11:44:25
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via TweetDeck
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Get the season off to a kitschy start with the Ray Conniff Singers' "Hark
the Herald Angels Rumba!" (starts @:44)
Sat Nov 27 2010 10:44:08
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via TweetDeck
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@ Tender Land has big "promise of living with hope & thanksgiving" scene. Not the holiday,
but the idea. Onto "Black Friday" scenes?
Fri Nov 26 2010 13:17:59
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via web
in reply to MadOpera
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@ What music is playing as you approach your beloved piano on beach? Love Theme from
Tchaikovsky's Romeo & Juliet?
Thu Nov 25 2010 15:23:16
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via TweetDeck
in reply to ericasipes
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That's right, observant Followers. When I'm tweeting a lot, you can be sure
I'm grading. Or, um, not grading, but...well, you know...
Wed Nov 24 2010 14:21:41
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via TweetDeck
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@ I have'em on DVD; always been a bit meh on original, but 2000's underrated. Respighi,
Gershwin, Shostakovich = fantasiastic!
Wed Nov 24 2010 14:19:49
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via TweetDeck
in reply to AndreiStrizek
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Gotta admit, not a big Thxgiving fan. Don't really care 4
turkey/dressing/etc; too far away to get to see parents; & ALWAYS w/the grading...
Wed Nov 24 2010 14:13:50
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via TweetDeck
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@ So, does it really make a difference to the experience NOT to hear the warming
up/practicing?
Wed Nov 24 2010 13:54:16
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via TweetDeck
in reply to operaskank
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@ @ ...er, "too much" (I'd never intentionally shorten too to to just to save tweet
characters...)
Wed Nov 24 2010 13:33:59
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ @ I do think it would be going too far to hear fff hammerblows before Mahler 6. (But you can
never get to much cowbell
Wed Nov 24 2010 13:32:48
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ I'll bet you could get away with some "Trouble in Tahiti" before a performance of "On the
Town."
Wed Nov 24 2010 13:23:04
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ If I were ever 2 see JC Superstar, would please me 2 hear a violinist warm up w/Mendelssohn
mvt2 (aka I Don't Know How 2 Luv Him
Wed Nov 24 2010 13:19:03
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ Is there a show-based reason for that? (I don't know MoLM well at all. )
Wed Nov 24 2010 13:12:17
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ Didn't know that. I love the mashed-up sound of all those instruments warming up. Provides
an energetic & expectant atmosphere.
Wed Nov 24 2010 13:08:48
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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Weird. Is onstage pre-concert practicing by orchestra members really a
problem?
Never heard such a complaint. I like it
Wed Nov 24 2010 13:02:17
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via TweetDeck
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@ Do you prefer that they dress suggestively?
Wed Nov 24 2010 12:02:36
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via TweetDeck
in reply to teniralCist
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World collide: Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique gets a couple of mentions
(and a link!) in Sports Guy's chat marathon
Wed Nov 24 2010 10:36:38
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via TweetDeck
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@ I wish we could get statistics on how many people absentmindedly tried to enter those words
into your TwitPic.
Tue Nov 23 2010 20:27:24
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via TweetDeck
in reply to operaskank
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@ Thanks!
Tue Nov 23 2010 17:46:10
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via TweetDeck
in reply to aworks
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@ OK - I'll have to check Target©. You can always count on them for red - and Feldman.
Tue Nov 23 2010 14:26:12
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ Oh, perfect! Do they have that in red?
Tue Nov 23 2010 13:27:12
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ Do they carry the complete works of Morton Feldman?
Tue Nov 23 2010 12:56:15
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ ...and famed conductor Artur Rodzinski can be A-Rod.
Tue Nov 23 2010 09:12:17
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via TweetDeck
in reply to BrianRobison
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@ Nice! Also works with Jean Baptiste Loeillet, the J-Lo of French Baroque Flute rep.
Tue Nov 23 2010 09:06:44
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via TweetDeck
in reply to BrianRobison
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@ ...now if you can just figure out what = Springfield.
Tue Nov 23 2010 08:51:28
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via TweetDeck
in reply to teniralCist
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@ Perhaps we should all get to follow your checked bag on Twitter. Like @ !
Tue Nov 23 2010 08:04:09
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via TweetDeck
in reply to StefanJackiw
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"Free the Movements" Movement: Yes, I've written a blog post after 3 silent months. They
weren't writing themselves...
Tue Nov 23 2010 07:36:06
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via TweetDeck
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..did enjoy the sports radio guys wondring if Totenberg's really "practiced
every day since 1917": "Yes Mom, I practiced. Can I go out now?"
Tue Nov 23 2010 06:53:53
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via TweetDeck
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...come 2 think, that whole ThisAmLife ep was awful. Act1: Angry they
couldnt get drunk Wall St'ers to "thank Obama" Act4: Bad Sedaris fable
Tue Nov 23 2010 06:43:33
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via TweetDeck
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...always fun to hear worlds collide. Act 2 of was equally
funny: Ira Glass trying to talk sports. Very bad segment!
Tue Nov 23 2010 06:37:13
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via TweetDeck
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..they were reviewing Boston's party scene & were amused an old
violinist wold be of interest. Fun to hear them try to say Chagall & Menuhin
Tue Nov 23 2010 06:29:01
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via TweetDeck
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Just sat amused in car listening to sports radio knuckleheads chuckle about
Roman Totenberg's 100th birthday gala ...
Tue Nov 23 2010 06:24:31
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via TweetDeck
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Sweet Fancy Moses, I wrote a blog post! - was beginning to think it would never
happen. What's next?!? Another post?
Mon Nov 22 2010 23:10:56
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via TweetDeck
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@ "in need of pity"
Mon Nov 22 2010 19:33:25
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via TweetDeck
in reply to Pattyoboe
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Composer Larry Bell "If you want to find your own voice, you have to
confront something that is embarrassing" (nice!)
Mon Nov 22 2010 09:49:38
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via TweetDeck
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...I adore both the Schubert trio & the Ives sonata in their entirety,
but it was somehow satisfying to hear these movements out of context.
Mon Nov 22 2010 09:11:46
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via TweetDeck
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2 mvts that held up quite well as standalone pieces in recital I attended
yesterday: #2 of Schubert Eb Trio & #3 from Ives Concord Sonata...
Mon Nov 22 2010 09:07:53
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via TweetDeck
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@ Sure, count me in!
Mon Nov 22 2010 08:15:54
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via TweetDeck
in reply to waynemcevilly
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Horrible yesterday. Recorded Pats/Colts since busy w/ 2 recitals; avoided all
new of game; watched 1st half; 2nd half didn't record!
Mon Nov 22 2010 08:15:05
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via TweetDeck
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@ Hmm...will have to investigate this personal pop culture lacuna. Am a big fan of Shalhoub
& Rickman - & the original Star Trek
Sat Nov 20 2010 22:13:30
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via TweetDeck
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@ Gotta admit, I truly didn't know the line & was barely aware of the movie, which has a
surprisingly hi IMDB rating. Recommended?
Sat Nov 20 2010 21:59:17
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via TweetDeck
in reply to Pattyoboe
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@ Few navigate the sublime/ridiculous trip as naturally as Poulenc. (Mozart's in the club,
too)
Sat Nov 20 2010 21:57:11
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via TweetDeck
in reply to poilaparola
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@ Good luck! Wish I could be there...
Sat Nov 20 2010 18:46:44
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via TweetDeck
in reply to gaspsiagore
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@ Your reference? No. I haven't seen it. (Anybody want a peanut?)
Sat Nov 20 2010 12:54:51
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via TweetDeck
in reply to Pattyoboe
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@ Thanks & likewise! As fellow twhistorians, we need to meet up, though I supect you know
much more twhistory than I...
Sat Nov 20 2010 12:52:58
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via TweetDeck
in reply to operaskank
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@ OK, I surrender. But I got the reed part right, right?
Sat Nov 20 2010 08:51:49
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via TweetDeck
in reply to Pattyoboe
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@ Oh, I just meant I didn't want you to be troubled by any sort of compulsive need to rhyme -
not that you've ever exhibited such..
Fri Nov 19 2010 20:22:04
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via TweetDeck
in reply to Pattyoboe
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@ May this, your day, be trouble-freed from rhyme & stubborn double reed.
Fri Nov 19 2010 17:40:16
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via TweetDeck
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@ I've heard of this , but don't really know what it is. What's
the scoop?
Fri Nov 19 2010 17:31:39
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via TweetDeck
in reply to waynemcevilly
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Thanks @ @ @
@ @ @ @ @ & the incomparable @ !
Fri Nov 19 2010 07:30:03
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via TweetDeck
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@ Not just dogs. Music critic dogs. (Is that redundant?)
Thu Nov 18 2010 12:05:17
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via TweetDeck
in reply to schubertreise
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@ Thanks! @ @ (I'm sort of in & out on Facebook, but must admit the FB b-day greetings are a treat
every year
Thu Nov 18 2010 11:57:45
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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Yes, sometimes it feels like this (but, as Tchaikovsky & Escher
shows, arduous can be beautiful...)
Thu Nov 18 2010 09:16:07
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via TweetDeck
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@ Another devastating piece. Once did a "Twilight Music" recital of late-in-life compositions.
That was my fave. That 1st mvt theme!
Thu Nov 18 2010 07:28:43
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via TweetDeck
in reply to mlaffs
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@ 1 of the most tangible piano parts I know. You can feel the smoke wafting off the
keys....
Wed Nov 17 2010 21:00:45
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via TweetDeck
in reply to Tartydiva
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@ ...OTOH, did "La courte paille" last weekend. Those are really lovely, and all too brief.
Wish I did them much more often...
Wed Nov 17 2010 19:45:35
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ Gotta say I don't care for those songs - my least fav Poulenc. And, yes, so awkward! They
cross may path far too often.
Wed Nov 17 2010 19:44:25
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ A fine choice...actually, my favorite Poulenc song (maybe favorite song) is Fleurs. So
simple, so beautiful. (Hôtel is fun, tho)
Wed Nov 17 2010 18:33:21
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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Any night I get to play Sanglots (5:25) in recital is a good night. Perfect,
devastating song.
Wed Nov 17 2010 18:10:41
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via TweetDeck
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This Beetles song beats anything the Beatles wrote. (yes, it's on iTunes! )
Wed Nov 17 2010 09:22:59
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via TweetDeck
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The soprano couldn't handle the coloratura in "Rejoice Greatly"
Tue Nov 16 2010 20:45:58
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via TweetDeck
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@ I hear he's working on a history of the viola to be titled "The Satanic Voices"
Tue Nov 16 2010 20:17:26
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to JenniferStumm
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@ @ A synonym bun is definitely preferable to an ad homonym attack.
Tue Nov 16 2010 09:14:01
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via TweetDeck
in reply to gaspsiagore
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@ Yes, I actually remember you tweeting that about Chopin- why I figured his musical
qualities wouldn't distract you. Unusual!
Mon Nov 15 2010 21:21:52
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via TweetDeck
in reply to EricMahlzeit
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After disastrous month of bad eating during show run, trying to be better.
Won't get home to genuine food until 8:15-ish. Will I behave?...
Mon Nov 15 2010 17:13:25
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via TweetDeck
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@ Try some Chopin etudes. They don't have all that distracting musical interest one finds in
Czerny. Should keep you focused...
Mon Nov 15 2010 16:52:46
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via TweetDeck
in reply to EricMahlzeit
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@ Well, I suppose if you want to make judgments about relative merits of working various hours:
"He was up at 6am? How virtuous!"
Mon Nov 15 2010 16:36:00
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via TweetDeck
in reply to alogemann
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@ It IS a marvelous reminder that software doesn't think - only does what it's programmed to
do. "Destroy these random files? OK!"
Mon Nov 15 2010 16:22:48
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to alogemann
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Don't know if anyone who follows me uses Blackboard I rely on it a
lot, but it can be SO frustrating. SO many kinks...
Mon Nov 15 2010 14:43:16
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
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Blackboard Course Management can be so stupid. Sort assignments by date
submitted: ranked by timeOfDay, so 9am on 11/15 before 10am on 11/2!
Mon Nov 15 2010 12:29:57
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
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@ Lemme guess....you're gunning to play Vespone, the mute servant?
Sun Nov 14 2010 21:07:08
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via TweetDeck
in reply to troubadour0
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@ No worries...turns out it actually works better when I practice it. So there's
that...
Thu Nov 11 2010 20:10:59
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via TweetDeck
in reply to daAndyGshow
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I'm been tweeting my inner caveman tonight, but this bit of Grieg might've
been written by caveman - where's club?
Thu Nov 11 2010 19:56:59
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via Twitpic
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Dear Grieg: The 3rd mvt of ur 3rd violin sonata frightens & confuses me.
My Paleolithic arms may fall off.
Thu Nov 11 2010 19:38:14
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
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@ Hastag? Ur words frighten & confuse me. I don't understand ur modern ways. But I DO
know that NOBODY tells me how to pedal!
Thu Nov 11 2010 19:13:07
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via TweetDeck
in reply to AndreiStrizek
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Dear Tom Arne: I'm sure u were a fine man, loved by many. But that ur songs
r still sung frightens & confuses me
Thu Nov 11 2010 18:30:56
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via TweetDeck
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Dear Francis: Ur enharmonics frighten & confuse me...because I'm just a
caveman. But I want 2 write like when I evolve
Thu Nov 11 2010 18:05:58
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
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@ @ I recommend the cinnamon space - but glazed is good, too.
Thu Nov 11 2010 14:55:25
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to musicvstheater
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@ ...au contraire; donut holes are everywhere!
Thu Nov 11 2010 12:50:39
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to Pattyoboe
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@ ...indeed, it sounds as if you only ate the donut's negative space - no calories there!
Thu Nov 11 2010 12:23:37
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to Pattyoboe
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@ Would love to see that paper - I'll have to get to know Parade better. Have only played a
couple of its songs - never seen it
Thu Nov 11 2010 12:04:08
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via TweetDeck
in reply to AndreiStrizek
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...if you follow me much, you'll know I love these unexpected musical
connections. Need to update my Tune Theft Archive
Thu Nov 11 2010 11:53:29
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via TweetDeck
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...she (the student) Facebooked Whitacre bout Ives link & he
congratulated her on being 1st to notice. Smart student - also an amazing mezzo
Thu Nov 11 2010 11:49:31
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via TweetDeck
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...same student who noted Poulenc/Puccini link also spotted E. Whitacre (1:37) quoting
Ives
...
Thu Nov 11 2010 11:46:46
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via TweetDeck
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@ ...pianos are so 19th century. 4 real fun, get yourself one of these:
(like having your own orch!)
Thu Nov 11 2010 09:26:25
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via TweetDeck
in reply to StefanJackiw
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...Poulenc 2piano Concerto has so many good tunes. I've always found (2:42) reminds
me of
(1:58)..
Thu Nov 11 2010 08:36:57
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via TweetDeck
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Very impressed by student noticing connection between this Poulenc (1:05) &
this Puccini
(2:50)...
Thu Nov 11 2010 08:25:24
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via TweetDeck
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@ Is that Michael Caine as Don Alfonso? (Seriously, that was my 1st thought seeing pic; 2nd
thought: "What's it all about, Alfie?"
Thu Nov 11 2010 08:02:40
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ Can I be the ( )st to say, "Well, yeah; how else are you going to find the
downbeat?"
Wed Nov 10 2010 21:35:24
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via TweetDeck
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News depts must have a pretty worn boilerplate 4 this by now RT @ Lost Luggage: Musician
Forgets Million$ Vln
Wed Nov 10 2010 16:20:34
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via TweetDeck
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@ Thanks for the RT! I just noticed - I haven't been attention very well...
Wed Nov 10 2010 12:51:03
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via TweetDeck
in reply to mlaffs
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@ If they follow your Twitter feed, they probably figured you were already attending two
operas and a piano recital that day...
Wed Nov 10 2010 12:49:32
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ Interesting - very meta, Mr. Brendel.
Wed Nov 10 2010 12:48:13
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via TweetDeck
in reply to AndreiStrizek
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...OK, so it wasn't Andre Manze's Corelli in that IBM commercial. It was
this rather un-IBM-like fiddler:
Mon Nov 08 2010 22:49:37
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via TweetDeck
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@ I hope you're using the accordion obbligato
Mon Nov 08 2010 22:19:28
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via TweetDeck
in reply to schubertreise
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...I tweeted some time ago that Kingsford charcoal needs to use Scriabin's
Vers la flamme in a commercial. I'd buy a bag in appreciation.
Mon Nov 08 2010 22:09:12
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
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...Hall of Mountain King in new Windows Phone ad. That's 3 classical tunes
on MNF tonight, and it's not even halftime. C'mon, Scriabin...
Mon Nov 08 2010 22:01:25
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via TweetDeck
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Watching MNF, Just heard Corelli's La Folia (Andrew Manze's?) on IBM
commercial - followed by Ride of Valkyries on Nissan commercial.
Mon Nov 08 2010 21:15:02
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via TweetDeck
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I like the idea of an iPhone autocompleting great works If you start
typing Götterdämmerung, will iPhone self-immolate?
Mon Nov 08 2010 20:58:32
(Eastern Standard Time)
via TweetDeck
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@ Does auto-complete mean your iPhone plays a little hurdy-gurdy ostinato that you sing along
to?
Mon Nov 08 2010 20:52:43
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via TweetDeck
in reply to taminophile
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@ You should tag that tweet with a
Mon Nov 08 2010 20:43:46
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via TweetDeck
in reply to AndreiStrizek
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Loving the Scratch game programming assignments my 6th-grader's doing. If I'd been
exposed to this at that age...
Sun Nov 07 2010 19:11:13
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via TweetDeck
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Thanks to @ and @ for linking to MMmusing material.
Sun Nov 07 2010 17:10:08
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via TweetDeck
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@ ...and there's also Intermission! That's a nice break.
Sat Nov 06 2010 12:38:57
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ Playing & conducting. It's a little blackbox theater, so a small band of me + 6. It's
fun, but requires lots of concentration...
Sat Nov 06 2010 12:32:36
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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Closing Day: Into the Woods at 4 ~ 35 minutes to eat ~ Into the Woods at
7:30 - and...scene! [Then, catch up on everything else. Ugh : ( ]
Sat Nov 06 2010 12:01:48
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via TweetDeck
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@ What?!? Clearly, this is not a HIP performance if @ is not on hand...tsk, tsk, Met...
Fri Nov 05 2010 13:30:52
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via TweetDeck
in reply to gaspsiagore
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@ Well, that's a relief. What does @ have to say about the timpani? Are they using the
HIP hard mallets?
Fri Nov 05 2010 11:13:26
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via TweetDeck
in reply to gaspsiagore
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@ ...I suspect the writers figured details don't matter much either. Could've been fact-
checked, but how many viewers would care?
Fri Nov 05 2010 10:19:18
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via TweetDeck
in reply to operaskank
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@ Agreed; yet, at some level, the point of the scene is that elites love to argue about
details that don't really matter much...
Fri Nov 05 2010 10:16:31
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via TweetDeck
in reply to operaskank
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...can't find any references to the Bartok as "in" a key. Carelessness by
writers? Obscure joke? script search "bartok"
Fri Nov 05 2010 10:01:58
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via TweetDeck
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I've always found (@ 5:05) odd: Frasier & boss arguing about key of Bartok Cto 4
Orch - which no one ever IDs by key...
Fri Nov 05 2010 09:47:24
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via TweetDeck
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@ Well, Op23 is IN Bb, tho it starts in Db; it's true that mvts 1 & 3 are officially in Bb
minor, but each ends in major...
Fri Nov 05 2010 09:16:22
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via TweetDeck
in reply to frindley
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@ I'm gonna guess you meant the Pärt is obscure?
Fri Nov 05 2010 08:11:57
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via TweetDeck
in reply to frindley
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@ Well, it does seem appropriate that you're going to see Così in its "assembly" stage. Bring
your timpani mallets, just in case.
Thu Nov 04 2010 13:13:46
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ Why not just see Il Trittico? Will take much less than 36 hours, and you'll get to hear that
song from the car commercial...
Thu Nov 04 2010 13:02:33
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ U're bringin' me down, man! Why can't u just tweet about what u had 4 lunch or band names
in movie titles like everyone else?
Thu Nov 04 2010 12:59:27
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via TweetDeck
in reply to schubertreise
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More on my Anna Karkowska obsession:
Thu Nov 04 2010 11:04:21
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via web
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Although it's taken over my life, I'm really enjoying this run of Into the
Woods. Only 4 shows left (will sell out):
Thu Nov 04 2010 09:17:23
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via TweetDeck
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@ Extra points because I didn't recognize either name! (I don't follow NCAA football much any
more - confused L James w/ L Blount)
Wed Nov 03 2010 09:36:01
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via TweetDeck
in reply to MarissaOch
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@ Alaskans really go for those maverick-y composers. You can see the Russian school from
some of those virtuosic toccatas.
Tue Nov 02 2010 14:24:39
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via TweetDeck
in reply to alexrossmusic
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@ ...it's admittedly a bit hard to see in the scan I posted, but the Hal Leonard version
definitely has RH start on C & LH on B
Tue Nov 02 2010 12:29:34
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ Yes, that's the original key: - but the R.H. and L.H. should start on the same note!
Tue Nov 02 2010 12:26:45
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ Indeed. If my eyes don't see clefs (which also implies that a key sig is in view), my whole
sight-reading mechanism gets thrown.
Tue Nov 02 2010 12:09:54
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ @ But I do love @. I'm still more offended by this bit of
Tue Nov 02 2010 12:06:18
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via TweetDeck
in reply to gaspsiagore
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@ He's really underrated as a bi-modal innovator. Slavonic dances are always going back &
forth from major/minor. Why not this?
Tue Nov 02 2010 12:04:32
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via TweetDeck
in reply to dan_schmidt
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@ ...I figured since he'd already had that Beach Boys' career, he might've been a little
older than you.
Tue Nov 02 2010 11:57:16
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via TweetDeck
in reply to musicbizkid
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@ Did he have that beard then?
Tue Nov 02 2010 11:53:26
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via TweetDeck
in reply to musicbizkid
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Really enjoyed this typo. Violinist forgot Dvorak score, so I downloaded
from @ & played as written.
Awesome!
Tue Nov 02 2010 11:52:29
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via Twitpic
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...now the clock on my office/studio wall is down (needs battery) & I've
realized I also check it very regularly, almost subconsciously...
Tue Nov 02 2010 11:43:09
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via TweetDeck
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When I can't see key signature (e.g. covered by a book), even if I KNOW the
key, it always throws me; eyes are trained constantly to check..
Tue Nov 02 2010 11:41:41
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
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@ ...I do like the chamber music vibe of leading from keybd - but that doesn't really settle in
until musicians know show; now they do.
Mon Nov 01 2010 22:02:33
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via TweetDeck
in reply to rinad
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@ Yeah, I'm not sure it's the best situation for the musicians. Actually, I think the less I wave
my arms, the better for everyone.
Mon Nov 01 2010 21:57:54
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via TweetDeck
in reply to rinad
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@ I wish it was 5:56.
Mon Nov 01 2010 17:56:55
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via TweetDeck
in reply to musicgirlnyc
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@ @ @ Can he just stagger around & mime the part of Leiermann? Drinks might help. Then you
need some dogs...
Mon Nov 01 2010 16:58:12
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via TweetDeck
in reply to teniralCist
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@ Only twice? That's like a violist who's only missed an entrance twice. I'm not even sure
you qualify as a clarinetist...
Mon Nov 01 2010 16:54:36
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via TweetDeck
in reply to teniralCist
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@ @ Maybe interpolate a little shepherd-on-rock, tho Cory's probably *never* played that. Or he
could be Leiermann!
Mon Nov 01 2010 14:57:52
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via TweetDeck
in reply to teniralCist
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@ Well, I've inflicted my share of painful wordplay on the Twitterverse. And I will inflict
again...
Mon Nov 01 2010 09:05:48
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via TweetDeck
in reply to teniralCist
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@ ...I gotta say, it hasn't been Twitter's finest hour - but I haven't given up on you
yet.
Sun Oct 31 2010 22:00:54
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
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@ ..it is a college production; but we really need a real theater - small space means orch is only
6 players + me leading from keyboard
Sun Oct 31 2010 14:53:59
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via TweetDeck
in reply to rinad
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@ It is a school production - but in a small black-box theater seating not much more than 100. So,
we do a lot of shows.
Sun Oct 31 2010 14:50:08
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via TweetDeck
in reply to rinad
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@ Actually, I didn't figure it out. I know that if I type a ' first, then it won't autodate. But I
didn't find a way to turn it off.
Sat Oct 30 2010 12:23:29
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via TweetDeck
in reply to mlaffs
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@ Thanks. Yes, survived - actually, went pretty well. 1 show down - 8 to go.
Sat Oct 30 2010 11:40:02
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to rinad
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@ Yes, I figured there was a way. But still , it makes we want to go go paint a big "27-Jul" on
Bill Gates' 727.
Sat Oct 30 2010 11:34:06
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to mlaffs
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...and, yeah, last night's final dress rehearsal left me with a LOT of notes
(both kinds) to go over. It's Into the Woods for real in 3 hrs!
Fri Oct 29 2010 16:20:03
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
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Making rehearsal notes chart. Every time MS Excel turns measure numbers (say
"4-5") into dates (like "5-Apr"), I get a little more angry...
Fri Oct 29 2010 16:18:28
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
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@ Thanks; I'll be content to be home before midnight.
Thu Oct 28 2010 11:45:17
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via TweetDeck
in reply to rinad
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One more dress rehearsal tonight for Into the Woods. If we make as much
progress as we did last night, I think we'll get out of the woods...
Thu Oct 28 2010 08:59:21
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
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So I can conduct OK w/my right arm while LH plays - but when LH's
syncopated, right arm turns into jelly. Glad I'm not trying to follow me!
Thu Oct 28 2010 08:27:35
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
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@ On a PC, you right-click that track and choose "Get Info." Then choose the INFO tab, where
you can change all sorts of info
Tue Oct 26 2010 16:56:27
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to Pattyoboe
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Not impressed to see Sondheim trashing Alan J. Lerner Sorry, Steve,
but MyFairLady & Camelot > anything you've written.
Sat Oct 23 2010 14:29:42
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
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Ding! Dong! The Yanks are dead! Which old Yanks? The New York Yanks! Ding!
Dong! The New York Yanks are dead! (well, not dead...but, done.)
Fri Oct 22 2010 23:08:56
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
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@ She is a lot cuter than Florence Foster Jenkins...for whatever that's worth.
Fri Oct 22 2010 15:38:02
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via TweetDeck
in reply to sandramogensen
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@ As I said here , reminds me of an SNL sketch. A good one. Like Martin Short synchronized-
swimming good.
Fri Oct 22 2010 13:20:42
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to sandramogensen
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Finally, SNL does a classical music sketch: (via @ )
Fri Oct 22 2010 11:32:36
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via TweetDeck
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@
Wed Oct 20 2010 19:39:54
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via web
in reply to DTclarinet
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Quad 1's over, so I no longer have back2back Tu/Th classes going 8-11:20.
Hooray! Strangely, I found waking up at 6:15 harder than 5:15 tho.
Tue Oct 19 2010 11:15:43
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
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To whomever scribbled this on the paper towel dispenser, I <3 You!
Tue Oct 19 2010 10:00:17
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via Echofon
from Garment
District, New York
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@ @ Yeah, it's the same if you mean this: Slow mvts of both violin concerti are so
heartbreaking.
Tue Oct 19 2010 10:44:59
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to 5357311
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"Steelers' Harrison aims to hurt, not injure, foes." A good attitude for
musicians, too - except let's call them "the audience," not foes.
Tue Oct 19 2010 10:40:49
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
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Got home late/exhausted last night, but not sleepy. Turned on TV , watched
Rangers put up 6 on NYY in 9th. So enjoyable. Slept peacefully.
Tue Oct 19 2010 10:33:21
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
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@ @ ...I think the Bach D Maj is the E Maj violin concerto down a step. And the A Minor violin
concerto -> G Minor
Tue Oct 19 2010 10:24:04
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to JRhodesPianist
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@ Yes, it probably does have to be D Minor. But I'm also a big fan of the 2 violin
concerti on piano. Both work great.
Tue Oct 19 2010 10:22:48
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to JRhodesPianist
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...oh, and "They oppressed them with burdens and made them serve" from
Israel in Egypt. SO good... (favorite moments in Listening ID exam)
Tue Oct 19 2010 10:21:19
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
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Just played 20 listening ID's for exam. 30second bits I most enjoyed:
Josquin Ave Maria, Susanna exits closet in Le Nozze, Victoria Kyrie...
Tue Oct 19 2010 10:20:25
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
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@ Now I'm thinking of setting my ringtone to Der Leiermann's ostinato. When it rings in
concert, I'll be shunned just like him...
Tue Oct 19 2010 10:01:53
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to ericasipes
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@ Oh, c'mon. It's Schubert mayhemed - how can there be rights? What if you incorporate some
Tarantino?
Sun Oct 17 2010 21:28:11
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ lemme guess...you, @ & @ (or Neke?) are gonna go all "three pianos" on us: ?
Sun Oct 17 2010 21:21:47
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to gaspsiagore
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Already during today's Pats game - commercials featuring Das Rheingold
Prelude & Agnus Dei from Mozart Requiem. C'mon, Scriabin!!
Sun Oct 17 2010 14:09:30
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
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@ Wow, thanks! Honored to hear that from YOU. I've been over-committed for past month, so
blog's been quiet, but I'll be back!
Sun Oct 17 2010 13:21:43
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to waynemcevilly
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@ ...and there goes the no-hitter!
Sat Oct 16 2010 20:32:40
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to leboyfriend
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@ I'm guessing there's never been an inning of only 15 pitches between Sox-Yanks. Those games
are always 3.5 hours minimum!
Sat Oct 16 2010 20:20:49
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to leboyfriend
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@ Haven't read it, tho I think I remember that Kevin Youkilis was known as the "Greek God of
Walks" in that book...
Sat Oct 16 2010 20:19:38
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to leboyfriend
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@ 15 pitches. That's like one Nick Swisher at-bat.
Sat Oct 16 2010 20:17:07
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to leboyfriend
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I am deep, deep "Into the Woods" right now. Not sure I'll ever get out, but
I do like the show. So much to do, tho...need months, not weeks
Sat Oct 16 2010 20:16:23
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
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Purposely avoiding Yanks-Rangers this time, but see the Yankess have'em
right where they want'em - down 5 runs in late innings...can't watch
Sat Oct 16 2010 19:05:51
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
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@ ...by the way, I agree that GG's Mozart k333 sounds absurd - just wondering if his Bach
also used to seem that absurd...
Sat Oct 16 2010 18:22:06
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to waynemcevilly
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@ I wonder if, at the time, this would've seemed any stranger than GG's Bach? The world
followed his Bach, but not his Mozart..
Sat Oct 16 2010 18:20:00
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to waynemcevilly
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@ album pic is apt - modern "New World" image along w/ the modern "authentic" sound - neither
of which Dvorak would've recognized
Sat Oct 16 2010 09:47:31
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to otterhouse
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Only the Yankees can be down three runs and feel like they're winning. Why
am I watching this?!?
Fri Oct 15 2010 22:59:38
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
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@ D Minor? What's she doing, playing it down a step? (kidding...one just doesn't hear about
that one very often.)
Fri Oct 15 2010 11:26:04
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to kennethwoods
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@ How embarrassing for you. It actually stands for International Phonetic Alphabet. It's a beer
that actuallys helps your diction.
Thu Oct 14 2010 16:52:46
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to whatbrett
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@ Yes, my point exactly. Leonin was contemporary, too! I knew that was your point - just
amused by Wikipedia's construction...
Thu Oct 14 2010 14:11:37
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to pianomorphosis
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@ No, just this: I never got around to looping it, although that's a great idea. Some day I'll
revisit it...
Thu Oct 14 2010 13:00:59
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ Re: "contemporary" - Wikipedia says: "Benjamin Lees (1924-2010) was a contemporary U.S.
composer of classical music." Hmm...
Thu Oct 14 2010 12:31:58
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to pianomorphosis
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@ It's riveting! (...cause, you know, was originally titled Rhapsody in Rivets) They
should've used it here
Thu Oct 14 2010 11:37:29
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to AndreiStrizek
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can't decide whether or not this album cover gives the Collaborative Fortepianist equal
billing...
Thu Oct 14 2010 11:24:45
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
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@ Thanks for linking!
Thu Oct 14 2010 09:16:26
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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...just realized Tan Dun basically stole his Youtube Symph theme from
Wed Oct 13 2010 23:10:56
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
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@ Couldn't agree more. And the worst thing about the YouTube Symphony was Tan Dun's YouTube
Symphony:
Wed Oct 13 2010 23:06:00
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to missmussel
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@ @ ..perhaps @ can encode the answer in some bit of opera trivia. Respect her privacy; & give us what we
want!
Wed Oct 13 2010 17:53:18
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to gaspsiagore
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@ Well, no, I don't *follow* her - at least, not since the restraining order was issued. But
her Twitter feed's public.
Wed Oct 13 2010 17:47:57
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ @ Alyssa Milano just tweeted that she's sitting on a park bench next to a famous collaborative
pianist...Hmm...
Wed Oct 13 2010 17:40:25
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to Pattyoboe
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@ Thanks. I knew it was Richard Something. Makes sense. We all know Wagner was all about
confronting racial prejudices...
Wed Oct 13 2010 17:38:41
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ Well now you're just being downright picky. :) ...but Chopin did write South Pacific,
right?
Wed Oct 13 2010 17:33:57
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ I find, in life, that it's often "just me." :) But I'm always fascinated when one tune
invariably suggests another to my ears...
Wed Oct 13 2010 17:28:00
(Eastern Daylight Time)
via TweetDeck
in reply to andrewski
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@ ...the other common feature, of course, is the 6/8 & how pitch tends to change on 2nd
8th of each "triplet," whether up or down.
Wed Oct 13 2010 17:21:39
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@ But that Chopin A-flat etude starts on C - it almost mirrors the "If you'll excuse an
ex-..." tune; down by whole-steps, not up.
Wed Oct 13 2010 17:20:18
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...better link for previous post: compare (begin at 2:11) to (begin at 2:08)...
Wed Oct 13 2010 16:28:00
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Am I only 1 for whom Chopin's A-flat "Nouvelle" etude reminds of "I'm
in love w/a wonderful guy" ?
Wed Oct 13 2010 16:22:28
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@ @ The sound is awful on that Mutter link: Is it recorded on some strange pan-pipes violin?
Tue Oct 12 2010 14:18:52
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@ Here's my recommendation for the Brahms:
Tue Oct 12 2010 14:13:53
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@ @ Sandow raved about Pears/Britten Winterreise recently Lebrecht hated it:
Tue Oct 12 2010 14:02:35
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@ I posted mine with the tag (proud to say I'm cranked them out in
the 5 minutes between 2 lessons)
Tue Oct 12 2010 13:48:09
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That's weird. I've produced two tweets that don't show up on my Twitter
page, but they do show up via this hashtag:
Tue Oct 12 2010 13:42:31
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@ That's pretty cool that she plays the Brahms Sonatas unaccompanied. (or so that tweet would
have us to believe...)
Tue Oct 12 2010 13:37:56
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"WANTED: Collaborative hurdy-gurdiest to accompany my sad songs. Must be
generally unwanted and not get along with dogs."
Tue Oct 12 2010 13:06:55
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"Everyone just wishes that hurdy-gurdy-er would go to Hell. (Maybe I'll go
with him)." in response to:
Tue Oct 12 2010 13:03:57
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@ ...also, I put on & thought I heard F-D sing the words "Die Winterreise." It's "Die hinter
Eis und...", but
Tue Oct 12 2010 11:51:25
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@ ...for some reason, I first read "faced w/taunting illusion" as "faced
w/autotuning..."
Tue Oct 12 2010 11:45:36
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@ I just like the way that 101110 looks. Of course, now it's gone.
Tue Oct 12 2010 06:08:50
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To me, today's date (101110) is even more delightfully binary than
yesterday's hyped 101010. However, I am (barely) closer in age to 101010.
Mon Oct 11 2010 17:52:47
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@ Thanks! My favorite thing about the Rite of App Spring is it's a musical pun that was inspired
by a verbal pun. Title came first!
Mon Oct 11 2010 09:22:52
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...when I 1st started teaching mus history classes, I'd virtually hide
behind the piano to get through my nerves. I played lots of examples!
Sun Oct 10 2010 10:14:09
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...I don't think I could stand & sing in front of so many people, but
sitting at the piano brings a strange sort of confidence...
Sun Oct 10 2010 10:08:41
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...thanks to @ @ @ & @ (!) 4 moral support. Ended up not being very
nervous, surprisingly...
Sun Oct 10 2010 10:03:46
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So, I survived my singing debut - a little G&S parody for a big
Homecoming show thingy. Me, at piano, singing this: ...
Sun Oct 10 2010 10:00:35
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I'm about to go sing in front of hundreds of people. And I am NOT a singer.
Hmm....
Sat Oct 09 2010 19:29:08
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@ Wow, you weren't kidding about this podcast - which I just got around to today.
Sat Oct 09 2010 12:38:24
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..yes, I understand the important difference between English & tonal
languages like Mandarin; but pitch plays major role in how we speak too
Fri Oct 08 2010 11:02:46
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...pretty much dismisses English as non-tonal. We don't need autotune to
hear music in English!
Fri Oct 08 2010 11:00:36
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Also disappointed didn't explore tonal aspects of English more. Begins w/great
example of speech-as-song, but then...
Fri Oct 08 2010 10:58:58
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...I should give credit to @ for radiolab link By the way, I love the "sound is touch at a
distance" idea.
Fri Oct 08 2010 10:47:19
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This radiolab episode on speech/music/etc is very interesting; but so much nonsense
(circa 27:40 mark) about Le sacre!
Fri Oct 08 2010 10:45:16
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@ re: "8:45 is your problem" Tell me something I don't know! I teach Tu/Th back-back classes
straight from 8am-11:20. Brutal.
Fri Oct 08 2010 09:00:32
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@ ..(was talking about) wide variety of ideas/characters in mvt 1 of 332, but could tell it
all sounded smoothly blended to class
Thu Oct 07 2010 14:20:41
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@ I love 332 too - probably my favorite WAM sonata. It just wasn't making its point well at
8:45am or so - I was talking about...
Thu Oct 07 2010 14:18:52
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@ My Music History class really enjoyed the alla turca clip this morn. They needed a jolt
after hearing a bland rendition of k332
Thu Oct 07 2010 13:38:29
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@ Is that that Nico Muhly I keep hearing so much about?
Thu Oct 07 2010 11:47:14
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@ That's right, don't you have attorney-ing in your past? (present?) On behalf of the
American people, "you're hired!"
Wed Oct 06 2010 17:51:01
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@ $795 an hour is a pretty good deal when you divide it up among all the American people. Why
didn't anyone think of this before?
Wed Oct 06 2010 17:47:33
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@ ...AND, how could I have forgotten the top of the evolutionary keyboard chain?
Tchaikovsky on
Tue Oct 05 2010 16:42:36
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@ I like it! I heard a live Smithsonian demo all turca of 1 of those once. Of course, I think
is even
hipper
Tue Oct 05 2010 11:55:58
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@ ...on 1 hand, it's cool Liberace was teaching history on network TV, but too bad there was
no Wikipedia to help him do research.
Tue Oct 05 2010 06:55:07
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@ It's simple. Bach wrote 4 "clavi"chord; Mozart: harpsichord; Beethoven: fortepiano; Chopin:
piano; Debussy:
Tue Oct 05 2010 06:53:45
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@ Strange - and thoroughly delightful - game!
Mon Oct 04 2010 22:56:19
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Well, this Pats game is turning out quite well - better than these quizzes
I've been grading.
Mon Oct 04 2010 22:55:37
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@ Is the Prelude over now?
Mon Oct 04 2010 22:53:50
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...here's the story of the last time I oversaw a live mash-up of 2
completely different pieces: It went almost too well
Mon Oct 04 2010 19:34:37
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Another live mashup in weekly performance class today: Bach Eb Bourree (on
trombone) vs CPE Flute (unaccomp) Allegro in A Minor. Not bad...
Mon Oct 04 2010 19:33:46
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@ I still remember (yes, I'm old) when debuted & I still hear those words when I hear Liszt's
HungarianRhap2
Mon Oct 04 2010 11:54:58
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@ ...be sure you follow to the 3:44 mark to see what a harpsichord looks/sounds like vs a "clavi"-
chord...
Mon Oct 04 2010 11:47:35
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@ ...a wider take on the whole "clav" vs. harps-ichord thing not that it would interest *you*
particularly..
Mon Oct 04 2010 11:45:34
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@ At least, for once, it's truth in advertising. The terrible/horrible song prepares you for
the terrible/horrible food.
Mon Oct 04 2010 11:39:20
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@ ..I mean, if I'd pegged you as an early music-er, surely I'd've sought your take on this
historinstrument
Mon Oct 04 2010 09:21:40
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@ ...didn't they teach you about "bebung" in your keyboard lit class?
Mon Oct 04 2010 09:07:10
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@ Apparently his instrument has an oboe stop and a string section. No wonder Bach loved the
clavichord!
Mon Oct 04 2010 09:05:17
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@ @ @ Sorry, guys, but this is how you play a Bach gigue:
Mon Oct 04 2010 08:46:28
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@ Wait; are you suggesting I've been stereotyping you as some sort of early music Handel
specialist?
Mon Oct 04 2010 08:22:19
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Weekend: Got UHaul, Moved sofa, Replacd garbage disposal,
Arrangd/Rehearsd/Performd 2 pieces 4 young violinists 4 church. A Musician's Life!
Sun Oct 03 2010 20:34:02
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Daughter's chamber group is reading their 10-yr old pianist's own Piano
Quartet in the living room. It's really nice! Good times...
Sun Oct 03 2010 16:43:18
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@ You say that like it's a bad thing!
Sat Oct 02 2010 13:58:43
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..so maybe this from this old blog post of mine is the future of opera!
Sat Oct 02 2010 13:41:36
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...I blogged about a related topic a few years back although I
assumed that Indie singer naturally sounded synth-y...
Sat Oct 02 2010 13:40:06
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...whether autotune is good or bad isn't my point. Just intrigued that the
synth-y sound is so standard; I know I'm not breaking news here..
Sat Oct 02 2010 13:38:10
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...so anyway, we listen to KISS-108 for some time in car. Wow, I've led a
sheltered life! Had no idea how prevalent the autotune sound is...
Sat Oct 02 2010 13:30:45
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6th grade daughter in new school. Told me all the kids listen to "Kiss One
Awake." (OK, so it's actually KISS-108.) She's led sheltered life
Sat Oct 02 2010 13:28:05
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@ Makes sense. I'm a big violinophile. Still, Paganini could write a nice bel canto tune Too bad no
opera...
Sat Oct 02 2010 13:00:21
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@ @ @ ...and I hope we all agree there's nothing wrong with showmanship. It gets a bad name much
too often...
Sat Oct 02 2010 11:51:39
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@ @ I'm gonna guess you're one of the first to put Paganini and Boulez in the same category. I
like it!
Sat Oct 02 2010 11:50:25
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@ I kind of like that Hahn video! Quirky, yes, but the way it blends fantasy with propriety
kind of sums up Paganini's style.
Sat Oct 02 2010 11:31:19
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@ I like the croquet at 2:55 here
Fri Oct 01 2010 18:54:38
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@ Seriously, fantastic playing today. I heard none of the surly barista in your playing -
'twas poised, elegant, virtuosic, etc..
Fri Oct 01 2010 16:51:01
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@ And you've already got Scottish Fantasy in your rep, right? That's gonna sound awesome on
electric violin!
Fri Oct 01 2010 16:48:28
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...my poor blog's been a bit dormant due to a crazy work sched lately, but
there's a lot there from past 3 years:
Fri Oct 01 2010 13:50:30
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Bravo, @ ! Terrific playing. Missed the very beginning - but I didn't miss the absence of
cowbell...it works without it!
Fri Oct 01 2010 13:39:50
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...and in honor of Mahler's request, I'm taking a 5-minute break from
grading that paper. Does tweeting count as silence?
Fri Oct 01 2010 09:04:29
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It just occurred to me, reading a student's Mahler 2 paper, that Mahler's
requested 5 minutes of silence beat John Cage by about 60 years.
Fri Oct 01 2010 09:03:36
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@ So when can we look forward to at the Gershwin?
Thu Sep 30 2010 18:38:03
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Just bought Ross's "Listen to This" for my Sony Reader - which I hadn't used
in months; I actually prefer reading ebooks on my Tablet PC.
Thu Sep 30 2010 17:50:35
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@ @ Così fan rifiuti?
Thu Sep 30 2010 17:17:15
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Also, Judi Dench scores a guaranteed Oscar nom in"The Joyce Hatto Story," as
I once proposed:
Thu Sep 30 2010 16:43:01
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Tom Cruise really should play Joshua Bell in a movie (Mission Impossible V:
Subway Busking?). Both so hyperfrenetic.
Thu Sep 30 2010 16:40:20
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@ @ Tom Cruise has already signed to play Bell. Jeremy Renner in talks to play Jeremy
Denk.
Thu Sep 30 2010 14:51:18
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A follow-up of @'s 'Così fan tutte: Some Assembly Required' -
Thu Sep 30 2010 05:12:05
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Sadomasochism and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Wed Sep 29 2010 18:27:22
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All I Really Need To Know I Learned In College, Grad School, a Grueling
Post-doc, and Reading the Encyclopædia Britannica
Wed Sep 29 2010 18:14:07
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@
Wed Sep 29 2010 17:08:54
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@ That's a lovely sentiment - and totally not true! [music is fab - it cannot contain a person, tho
Wed Sep 29 2010 16:54:18
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@ Violinist Broadus Earle told a student "I find I use 3rd finger less & less as years
go by. Haven't used 4th finger in years!"
Wed Sep 29 2010 12:51:41
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Dont studies for the rest of the string section! NB: VIOLAS CAN!!!!
Wed Sep 29 2010 10:56:14
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@ @ @ @ I think the correct term is 100-finger rep...
Wed Sep 29 2010 09:11:36
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..the way is used in InTheMood4Love is spellbinding; hearing it this AM, I
could *feel* the movie before remembering it
Wed Sep 29 2010 09:10:27
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Heard familiar haunting theme used intermittently on podcast . Drove me crazy
till I recalled
Wed Sep 29 2010 09:04:51
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@ @ I was responding to "the darker side destroys creativity" idea. Perhaps it promotes
creativity! [which is unsettling
Tue Sep 28 2010 17:25:18
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@ Yes, I find it a troubling/complex issue. There's a lot of art that brings me great pleasure
that I know came from great pain...
Tue Sep 28 2010 16:59:55
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@ Cool idea. I'm going to start offering "pay-what-you-can" for my tweets. [This one's on the
house!]
Tue Sep 28 2010 15:11:26
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@ ...if "darker side is so unproductive and only destroys creativity," how do you explain
Winterreise? It's pretty dark!
Tue Sep 28 2010 12:02:32
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@ @ Ah, yes, nothing hits the palate quite like the complex interplay of flavors in a good
Klangfarbenkuchen.
Tue Sep 28 2010 11:49:45
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[MM: I wrote sonnets ] RT @: Fascinating reopening of the curious case of
Joyce Hatto
Mon Sep 27 2010 17:46:35
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OK, I'm done being a cynical killjoy for now...although I will be grading
papers at some point today, so...
Sat Sep 25 2010 10:51:11
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...to summarize, Paulnack suggests that Copland's grief over WWII loss was
transmitted thru music to aged WWII vet. But music preceded loss.
Sat Sep 25 2010 10:49:27
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...previous doesn't mean the sonata isn't a powerful work, but Paulnack's
(overrated, imo) speech glosses over facts
Sat Sep 25 2010 10:39:30
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makes big deal of Copland writing VlnSonata in memory of downed pilot friend, but
death/dedication came post-composition
Sat Sep 25 2010 10:35:21
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...in some ways, the biggest revelation for me was the Copland Violin
Sonata. Much better piece than I'd remembered - really moving...
Sat Sep 25 2010 10:23:38
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So I'll be a @ fanboy one last time (for now) & say last
night's recital w/the also great @ was astoundingly good...
Sat Sep 25 2010 10:21:40
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@ Just use three-letter code names, like airports do. So it would be: QUA KEG SEX That should
attract an audience.
Fri Sep 24 2010 17:38:34
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...and I'll use today's insta-mashup as a chance to remind people of this
experiment:
(2 completely diff pieces mashed)
Fri Sep 24 2010 11:47:56
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Made my first direct-4-Twitter mashup today: ~ a little "More Cowbell" for this
clarinetist
Fri Sep 24 2010 11:46:40
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@ I gotta say, the part after the intro, about 45 seconds in, where the piano is alone -
cowbell works pretty well there!
Fri Sep 24 2010 11:28:33
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@ ~ You're welcome.
Fri Sep 24 2010 11:06:42
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@ We'll always have Mahler 6. (although it probably still doesn't have enough for Bruce
Dickinson.)
Fri Sep 24 2010 10:21:33
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@ ...I don't love everything about it - really miss the piano in #8 & others. Sad that
they align triplets in #6. But worth the $$
Fri Sep 24 2010 08:23:41
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@ I liked it so much, I downloaded the whole album: I knew that accordion would come in handy
at the end...
Fri Sep 24 2010 08:20:47
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@ Yes: I generally have a strong strings bias, but winds work really well there. Even the,
gasp ,
accordion!
Thu Sep 23 2010 18:40:49
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Twitter is a limited medium, and yet I still find there's room here to list
the violinists I've heard who play better than @:
Thu Sep 23 2010 17:24:01
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OK, Boston, don't miss @ & @ tomorrow night. Beautiful, intimate recital hall,
amazing musicians
Thu Sep 23 2010 17:08:13
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TUE: arrived @ back-back 8am/9:45 classes having left quizzes in office.
THU: checked evrything twice; left laptop behind!
Thu Sep 23 2010 16:47:45
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@ Has your Bloggerreise taken you here yet? or here?
(both new to me)
Thu Sep 23 2010 13:08:58
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@ Time-travel is spurious! Of course he'd write new stuff,
but he'd also be interested in how we play old stuff.
Wed Sep 22 2010 10:29:59
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@ @ @ @ I've gotta run for now, but why not hashtag this ?
Wed Sep 22 2010 10:28:30
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@ @ ...and, to be clear, I'd agree a Steinway would sound odd in Mozart continuo - but I'll bet
I could get used to it.
Wed Sep 22 2010 09:23:33
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@ @ ...previous was supposed to be mischievous, not serious. But it does annoy me when BSO cuts
strings in 1/2 for Mozart
Wed Sep 22 2010 09:22:09
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@ @ What would time-travel Mozart say if told "Forget that lovely Steinway. We're bringing in a
really small, old piano!"
Wed Sep 22 2010 09:19:54
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in reply to ptjones1
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@ "grand wrecking of the British empire" indeed!
Wed Sep 22 2010 09:01:56
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in reply to alogemann
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@ Indeed...that's why we have music!
Tue Sep 21 2010 21:43:23
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@ You keep dissing words // But you seem to enjoy them // They're good for
Tue Sep 21 2010 21:25:27
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@ I know! I saw that. Feeling a bit badly that he met his untimely end in my adopted
hometown...
Tue Sep 21 2010 20:57:52
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Fascinating 1917 recording of tenor Gervase Elwes in VW's On Wenlock Edge.
Surprisingly listenable, but otherworldly
Tue Sep 21 2010 20:48:22
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@ You are correct, sir. I thought of that later. Let's make it a Tunesmith Mt. Rushmore!
Schubert, Poulenc, Prokofiev, Gershwin
Tue Sep 21 2010 18:54:18
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...I'd rank Prokofiev with Schubert and Poulenc as my favorite melodists -
all three seem to have limitless supply of great tunes.
Tue Sep 21 2010 16:50:09
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I'd completely forgotten about Prokofiev's wonderful cello sonata until
rehearsing it a couple of days ago. Listening it now. SO beautiful.
Tue Sep 21 2010 16:48:54
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...in the CPE Bach piece in question (a tortured little slow mvt), there was
a frailty the fortepiano brought that was lost on modern piano.
Tue Sep 21 2010 16:31:34
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RE: previous about fortepiano helping w/Winterreise ugliness: Some students
in class today found modern piano too smooth vs fp in a CPEpiece
Tue Sep 21 2010 16:30:20
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@ ...alternatively, you can easily find the ugliness in Winterriese by using fortepiano. #
justkiddingIdontreallyhatefortepiano
Tue Sep 21 2010 15:46:00
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@ ...I find that if I show the "3 pianos" stuff to students, they're more likely to look for
& believe the ugliness in Schubert...
Tue Sep 21 2010 15:43:18
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@ ...it's not that I'd never realized the songs are dark/gritty, but it's easy to forget that
with Schubert's beautiful surfaces..
Tue Sep 21 2010 15:41:21
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@ The "3 pianos" guys are a jolt. What I've liked about them is the way they wake me up to the
grittiness of those songs...
Tue Sep 21 2010 15:40:36
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@ ...those guys do a pretty cool Die Post too/ & looking ahead, some Sting
Tue Sep 21 2010 12:03:40
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@ Wait, you hadn't figured that out from my 354 tweets on ? But seriously, I
tweeted that during a tenor's cadenza...
Tue Sep 21 2010 11:55:37
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@ Wow...strangely affecting. BTW, have you addressed these guys
yet on your terrific Bloggerreise?
Tue Sep 21 2010 11:44:19
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@ @ ...but if I'd known I could get to play Rob Petrie one day, I'd have learned to sing - and
dance - and act.
Mon Sep 20 2010 17:54:28
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@ @ I just finished the article. Sans doute, the most surprising part is that it's programmd
w/the Brahms piano quintet!
Mon Sep 20 2010 17:53:17
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@ Amazing! I love The Dick Van Dyke Show!
Mon Sep 20 2010 15:09:57
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@ @ Yes! It definitely fits w/this Voltaire quote that @ shared
Mon Sep 20 2010 13:37:13
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Friday's @ recital is @ Gordon College, 25 miles N of Boston:
Sonatas by Mozart (in A), Copland, Brahms (#3); Lutoslawski Subito
Mon Sep 20 2010 10:52:31
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NE'ers DON'T miss @ this Friday at 8pm but watch out if you see him near Harvard
Yard
Mon Sep 20 2010 10:48:32
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So I managed to avoid all news of Pats/Jets so I could watch the recorded
version - which turned out to be depressing. Oh well...
Sun Sep 19 2010 21:49:58
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...but why is this recital at exactly the same time as Pats/Jets?
Considering avoiding all mention of score & watching it taped later..
Sun Sep 19 2010 15:55:44
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...p.s. I dont' *really* mean "Me vs Trumpet," but a full trumpet recital
feels VERY different than full voice recital...
Sun Sep 19 2010 15:54:23
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Last Night's Recital: all about finding subtle shadings while not covering
young mezzo. This Afternoon's: Me vs Trumpet = all hands on deck!
Sun Sep 19 2010 15:38:37
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@ Yes, I especially agree about harmonic motion. For me, that's often the composer's most
important contribution.
Sun Sep 19 2010 12:12:49
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BTW, I once blogged bout a mus/theater link I always hear in Albert Herring. Listen:
Sat Sep 18 2010 22:27:12
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@ ..but I don't mean to suggest is impossible or hasn't been done well.
(Again, for me, Albert Herring's the best.)
Sat Sep 18 2010 22:22:18
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@ I'd love to see more "opera" composers go more of a mus/theater route; let music &
words work together, not fight
Sat Sep 18 2010 22:21:00
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@ I wish the bias against dialogue in opera wasn't so strong. If you want music throughout,
consider underscoring..
Sat Sep 18 2010 22:18:52
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@ Hmm...I'm tempted to say some of both, but it's not like I've made a study of it. Just a
general reaction.
Sat Sep 18 2010 22:15:45
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@ Honestly, w/ much , I find the pitches as or more
problematic than rhythms. English isn't as sing-songy as Italian
Sat Sep 18 2010 21:53:07
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@ I'll admit I don't know Sondheim scores well at all. Of course, as you've said, he's not
using those meters for
Sat Sep 18 2010 21:43:13
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@ ...at any rate, what I hear in Sondheim doesn't remind me of complex rhythms I've heard in
English-language opera
Sat Sep 18 2010 21:35:36
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@ ...I would've guessed he uses lots of 6/8, 9/8 but not as much of asymmetrical meters, but
I could be wrong
Sat Sep 18 2010 21:34:33
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@ ...perhaps Sondheim doesn't do it because he just thinks speech is better & he's not
bound by opera convention...
Sat Sep 18 2010 21:29:45
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@ ..I mentioned Sondheim because I think he "could" do it, given how naturally he sets speech
in musical numbers...
Sat Sep 18 2010 21:28:07
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@ ..it's not as if Mozart recit is really sung "in 4" either. Mixed meters might work, but
could be too controlling
Sat Sep 18 2010 21:26:39
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@ My problem w/ 3/8, 5/8 etc is that it can feel constricting; like a playwright telling
actors how to pace speech.
Sat Sep 18 2010 21:23:47
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@ ...Menotti's recits are pretty good, tho I'm so-so on his music. OTOH, I find the recits
just about kill Tender Land for me.
Sat Sep 18 2010 17:21:00
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@ ...I've always loved Purcell's feel for language. All those "all"s, etc. (Your friend
Handel's English settings not so good...)
Sat Sep 18 2010 16:42:17
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@ ...come to think of it, Purcell is pretty good w/English recit, but has advantage that we
expect it to wound a bit archaic.
Sat Sep 18 2010 16:40:42
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@ ...Albert Herring is one of my favorite operas, partly because his care/flair for language
is so good - musical theater-ish!
Sat Sep 18 2010 16:34:01
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@ I've wondered that a lot. For me, Britten comes closest. I'm not the biggest Sondheim fan,
but I'll bet he could. He does sorta
Sat Sep 18 2010 16:32:32
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@ Yes, makes sense. Reading about his career makes me tired (and jealous). Math I love btw,
but not Medicine, tho I married a doc!
Sat Sep 18 2010 14:44:01
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@ How could a jailimony musical have failed? Wait, maybe they should've called it Jailimony.
THAT would've worked, for sure.
Sat Sep 18 2010 14:40:12
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@ Fascinating. I never knew. Come to think of, I could see you transitioning into a tech-talk
career if mus thea gets boring! :)
Sat Sep 18 2010 14:39:10
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@ @ Were you two aware of David Pogue's Broadway musical director past? I had no
idea!
Sat Sep 18 2010 14:33:48
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@ Yeah, I'm thinking I might just crash it. Show up with cello, in tux...see what happens.
Sat Sep 18 2010 12:47:05
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@ ...would be interesting to play Albert Herring recits on hpschd! Obviously not intended,
but Purcell's revenge on Britten!
Sat Sep 18 2010 11:32:06
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@ I agree about balance problems. I'm playing Schumann Op.39 tonight - Frühlingsnacht on
concert grand w/young singer = nightmare
Sat Sep 18 2010 11:26:08
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@ ...no, but seriously, I liked your point about fp being hard to record. The Norton
anthology has a painful CPE Bach mvt on fp
Sat Sep 18 2010 11:12:35
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@ I think the one piece I've played that really calls out for fortepiano is the Hummel Viola
Sonata - just for timbre-matching...
Sat Sep 18 2010 11:10:40
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@ Oh, I thought you were implying that Christie is definitely using fortepiano...
Sat Sep 18 2010 11:09:30
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@ Yes, I remember your discussion of this with B. Brookshire (is he flipping out about
this?), which was very educational for me.
Sat Sep 18 2010 10:55:06
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@ I know conductor @ is a big fan of Prok PC #5 - I haven't listened to it for years...
Sat Sep 18 2010 10:16:54
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@ If Met's not inviting volunteer players, they're missing out! (specifically, on the opportunity
of using tag)
Sat Sep 18 2010 09:02:55
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@ Really? Met's using a fp? (I'd go with a Steinway D!) But they will be using an unrehearsed
pickup orchestra, right?
Sat Sep 18 2010 08:56:43
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@ ...but, for example, it's never mentioned in Burkholder's Norton anthology. He usually
loves that kind of editorial detail...
Sat Sep 18 2010 08:53:11
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@ ...it's odd w/a piece this famous there's not more information about the practice. I do
like it & I'm sure singers do as well..
Sat Sep 18 2010 08:47:12
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@ Don't have a strong option; just genuinely curious about when the practice started. Seems
even the Hist Informed types repeat..
Sat Sep 18 2010 08:44:05
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@ Yes, it's that way in just about any modern edition, aria book, anthology, etc. but not this
1889 Novello
Fri Sep 17 2010 10:26:27
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...the way that "Remember me" repetition intersects differently w/the bass
is really nice, but I've never been sure it was Purcell's idea.
Fri Sep 17 2010 10:21:19
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Anyone know where the practice of repeating the "Remember me" section in
Dido's Lament began? It's not on p.86 of this
Fri Sep 17 2010 10:08:26
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...re: previous, I'm not saying one can't make a case for Purcell or even
Lennon or McCartney, but aren't Elgar/Britten/RVW/etc in the mix?
Fri Sep 17 2010 09:46:59
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Wright is Wrong from Craig Wright textbook, says greatest English composer is
either Purcell, Lennon, or McCartney
Fri Sep 17 2010 09:44:51
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Here's a playlist I created spontaneously in class (I love YouTube!) to
illustrate Bach & others borrowing from Bach:
Fri Sep 17 2010 09:06:14
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@ Thanks. I mostly maintain the archives so I don't lose any viola jokes. As you know,
Twitter Search leaves a lot to be desired.
Thu Sep 16 2010 20:24:33
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Wow, I stand corrected on my @ correction I guess people do pat their feet
Thu Sep 16 2010 20:22:03
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@ ...me tweaking html is kind of like a violist sightreading (aka improvising). The job gets
done, but don't listen/look closely.
Thu Sep 16 2010 19:56:54
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@ sad to say it's kind of a pain, tho I've done it before. I just keep adding to the old ones
& tweak the html till it works...
Thu Sep 16 2010 19:54:17
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@ I used to accomp an amateur choir led by a conductor (w/ an amazing ear) who rarely let them
sing more than a page @ a time. Awful.
Thu Sep 16 2010 19:38:52
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@ Actually, if you've got a broken foot, that might be the time to "pat" it - otherwise,
most people prefer tapping. : )
Thu Sep 16 2010 19:33:18
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@ ...perhaps you should follow it up with some Glass Harmonica. Or Glass on harmonica. Or
Glass Glass Harmonica...
Thu Sep 16 2010 11:47:13
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@ Will I lose followers if I just keep posting, "I want those knives!" 100 times a day?
Because, well...I WANT THOSE KNIVES!
Thu Sep 16 2010 06:15:39
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This is my 3000th Twitter post. You can see ALL 3000 of them at once right
here:
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@ Her one mistake: not tossing away that last sets of mallets sooner -like, right away. (tho
she may store extras in shoulder pads
10:30 AM Sep 15th
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.@ I agree that Bach's maybe the most translatable. But don't forget Monti on Marimba! (via @ )
10:05 AM Sep 15th
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@ ...I think partly we think of Bach translating so well because we're so used to it. Others
might translate better than expected
8:38 AM Sep 15th
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@ Very true about Bach. (Your friend Handel, too &
etc.)....
8:36 AM Sep 15th
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@
@ @ @ Great point about those beautiful case paintings. Let's hang all harpsichords right
away!
8:29 AM Sep 15th
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.@ I'm not anti-orig-inst, but I am pro-other-possibilities. Discussed this in a class
yesterday:
8:22 AM Sep 15th
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@ @ @ @ Whoa! I haven't said a single bad thing about harpsichord (at least not on
Twitter today..)
8:00 AM Sep 15th
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@ @ BTW, all the Couperin keyboard scores are here I wish more pianists would explore.
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@ @ "La Couperin" & "L'Atalante" work very well on piano. "La Visionnaire" &
others I prefer on harpsichord.
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@ @ Wow, I completely disagree - I think Tharaud's pulse is clear & grounded,
with lovely rubato as well.
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@ @ Do you know this recording of Tharaud playing Couperin on piano? Really nice.
6:34 AM Sep 15th
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@ ...having said that, I know Haendel's is legendary & I regret having missed a chance to
hear her in it live (which she's done here
Mon Sep 13 2010 18:01:54
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@ ...my point being that a great work like that can be fully experienced in a lot of renditions
(live & not), even ones not ideal.
Mon Sep 13 2010 18:00:05
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@ Well, I feel I've unquestionably HEARD it, both in stunning live performances by JBell &
@, AND in less
stunning ones.
Mon Sep 13 2010 17:58:56
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@ Nothing wrong with that kind of passion. I will say I remember Mullova's recording (which
should count as modern) quite fondly.
Mon Sep 13 2010 12:01:55
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@ I think it is better. I certainly have fav recordings of works, but...man, it's hard to flesh
this question out on Twitter!!
Mon Sep 13 2010 11:54:11
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@ I'll expose a pet peeve & wonder why the need to rank recordings this way or to say
"unquestionably." It's certainly questionable!
Mon Sep 13 2010 11:44:40
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@ I was at for 1 night & followed it closely the others. Such a rich & memorable
experience. I still think about it a lot.
Sun Sep 12 2010 21:28:49
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@ ...which, of course, is to say, "I got nothing out of it." (honestly, I don't remember much
specifically.)
Sun Sep 12 2010 20:00:44
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@ I read it years ago. I didn't get anything out of it.
Sun Sep 12 2010 20:00:11
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@ Nice. Who are you going to take?
Sun Sep 12 2010 19:58:46
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@ .....//.......//.....
Sun Sep 12 2010 19:56:52
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@ Yeah, it may have gotten a little dusty here...but I stayed strong. (Brian's Song did
make me cry - but I was, like, 10, so..
Sat Sep 11 2010 23:26:45
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"The one constant through all the years, Ray...has been baseball." Um, no, that's
not true; but you gotta hand it to a film that goes for it
Sat Sep 11 2010 23:23:15
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Somehow got sucked into the last 20 minutes of Field of Dreams; hadn't seen it in
years. A ridiculous movie - but I remembered everything...
Sat Sep 11 2010 23:19:57
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@ My favorite part's always been this cellist playing Eccles at 56:46. (Those ads are annoying, though.)
Sat Sep 11 2010 09:43:48
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3-yr old son just belted out, "Aaaa-gony, I like Agony." (We've been listening to
"Into the Woods" a lot round these parts.)
Fri Sep 10 2010 12:03:38
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I'm pretty agnostic bout "clapping tween mvts," but "the breathless weight of
silence"(quoth @) is
underrated
Fri Sep 10 2010 07:07:25
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@ ...I feel the casting worked out well for both - productions should be really good. ITW ~ Pirates Jan
28-29
Fri Sep 10 2010 06:56:31
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@ IntoTheWoods & PiratesOfPenzance - both w/a theatre-oriented director, so we view
acting/singing skills oppositely, which is good.
Fri Sep 10 2010 06:52:26
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Casting is wonderfully satisfyng as a problemsolving, musical challenge; but it's
quite stressful on the 'ol human level. Maybe cast robots?
Thu Sep 09 2010 18:00:06
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@ "discombobulated" is a tough Twitter word; all those characters don't leave much room for
anything else. Congrats on using it wel
Thu Sep 09 2010 11:44:40
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I'm just now starting to realize how much I've taken on over the next two months.
I hope I'm still sane and functioning when it's all over..
Wed Sep 08 2010 23:52:32
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@ I'm guessing many would never follow the submit link - it's such a clear homage, I'd think a
frontpage credit/link is appropriate.
Wed Sep 08 2010 16:46:29
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@ Oh, OK. I actually looked for it there before - it's at the very bottom of the page! Quite
easy to miss...
Wed Sep 08 2010 13:01:53
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This @ collab music project looks great & is fun, but shouldn't they give a nod to ?
Wed Sep 08 2010 12:56:32
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@ And there's this:
Tue Sep 07 2010 17:24:34
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@ He sings all over, but is a Boston institution & great guy. Here's the program for the
'01 concert w/bios
Tue Sep 07 2010 17:22:55
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@ & an incredibly powerful Spectrum Singers (MA) Cantata 4, 10 years ago. Bob
Honeysucker's solo was like hearing an OT prophet.
Tue Sep 07 2010 16:53:50
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@ I have about 1000, even including playing a Merle J. Isaac arr of Brandenburg 3 in Jr
High. Woke me up to wonders of music.
Tue Sep 07 2010 16:50:06
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@ ...one of my all-time favorite fugue subjects.
Tue Sep 07 2010 16:19:53
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@ I've always loved the C Minor Toccata, BWV 911.
Tue Sep 07 2010 15:54:13
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@ Funny about that. Artists say the darndest things. Here was my reaction:
Tue Sep 07 2010 12:05:29
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@ Nicely done.
Tue Sep 07 2010 12:00:10
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RT @: Do not fear mistakes. There are none. - Miles Davis [MM: funny, because I'm pretty sure I was
told I made mistakes while @]
Tue Sep 07 2010 11:57:45
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To end Labor Day Weekend, the wife & I will watch the movie we've watched
& quoted most often: Love & Death. Nothing's funnier. Good night.
Mon Sep 06 2010 21:22:41
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@ Can you tell if he ever blinks in HD? (one of the most strangely unsettling videos I've seen!)
Mon Sep 06 2010 20:56:40
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@ Actually, I don't know Kismet well at all, but does this sound like what you're looking for ?
Mon Sep 06 2010 20:22:56
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@ Must be kismet!
Mon Sep 06 2010 20:15:32
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Wow, @ & John Cage are bringing celebs into the Classical Twittersphere. First Penn, now
Jerry Palter!!
Mon Sep 06 2010 20:10:53
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Penn Jillette likes "The Rest Is Noise":
Mon Sep 06 2010 14:18:46
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@ Well, I could argue that arguing can be a good thing - but I'm not gonna try on
Twitter.
Mon Sep 06 2010 13:56:23
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@ Yes, devastation is good in this case. Art is strange that way.
Mon Sep 06 2010 13:54:42
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@ I've been thinking recently that Twitter's generally more positive than most Internet
hangouts - maybe cause arguing's awkward!
Mon Sep 06 2010 13:43:58
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@ This is reminding me that debate (even of respectful variety) is difficult on Twitter. I
keep starting, then deleting thoughts.
Mon Sep 06 2010 13:39:48
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@ ...no, #3 being the scherzo (as numbered by JB). Sorry, I'm getting confused myself.
Mon Sep 06 2010 13:38:47
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@ @ I hear #3 as generally lighter (in spite of some cataclysm) - think that #4 crashing into #2
could be devastating.
Mon Sep 06 2010 13:29:22
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@ @ Incidentally, this question came up because I was listening for 1st time in awhile & was
surprised when 2 started!
Mon Sep 06 2010 12:52:12
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@ ...I guess I tend to prefer scherzi in the 2-spot, which is less the classical way, but
seems more dramatically satisfying...
Mon Sep 06 2010 12:40:50
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@ ..slow mvts can definitely work well as #2 of 4 (many Beethoven examples), but THIS #2 has
a penultimate feel. Not sure why...
Mon Sep 06 2010 12:32:00
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@ ...whereas, I think the shorter, lighter #3 contrasts nicely with the tired end of
#1...
Mon Sep 06 2010 12:25:36
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@ ...#2 begins so earnestly & deeply, it always seems jarring to me after end of #1 &
it makes a great "calm before storm" of 4..
Mon Sep 06 2010 12:22:19
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@ I have no knowledge of JB or anyone else re-ordering them; I guess 1 & 2 are, for me,
the weightiest emotionally...
Mon Sep 06 2010 12:19:16
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...it's interesting to me that performers would rarely question whether or not to
re-order movements. Composer is always right & all that...
Mon Sep 06 2010 10:34:41
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Playlist for how Brahms Vln Sonata 3 movements SHOULD be ordered (I prefer
Perlman, but Youtube has his 3&4 on 1 video)
Mon Sep 06 2010 10:32:08
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Am I the only one who thinks the middle movements of Brahms' 3rd Violin sonata
should be reversed? That slow mvt should def be next to last!
Mon Sep 06 2010 10:16:00
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@ Oh, I tweeted a silly response to which got inadvertently mixed w/a different tweet draft. So,
deleted...
Mon Sep 06 2010 09:02:23
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TrueStory: I've often written bout unwittingly setting 2 Youtubes off @ once.
Today was in
backgrnd. Applause scared me
Sun Sep 05 2010 08:18:08
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Observe a moment of silence today at 4:33. And let that moment last until 4:37 and
33 seconds. You might hear something.
Sun Sep 05 2010 08:00:40
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@ ...but if you want to figure out how to make a concert grand sound like an 19th century
fortepiano - it's not too bad!
Sun Sep 05 2010 07:49:17
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@ @ The sad thing is that they've already - can't put the genie back in that
bottle.
Sun Sep 05 2010 07:45:21
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@ Try this: (of course, not the sound/style he's justifiably famous for, but so
beautiful!)
Sat Sep 04 2010 22:22:39
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@ Indeed! So nice to know Shostakovich had that purely unabashedly lyrical side. Mvt 2 of Piano
Concerto 2 is almost EZ listening!
Sat Sep 04 2010 22:07:37
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@ Good article - results not remotely surprising to me. What's odd is how many people think
they really can listen objectively.
Sat Sep 04 2010 21:55:11
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My daughter & music camp buddy just tried to sing S&A parts of the
Thompson Alleluia over Gmail Video Chat. Not quite synched, but still...
Sat Sep 04 2010 21:43:04
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Those w/a should hashtag for big day tomorrow. Mine: @ @ @ @
Sat Sep 04 2010 21:29:55
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@ Fair enough. Great article/chapter, tho. I'm using the book for a Fall class partly
because of the nuanced look at recording.
Sat Sep 04 2010 21:08:03
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@ Probably. Turns out it debuted in this @ article which revisits Gould/Beatles in
conclusion.
Fri Sep 03 2010 21:19:26
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.@ is a great writer & I can't wait to read his new book, but this little bit is just
NOT true:
Fri Sep 03 2010 20:56:30
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@ @ I tweeted about that recording (& why I didn't buy it) earlier today &
Fri Sep 03 2010 14:45:14
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@ @ ...obviously you've got language issues, attention-span issues, general context issues,
vocal style issues, etc.
Fri Sep 03 2010 12:49:35
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@ @ Doing it well is important of course, but certainly not all there is to accessibility. Too
complex to tweet about!
Fri Sep 03 2010 12:47:21
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@ The truth is, I''m pretty agnostic about how my music's organized, so updates kind of bore
me. I can always find what I need.
Fri Sep 03 2010 12:38:34
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Since there's a lot of Cage-tweeting (hah) going on, here's a favorite tweet from
my past: Great ex-nihilo music:
Fri Sep 03 2010 12:03:48
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Just saw my daughter's summer reading log. I think she's read more fiction in 3
months than I have in 10 years - unless I count music blogs.
Fri Sep 03 2010 11:31:10
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@
Fri Sep 03 2010 10:49:50
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@ ...also, I didn't buy because 1) artist isn't ID'd, 2) preview didn't work, 3) should've cost $4.33,
not $1.99
Fri Sep 03 2010 10:15:04
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@ In fact, the iTunes recording is broken into 3 tracks, but I didn't buy it because 2 seconds are
missing.
Fri Sep 03 2010 10:13:06
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@ Well, in a way it is. Each of those 10 tracks can be considered as part of a mash-up with the
Cage.
Fri Sep 03 2010 09:57:20
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Because I'm sure you're all curious: a better look at my Cagelist. The Debussy's
my fave 4'33" of this group.
Fri Sep 03 2010 09:43:33
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My 4'33" list has only 10 tracks (1 is daughter's!), but has Britten,
Bruch, Bach, Barber, Brahms & pianist Bartok
Fri Sep 03 2010 09:32:06
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This Cagelist by @ has some real winners: 1,3,7,10,&11 are amazing examples of what can be done in
4'33"
Fri Sep 03 2010 09:15:37
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@ It's a great comic opera - it's more or less "Friends" with singing.
Thu Sep 02 2010 22:04:30
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@ @ She muffed it, huh?
Thu Sep 02 2010 21:57:17
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@ It's not quite as touching when it's 90 degrees out, but yeah...
Thu Sep 02 2010 21:51:07
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@ "We're not gonna pay, we're not gonna pay, we're not gonna pay, and it beats Rent." (wish I was there)
Thu Sep 02 2010 20:39:32
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@ ...so just be careful what you put on your to-do list. You may not want your to take
care of them all.
Thu Sep 02 2010 14:17:41
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@ I think the can now actually carry out your to-do tasks, so I guess they're all
taken care of. Nothing more to do!
Thu Sep 02 2010 13:54:43
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Listening to Buswell play solo Bach It's on sort of as background, but it makes it seem like
all's right w/the world.
Wed Sep 01 2010 19:41:37
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@ @ Nothing against Hoffman. I was mainly sad that I couldn't think of anything better than for
Tue's DrAtomic.
Wed Sep 01 2010 15:05:52
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@ @ Well, technically, I was just suggesting a hashtag for ;
wouldn't be my #1 choice for assembly
Wed Sep 01 2010 13:19:12
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@ ?
Wed Sep 01 2010 12:23:54
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@ *resisting temptation*
Wed Sep 01 2010 09:28:13
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Every now and then, I just like to remind people that "Under the Sea" and "We are
the World" are basically the same tune.
Tue Aug 31 2010 17:53:06
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A very nice "chaconne sampler" (goes w/Alex Ross's soon-to-come book) for anyone teaching
chaconnes, ground bass, etc.
Tue Aug 31 2010 17:00:50
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@ You beat me; I'm sitting in my office as of 6:15 (although I do have a longer commute.)
Tue Aug 31 2010 06:17:41
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Is it Quad Break yet?
Mon Aug 30 2010 20:21:37
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@ I find Lin's playing maybe a bit more beautifully inflected/more sensual than Zino's - also
very strong technically though.
Mon Aug 30 2010 16:49:39
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@ @ Thank, Jose, but I always keep a drum-set near my desk, just for moments like this. Takes up
space, but worth it.
Mon Aug 30 2010 12:33:18
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@ Oh, no! This isn't like that "Sometimes I just want to copy..." thing, is it? Trying to lure
all us into making the same joke?
Mon Aug 30 2010 12:29:52
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@ So, you were caught in a Hugo Wolf Trap?
Mon Aug 30 2010 12:26:43
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@ just got program info: Mozart Sonata in A (k305); Copland Sonata; Lutoslawski "Subito"; Brahms
Sonata No.3 in D Minor
Mon Aug 30 2010 09:43:41
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@ Wow, I've got work to do - especially as I'm really not up on either the Great Swedish
Songbook or the Great Riviera Songbook.
Mon Aug 30 2010 09:39:01
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@ ...it's partly that, as languorous as it is, that BB&B performance has more of a
satisfying overall shape than most of its kind
Sun Aug 29 2010 20:18:50
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@ Will do. Yes, some o'the Rodgers/Hart arrangments are too sugary for me, but BB&B is
perfect, especially pianist (Ellis Larkins?
Sun Aug 29 2010 20:14:37
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I'm not necessarily a Great American Songbook aficionado, but this is as perfect
as artsong renditions get
Sun Aug 29 2010 20:04:58
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@ Is there handwriting on the wall? (re: your car)
Sun Aug 29 2010 10:42:20
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@ @ That's a LOT of dishes. (I actually like the Karajan/Mutter Beethoven concerto, btw. Early
Mutter>Late Mutter)
Sun Aug 29 2010 10:40:58
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@ I think you asked once that I mention good upcoming recitals at my school. This will be great -
he's amazing!
Sat Aug 28 2010 21:14:22
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@ I really like Cho-Liang Lin's. Didn't find much on YouTube, but Francescatti's exciting
some cuts tho
Sat Aug 28 2010 21:08:46
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@ There's a rich history of mistakes that became great ideas. And vice versa. ("How 'bout a bigger
violin w no E string, but a low C..
Sat Aug 28 2010 15:36:25
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@ It's from the last movement of Saint-Saëns' 3rd violin concerto, which I was just
accompanying my daughter on. Fun piece.
Sat Aug 28 2010 15:23:03
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"Cherished dissonances" reminds of "the conversation w/the flying plates" from a song I
just heard
Sat Aug 28 2010 15:21:44
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@ It would be interesting! I think there are some examples of probable printer/engraver errors
that became cherished dissonances.
Sat Aug 28 2010 11:45:19
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...but that's (see previous post) not half as bad as one I posted before in which
the very 1st RH note is wrong!
Sat Aug 28 2010 11:40:44
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Hmm, see if you can spot the mistake in this high-quality International Edition
piano part:
Sat Aug 28 2010 11:37:54
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@ I don't know....it's got a nice warmup tempo, then it gets really fast for your sprinting;
then it cools down. Sounds perfect!
Sat Aug 28 2010 11:02:03
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@ Is it Jeremy Denk?
Fri Aug 27 2010 12:32:38
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@ @ It may have been the most suggestible tweet ever posted
Fri Aug 27 2010 11:24:32
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My 11-yr old is helping my 5-yr old practice violin, accompanying at the piano
& everything. Hard to describe how wonderful it is to hear.
Fri Aug 27 2010 11:18:38
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@ Maybe period readers were right about what B wanted, but B was wrong about what's best!
(Of course, experience biases me.)
Thu Aug 26 2010 20:02:34
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@ @ Wow, would you really advocate aligning w/the triplets in the Moonlight? [NOTE question not
as fun as it sounds]
Thu Aug 26 2010 19:21:18
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@ ...on 2nd thought, that was rude of me. What kind of accompanist am I?? This should take
care of it:
Thu Aug 26 2010 19:10:50
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@ ...that's what the pause button's for!
Thu Aug 26 2010 18:34:38
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@ It's just human nature. We're all sheep. Ba-Ba-Ba
Thu Aug 26 2010 18:24:46
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@ Apologies for my small part in this fiasco - cool idea, though. Cleverly seduce people into
being predictably & redundantly clever.
Thu Aug 26 2010 18:14:06
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@ And I thought no one would recognize it! I just hope Jose doesn't already have
it...
Thu Aug 26 2010 18:00:25
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@ Here's your birthday present! (Sorry it took so long...)
Thu Aug 26 2010 17:35:36
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@ I'm fascinated by this meme that generates itself by seducing people into doing something
they're not asked to do. (It got me.)
Thu Aug 26 2010 17:02:09
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Wonderful, complete movement samples of @ playing here (Brahms/Beethoven):
Thu Aug 26 2010 16:57:06
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If you live in/near Boston, DON'T MISS @ 's 9/24 recital at my school Beautiful hall,
amazing violinist!
Thu Aug 26 2010 16:49:49
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@ "Happy Birthday!" ...and what will you be singing today?
Thu Aug 26 2010 16:46:39
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@ I'd actually never seen it before until I *cleverly* copied it from someone else. What was I
thinking?
Thu Aug 26 2010 15:58:33
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Sometimes I just want to copy someone else's status, word for word, and see if
they notice.
Thu Aug 26 2010 15:17:05
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@ ..to be more visceral than rhythmic, like some sort of quiet, inner struggle. Haven't played
it for years, but I can feel it now
Thu Aug 26 2010 13:44:53
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@ ...tho I do like the tension (esp in intro/etc), I don't really try to measure it out. I
find the experience of playing that...
Thu Aug 26 2010 13:43:45
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@ I like the rhythmic tension in that one, tho in many other cases (other pieces), I think
triplets all the way makes sense.
Thu Aug 26 2010 13:29:07
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@ Well, this first homework "test" is really more of a "what do you think of these pieces?"
poll - but, yeah, what you said.
Wed Aug 25 2010 22:00:41
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@ Well, this first homework "test" is really more of a "what do you think of these pieces?"
poll - but, yeah, what you said.
Wed Aug 25 2010 21:46:40
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@ Well, this first homework "test" is really more of a "what do you think of these pieces?"
poll - but, yeah, what you said.
Wed Aug 25 2010 21:46:27
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Triumph! I figured out how to embed YouTubes directly into Blackboard tests. This will
make for cool homework assignments
Wed Aug 25 2010 20:52:14
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Oh, you stupid syllabi! Assemble yourselves!
Wed Aug 25 2010 20:31:13
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@ Bloch?
Wed Aug 25 2010 13:53:37
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Oh man, my fave 1st Day Survey sample - Salonen's "Danse sacrale" - has been
yanked from YouTube - All that's left is:
Wed Aug 25 2010 13:53:18
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@ @ Kidding, of course. I still certainly speak of "my" computer & tho we both play cello,
the good 1 is definitely "hers."
Wed Aug 25 2010 13:20:20
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@ @ ...shouldn't a good fiance have said "our macbook?"
Wed Aug 25 2010 13:14:44
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@ Maybe he knows the paint job won't hold up after a couple of rains...
Tue Aug 24 2010 16:51:18
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@ Thanks! Reminds me I need to start mashing things again. Hmm...
Tue Aug 24 2010 16:10:57
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@ Hey, I just discovered yesterday that one of my students is a Cape Cod groupie of yours.
So, you've got that going for you....
Tue Aug 24 2010 12:56:01
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I think wins the Impressionism award, but is Degas-ish as well
Tue Aug 24 2010 09:23:30
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@ Hey, I've been on it. I've already suggested , , , , & .
Mon Aug 23 2010 06:31:29
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@ I agree w/Erica. Nothing against Blacksburg, but we need to follow @ vicariously around NY, not Hardees &
Arbys.
Sun Aug 22 2010 22:04:05
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@ Be careful what you wish for. Once you start trending, you get twitterspam...
Sun Aug 22 2010 17:30:45
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Wow, I only just noticed that the hashtag is an elision of nyc & cosi. Is there
an end to @ 's genius?
Sun Aug 22 2010 17:21:00
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@ Ooh, a potential nycosi scandal?!? @ doesn't like Cosi? Does he even like opera?!? Has he
turned on his true love?
Sun Aug 22 2010 17:18:12
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@ I'm counting on that to push me over the top for tenure...
Sun Aug 22 2010 17:11:41
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@ I'd be interested to know what cast/hosts think of performing Cosi in English vs say
performing Figaro/Flute/etc in Eng
Sun Aug 22 2010 17:09:25
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@ You should definitely get paid double at least. Also, I'm kinda preferring JoseSPauken;
feels more familiar & saves a character.
Sun Aug 22 2010 16:46:38
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@ tweeted earlier bout the 12 keys explored in Finale. Might be cool to have her play thru
those keys in quick succession
Sun Aug 22 2010 16:42:32
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@ I read them carefully. I was, of course, just trying to cause trouble - and I thought
JoseSFortepiano sounded funny. Good luck!
Sun Aug 22 2010 15:41:43
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@ ...& by "how recit works," of course I mean the 2nd part compared to the 1st. It's hard
for students to get past notated rhythm
Sun Aug 22 2010 15:12:51
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@ Thanks for posting. I'll likely be using this vid in class in the Fall - does a nice,
efficient job of showing how recit works.
Sun Aug 22 2010 15:10:22
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@ Whats your role today? Timpani again? JoseSFortepiano (more authentic than hrpschd, yes?) or take
it easy as JoseSViola?
Sun Aug 22 2010 08:25:19
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Today my violinist daughter was assigned her first solo Bach (Partita in b minor).
I'm proud & jealous - and basically in awe of this music.
Sat Aug 21 2010 19:22:15
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@ Wow, I learned a lot from that. (Amused that it required two "Twitlongers." Is there a
Twitlongest?)
Sat Aug 21 2010 15:32:39
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@ ...or perhaps one of those nice NYC benches you were just mentioning.
Sat Aug 21 2010 12:12:17
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@ ?
Sat Aug 21 2010 11:51:58
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@ There's no gig fairy? *crushed* Please don't tell me there's no practice fairy. (You know,
put the score under the pillow...)
Sat Aug 21 2010 11:47:11
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@ @ @
So sad to have missed you guys (but slightly relieved not to find myself under some Midtown table this AM)
Sat Aug 21 2010 11:30:18
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@ Thanks. Your Don Alfonso was brilliant, btw! Beautifully sung; completely convincing &
entertaining in character.
Sat Aug 21 2010 10:48:09
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@ It's a fair point. You also might have to extend the orchestra pit back into the Birch
Coffee shop...
Fri Aug 20 2010 22:53:08
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@ ...did you see this one?
Fri Aug 20 2010 22:24:53
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@ That is amazing! Way outside the box. I can't even see the box. Strangely, reminds me a bit
of this
Fri Aug 20 2010 22:23:10
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@ I've always wondered what @ would look like if painted by Renoir.
Fri Aug 20 2010 21:41:53
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@ I've often seen singers raise the hand of confession in rehearsal, but this is the 1st choral
confessional tweet I've seen
Fri Aug 20 2010 21:30:06
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@ As cool as the whole techy, jamming, communal concept is on its own, the singing
definitely took it to another level.
Fri Aug 20 2010 21:23:35
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I just saw a blog post titled "Randy Schoenberg & Hilary Hahn" & first
assumed 'randy' was being used as an adjective.
Fri Aug 20 2010 21:09:14
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4 nights of is too few. For next summer, I suggest
Fri Aug 20 2010 20:53:37
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@ I'm disappointed @ apparently can't play the timpani parts while conducting. Do they not fit under the
harpsichord?
Fri Aug 20 2010 20:40:17
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Sox down 9-0 in 3rd. ESPN Gamecast puts chances of winning at 3% - which is also
the odds of Dorabella resisting an Albanian dude.
Fri Aug 20 2010 20:35:28
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@ Are those timpani factory-tuned?
Fri Aug 20 2010 20:28:38
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@ Ugh! I'd rather sightread Boulez than count all those rests.
Fri Aug 20 2010 20:26:00
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@ wolf problem?
Fri Aug 20 2010 20:18:07
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@ Someone be sure to get a photo of @ playing the timpani tonight
Fri Aug 20 2010 20:14:09
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Hey, Sky Masterson just said "all dolls are the same." He sounds a lot like Don
Alfonso! but wishing it was
Fri Aug 20 2010 20:03:29
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@ So you shone in the "Duetto con Cory," eh?
Fri Aug 20 2010 19:57:27
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Watchin' Guys & Dolls with my little dolls & guy (mom's out playing
chamber music). Wish I could be watchin' Mozart's Guys & Dolls
Fri Aug 20 2010 19:39:55
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You don't need a score or players or hall or stereo for this symphony. It's all in
the box: (via
)
Fri Aug 20 2010 16:42:47
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@ @ I"m just guessing there were a few red cards handed out as well. And injury time might still
be going on...
Fri Aug 20 2010 16:39:34
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@ @ But if you don't follow the score, how do you know who wins?
Fri Aug 20 2010 16:27:50
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@ @ Hey, I just type words, mostly randomly; if they take on lives of their own, good 4 them.
Fri Aug 20 2010 16:18:51
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@ Thanks, Ken!
Fri Aug 20 2010 15:33:31
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@ I'm so happy to have pleased you.
Fri Aug 20 2010 15:19:33
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@ Wouldn't it have been more fun just to have let them keep touching it?
Fri Aug 20 2010 14:53:44
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@ You're quite the mischievous Donna Alfonso there...
Fri Aug 20 2010 13:11:26
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@ If you'd asked me, @ , I would've said "seats 2 cosily. 3 or 4 not so much." (probably why you didn't ask
me...)
Fri Aug 20 2010 12:47:50
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Great life moment: Daughter (11) & I just read mvt #1 Expo of Spring Sonata.
Stopped only once! Long way from:
Fri Aug 20 2010 12:45:56
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@ That sounds great - means I won't have to invest in one of those backyard playground
structures. The bridge should be enough.
Fri Aug 20 2010 11:55:54
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Man, I really miss Manhattan. Is it possible to find a quiet little Dutch Colonial
for a family of five in Midtown?
Fri Aug 20 2010 11:48:53
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@ I know that spot - it's right where the train meets 125th st.
Fri Aug 20 2010 11:43:34
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@ ... & are also possible. BTW, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon has already
offered to sponsor .
Fri Aug 20 2010 11:34:31
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@ Or, for the left-coasters, how about ? (see what I did there...)
Fri Aug 20 2010 11:25:54
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@ ...by the way, I've heard talk of a for next August. Crossing my
fingers...
Fri Aug 20 2010 10:42:33
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@ It takes a big city to make possible an undertaking like - I think that's what @ was up to.
Fri Aug 20 2010 10:39:50
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@ That's brilliant. I think I'd like it better that way...
Fri Aug 20 2010 09:00:16
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@ Chicago?
Fri Aug 20 2010 08:01:59
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@ I must admit, the ped street crossing & driving are much more orderly in nyc - and I like
the reassuring cop presence everywhere.
Thu Aug 19 2010 19:56:11
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Disturbing: walking NYC yesterday, enjoying it all, finding people civil, I
thought "maybe the Yankees aren't pure evil." Must start therapy
Thu Aug 19 2010 19:32:51
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@ Seriously, I walked across it yesterday. From Brooklyn to Queens. Crosses the mighty Hudson.
My dad designed it. I know it well.
Thu Aug 19 2010 19:15:54
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My favorite pic from a morning spent walking/running (about 8 miles) around NYC
yesterday.
Thu Aug 19 2010 16:54:26
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@ (for the record, I did know that - took a photo of it myself yesterday, but I didn't want @ to think it was *too* easy.)
Thu Aug 19 2010 16:33:18
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I couldn't squeeze all my thoughts about into 140 characters, so I went the less
restrictive blog route. Uh-oh.
Thu Aug 19 2010 16:28:52
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@ London Bridge?
Thu Aug 19 2010 16:17:56
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@ jealous
Thu Aug 19 2010 16:05:43
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@ I'm writing up a blog post as well. The race is on! (I'm going quite slowly - a
difficult event to put into words)
Thu Aug 19 2010 14:15:25
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@ I would think that being a violist would automatically get you out of jury duty...
Thu Aug 19 2010 10:40:28
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@ You should try one of those Albanian mustache disguises. No one will know who you are,
guaranteed.
Thu Aug 19 2010 10:25:41
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@ Oh right, the "Duetto con Cory." But what does the audience have to do with it?
Thu Aug 19 2010 10:24:21
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@ I kid, of course. I'm just hurt that I don't get to meet the legend. In fact, I still won't
know if you really exist.
Thu Aug 19 2010 09:55:53
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@ I don't know about the legendary part...
Thu Aug 19 2010 09:45:14
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@ You should play it! It would make a lovely slow movement for an oboe concerto. (Then there's
this ?!?
Thu Aug 19 2010 09:10:13
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@ Look, Cap'n Crunch is at NY Cosi! (pic via @ ) Your tweet was a premonition.
Wed Aug 18 2010 22:18:59
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@ Is Cap'n Crunch on timpani back there?
Wed Aug 18 2010 22:12:08
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...should clarify that I'm not at tonight, so my "Come scoglio" comments aren't a
reaction to tonight's performance.
Wed Aug 18 2010 21:50:08
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Gotta say, tho I enjoy accomp'ning "Come scoglio," I find the aria a bit too
fussy, even over-composed? Guess I'm a Dorabella guy.
Wed Aug 18 2010 21:47:47
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@ ...your example doesn't consider possibility that a more skilled creator might make much better
decisions, but still be controlling.
Wed Aug 18 2010 21:43:46
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@ OK, but isn't that just "bad creating." It's still creating...
Wed Aug 18 2010 21:42:13
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@ ...yes, people will always
hear/experience the Schumann song independently, but how could it be otherwise?
Wed Aug 18 2010 21:26:21
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@ A lovely sentiment, but it's not clear what it actually means.
Wed Aug 18 2010 21:25:54
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@ Yes, he may have felt that (or "said" he felt that), but he DIDN'T just discover them. He
created and controlled them quite a bit.
Wed Aug 18 2010 21:18:52
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Here's a sublime video excerpt from the first night (Tue) of . The
"Addio" Quintet: (what a lovely viola line!)
Wed Aug 18 2010 21:17:51
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@ That's a curious definition. Why can't one control what one creates?
Wed Aug 18 2010 21:12:18
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@ Oh, I love that aria - It's so poignant. I thought oboists loved poignant. (Or is it
plaintive?)
Wed Aug 18 2010 20:51:57
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@ I really enjoyed reading Cori Ellison's notes that are posted at operamission:
Wed Aug 18 2010 20:22:15
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@ So it's gone from BRO (beanbag room only) to SRO. Great news. Perhaps tomorrow night they'll
seat people in the orchestra.
Wed Aug 18 2010 20:15:33
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Sad to be back in Boston on Night 2 of . Considered returning tonight disguised as
an Albanian, but couldn't find my fake mustache.
Wed Aug 18 2010 19:56:04
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@ Those aren't necessarily mutually exclusive.
Wed Aug 18 2010 19:53:42
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@ It was a pleasure. Addio!
Wed Aug 18 2010 11:58:33
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NY Cosi (on the street where I lived (for a day))
Wed Aug 18 2010 11:48:35
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"Behold the Presidents' Executioners!"
Wed Aug 18 2010 10:04:09
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"Green Finch and Willow Tit"
Wed Aug 18 2010 09:28:34
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Biggest regret from tweeting last night: During talk about "viola
divisi," should've mentioned that "viola divisi" is a redundancy.
Wed Aug 18 2010 09:20:54
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OK, time for a run along the East River. Probably won't swim a la Kramer, tho it
is pretty hot out already...
Wed Aug 18 2010 06:58:39
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@ Once again, great job tonight. You can revisit the tweets @ See you @ Agrippina
Wed Aug 18 2010 01:03:57
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..was really fun, especially getting to see singers enjoy themselves & act of
putting music together. Hooray for opera jam sessions.
Tue Aug 17 2010 22:07:57
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...Don Alfonso got the last word for tonight. Despina's just around the corner -
tomorrow night.
Tue Aug 17 2010 22:04:48
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And......scene! is done for the night. Some really beautiful singing - truly luxury
casting. "Addio" Quintet (#9) a highlight for me
Tue Aug 17 2010 22:04:06
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BONUS: we got to hear part of Trio #2 again! (I won't say why)
Tue Aug 17 2010 21:36:09
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Woodwinds really sparkling in Overture. (yeah, @ , etc.)
Tue Aug 17 2010 21:30:08
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A cosi little orchestra.
Tue Aug 17 2010 21:26:34
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I probably won't tweet as much during the run-thru, which begins shortly. If
you're not here tonight, come Wed/Fri/Sun
Tue Aug 17 2010 21:25:48
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Intermission at the Gershwin.
Tue Aug 17 2010 21:19:08
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My favorite Cosi aria is Dorabella's "Smanie implacabili," which will happen
tomorrow night. She's so crazy.
Tue Aug 17 2010 21:17:52
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This 1st 1/4 of Cosi has some of the most beautiful ensembles, tho sad we don't
get any arias tonight. ('cept Alfonso's little bit)
Tue Aug 17 2010 21:11:42
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We've reached our intermission. Next up: a straight run-thru of Overture through the
"Soave" trio.
Tue Aug 17 2010 21:02:31
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I think a big part of this tempo debate is that it's just really hard for the
strings to make that music flow but not sound hectic.
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:59:14
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One of the things that makes this occasion fun is to hear lots of viewpoints being
expressed/debated, not being dictated
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:57:49
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Ellison mentions that in a more typical professional situation, there wouldn't be
all this open debating of tempi, etc.
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:56:51
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A consensus is emerging in the room that the Trio tempo was too fast. (@ likes it though/thinks it
keeps story going)
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:55:33
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Cori Ellison asks, after trio, "Do you like that tempo?" (Then confesses, "you
know that means I don't.")
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:53:57
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To my ears, the "in 4" is staying together, but maybe doesn't float as well as "in
2" version. (Maybe imprecision = "floaty.")
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:52:19
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Orchestra just voted to do this trio "in 4" instead of "in 2." How democratic!
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:50:58
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Starting the "Soave" trio is tricky for the orchestra, especially as it IS being
done in 2.
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:50:23
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Caroline Worra thinks Fiordiligi is a bit ditzy ("look how fast they disappeared")
in the recit that precedes the "Soave" trio.
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:49:10
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@ mentions that the "Soave" trio is actually in cut time. (curiously, it's in common time in
my Schirmer score)
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:46:46
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Ellison discussing the symmetry of roles in this opera: the 2 guys, the 2 girsl,
the 2 cynics (Alfonso/Despina)
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:44:32
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Cori Ellison mentions how beautiful artifice of writing in 3rds, etc. underscores
the duplicity/artificiality of what's going on.
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:43:19
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We're almost done rehearsing tonight's music - just the glorious "Soave" trio to
go.
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:42:13
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Ah, those beautiful Addio's at end of 2nd quintet!
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:41:19
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A night like this is interesting. Tho it lacks dramatic momentum, there's
something luxurious about taking it in this way.
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:40:35
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Perhaps audiences should always be invited to sing this little military chorus.
It's easy enuf & would be fun 4 keeping them engaged
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:38:30
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Apparently the audience will be the chorus tonight. (I'm not
singing, by the way - which is all to the good.)
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:36:52
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Wondering why that duet is cut so often. It's certainly not long.
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:35:56
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As a silly side note, I'd like to point out that my 11-year old daughter has
decided Guglielmo should be pronounced as "Googly Elmo"
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:34:50
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We're now getting to hear the rarely heard Ferrando/Guglielmo duet.
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:34:01
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Alas, marvelous bassoonist/musicologist @ is stranded at an airport somewhere & not here -
but another bassoon was found
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:33:27
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@ discussing the miracle of getting this orchestra assembled, w/lastminute clarinetist &
bassoon subs becoming available.
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:31:35
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The Quintet:
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:29:06
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@ mentions the importance of the ladies maintaining beautiful legato above chattering guys in
quintet.
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:27:54
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Our Don Alfonso (Dennis Blackwell) does rascally really well. Wonderful facial
expressions.
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:26:59
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And now, the beginning of the beautiful, extended farewell quintet.
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:25:05
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Here's the continuo section at work: (again, thanks to photographer @ )
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:24:37
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Cori Ellison mentions the youthful "hormonal" reaction of the 2 young girls to
hearing distressing news about their guys.
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:23:44
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@ It's quite a scene, man!
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:22:48
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@ talks about the challenge for poor continuo cellist, who usually enters rehearsal process
late, must follow singers.
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:20:34
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Canty also mentions that this opera can "glibly" be thought of as "Act I = comedy"
Act II = drama (tragedy?)"
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:19:10
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Ned Canty suggests that we "track the way people lie" through the opera.
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:18:12
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The girls (with panel of experts in background)
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:17:17
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@ Any thoughts on what these bassoon/cello riffs are about (in girl's duet) dramatically?
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:16:27
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Cool talk bout divided violas in Alfonso's little "there's trouble afoot" arioso.
(A
violist arose from orchestra to put 2 cents in!
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:15:00
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Here's that curious bassoon/cello riff.
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:14:52
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Here's the bassoon/cello riff.
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:10:53
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@ is talking about this very bassoon/cello part right now.
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:10:15
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@ is wondering what those curious
bassoon riffs are all about under the "Amores" in this duet.
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:07:34
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I believe Caroline Worra said she's never sung the entire role of Fiordiligi,
though she's sung several arias many times.
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:06:08
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This duet has a surprisingly busy orchestra part underneath long lines from the
ladies.
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:05:21
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The girls and orchestra working out tempo issues in 1st duet for
Fiordiligi/Dorabella.
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:04:31
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Caroline Worra mentions that Mozart (?) thought it amusing to watch 1st
Fiordiligi's head bob up & down negotiating this rangy role.
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:02:37
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Cori Ellison & Marco Nistico discussing possible class issue with the girls
being from Northern Italy, while opera is set in Naples.
Tue Aug 17 2010 20:01:06
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Quick shift to the girls now.
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:59:15
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From where I sit, balance is remarkably good, with voices soaring over supportive
orchestra
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:58:40
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Wonderful to hear this music sung so beautifully/powerfully in intimate space.
Gershwin lobby transorms into opera house quite well
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:57:14
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Italian expert Marco Nistico talks about da Ponte's wonderfully "poetic" libretto
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:54:26
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Director Ned Canty wonders "if it's possible for music to lie." i.e.
beautiful music used to deceive
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:53:12
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@ notes how unusual it is that Cosi opens with three consecutive trios (all for the guys)
connected by recits.
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:51:44
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@ It's the red walls.
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:49:52
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Dramaturg Cori Ellison mentions that 19th century Romantics didn't really get the
Enlightenment ideas found in this opera.
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:49:09
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And now, in this accelerated rehearsal process, the 3 guys are singing the opening
recit, more or less as written.
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:47:59
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A better photo of the guys from @ (They're now speaking recit in Italian with continuo
backdrop)
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:46:55
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Guys arguing about girls. (Guys are all like that)
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:45:32
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@ rehearsing trio recit by having guys speak lines (in English) with continuo harmonies as
backdrop.
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:45:18
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Dramaturg Cori Ellison mentions that some think Don Alfonso is a "mouthpiece" for
librettist Da Ponte.
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:41:45
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Director Ned Canty (who has done the opera 6 times) tells us he likes to let
singers ideas about characters help shape the show.
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:41:13
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@ begins orch rehearsal trying out the Presto tempo. So far, so good. Nice & scrappy (in
a good way)
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:39:09
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Wow, I've read probably hundreds of tweets & blog post from @, but just heard her oboe for 1st time. (She
was tuning orch.)
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:35:30
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OK, now we've arrived at the downbeat of the rehearsal part. Orchestra is tuning
(sounds like an orchestra so far!) and then Ovt!
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:33:52
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Audience is throwing out all sorts of descriptive adjectives for Cosi. I just
forgot what they all were - except "sexist."
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:32:07
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Dramaturg Cori Ellison holding (@ ) holding court:
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:30:15
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Cori Ellison mentions that this is the most controversial Mozart opera in
love/hate terms. Also open to wide interp possibilities.
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:28:35
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Remember, if you have questions for the hosts, use the
hashtag.
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:26:41
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@ notes that there will be NO CUTS tonight, which will open up some rarely heard bits for us.
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:26:13
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And now, our last cast member for tonight, Dennis Blackwell (Don Alfonso). Says
it's one of his most-sung roles.
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:25:09
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James Bobick (Guglielmo) just told bout breaking arm backstage in Cosi
performance. Heard stagehand say "We've got a baritone down!"
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:23:41
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Brian (Ferrando) mentioned that we'll get to hear the not-so-often heard (perhaps
for a reason) Ferrando/Guglielmo duet tonight.
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:21:30
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So in case you're wondering, the singers have been rehearsing with @. (The orchestra not so
much.)
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:19:51
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Brian Anderson (Ferrando) now meeting the audience: "my NY debut!" (He apparently
has harpsichord-transporting skills - and sings)
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:18:42
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@ It's fine. If the oboe proves too challenging, you can always pick up a viola.
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:15:41
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Now up: Jennfier Berkebile (Dorabella)
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:15:18
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Caroline Worra (Fiordiligi) introducing herself.
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:13:48
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@ just told (to audience) she has no idea if these musicians can actually play their
instruments. Nothing like suspense.
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:11:20
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So the basic plan is: rehearse/talk through tonight's music (1st half of Act I)
with brilliant hosts. Then perform it at about 9:15.
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:10:20
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Cast being introduced now. Here they are:
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:08:53
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Oh wait, I guess it's starting now!
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:07:22
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25 minutes until downbeat & I still don't really know what's about to happen,
but it's all very exciting. Very festive atmosphere.
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:05:48
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Pick-up orchestra is picking up here at the Gershwin. You should be here.
Tue Aug 17 2010 19:03:45
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tuning
Tue Aug 17 2010 18:14:53
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OK, here at the Gershwin, preparing to livetweet night #1 of .
Harpsichord being tuned in the background. It's very red here.
Tue Aug 17 2010 18:00:59
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In NYC, ready for .
Tue Aug 17 2010 15:38:05
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@ I'll plan to be there no later than 6.
Tue Aug 17 2010 08:28:00
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@ I created this "email me" icon back in the late 90's. I think it still holds up.
Mon Aug 16 2010 18:37:52
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@ I'm considering creating a feature-length animated gif. And, yes, it will loop
continuously.
Mon Aug 16 2010 18:32:54
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@ Good one; even got me reading up on it - main concern is fitting a 4+hr meal into an hour or
so. And there was something else...
Mon Aug 16 2010 18:31:50
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@ Subway?
Mon Aug 16 2010 18:28:23
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in reply to Pattyoboe
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@ I love Broadcast News, but Moonstruck holds up even better. It's basically flawless, and
Cher is surprisingly amazing. > Hunter
Mon Aug 16 2010 17:46:24
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in reply to sportsguy33
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@ Yes, well saying it is one thing... (full disclosure: I don't like to practice every day any
more than my violinist daughter.)
Mon Aug 16 2010 17:36:38
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in reply to ericasipes
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@ You name it, Mr. Piano.
Mon Aug 16 2010 12:12:09
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in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ Yes, I've now been set straight by twitterers male and female.
Mon Aug 16 2010 12:10:04
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in reply to lilac_la
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@ a point that our friend Sandow often misses - geeky/insidery-ness of classical fans is normal
for those passionate about anything
Mon Aug 16 2010 11:54:22
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@ You seem to know a thing or two about food. Any pre-cosi dinner recs for tomorrow?
Mon Aug 16 2010 11:27:17
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@ Ah, right, I stand corrected. I shouldn't be allowed to practice wordplay in other
languages - or in English, for that matter.
Mon Aug 16 2010 10:59:34
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in reply to LevParikian
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Getting very excited about heading south tomorrow for "Così fan twutte" (which, I
believe, means "all twitterers are like that." We'll see..
Mon Aug 16 2010 09:19:12
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via web
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@ I agree. I loved the Cap'n Crunch tweet - reminded me that's basically what I ate my 1st
2 years of college. Keep tweating.
Sat Aug 14 2010 20:46:25
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in reply to sandramogensen
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@ The Guffman/Best in Show/Mighty Wind trilogy is the best trilogy in cinema history - but "A
Mighty Wind" is the best of them all
Sat Aug 14 2010 20:27:33
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in reply to lilac_la
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@ Ahoy! (we don't judge here on Twitter - although you are enacting the classic Twitter
stereotype of tweeting what you eat.)
Sat Aug 14 2010 20:25:37
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in reply to sandramogensen
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@ This looks very promising, but must run now. Will investigate later today...
Sat Aug 14 2010 09:26:39
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via web
in reply to sandramogensen
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My 1st Wii-ccident: Playing baseball @ in-laws, didn't notice glass star hanging
above. 1st pitch took out a point
Thu Aug 12 2010 22:43:52
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@ OK, tho I have learned that someone named Taylor Swift has a song about being 15: - but she's no
Despina.
Thu Aug 12 2010 15:26:41
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in reply to gaspsiagore
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@ Correct. And instead of "Come scoglio," there's (sort of) [trying to avoid further temptation
of
]
Thu Aug 12 2010 08:51:35
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via web
in reply to gaspsiagore
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@ ...btw, the link in my previous tweet might be considered mildly spoiler-y - but just
mildly, I think.
Wed Aug 11 2010 22:36:17
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via web
in reply to gaspsiagore
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@ Unless you're planning to interpolate "Stand By Me" into Act II, I think your Cosi will stand on
its own.
Wed Aug 11 2010 22:34:25
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via web
in reply to gaspsiagore
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@ That seems like a pretty good...oh, you mean *that* Vienna.
Wed Aug 11 2010 19:56:56
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via web
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ I wouldn't have thought violists would have that kind of nightmare...
Wed Aug 11 2010 15:48:31
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via web
in reply to JenniferStumm
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@ ...but I don't know what to say re: this fishing problem. Maybe if we could get classical radio
to play the Trout 5tet more often..
Wed Aug 11 2010 13:49:45
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in reply to gsandow
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@ Relax & have a good time. I think we'll have this whole "future of classical music"
situation sorted out by the time you're back.
Wed Aug 11 2010 13:47:00
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in reply to gsandow
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@ Have you played around with this site much? A little crazy, but cool - and so much information.
Wed Aug 11 2010 13:07:15
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in reply to ericasipes
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Guitar Hero? Piano Hero? How about a little "Così Hero?"
Wed Aug 11 2010 10:26:26
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via web
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@ I saw it when it came out ('96) & really liked it, though I don't remember the details
well. Charming and moving, as I recall.
Wed Aug 11 2010 10:04:09
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via web
in reply to gaspsiagore
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@ Has anyone mentioned this film in connection with ? Not that you're crazy or
anything...
Wed Aug 11 2010 09:07:52
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via web
in reply to gaspsiagore
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@ Are you going to be around for the big operamission cosi fest?
Tue Aug 10 2010 15:53:13
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via web
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ Very sad. When are you arriving on the cosi scene?
Tue Aug 10 2010 14:50:49
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via web
in reply to teniralCist
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@ Excellent. I'll be there for Night #1. I guess I'll never know how it ends, but hopefully the
girls will be faithful...
Mon Aug 09 2010 15:45:18
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After 2.5 months of bloggers block, I've written a post! Maybe I'll do it again some time
Mon Aug 09 2010 12:15:08
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via web
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@ Which nights are you playing?
Mon Aug 09 2010 11:45:58
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via web
in reply to Pattyoboe
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Had 1st real videochat last night. Me & my 3 kids here; my parents, 2 sisters,
brother-in-law, 5 nieces/nephews there. Amazing! Very natural
Mon Aug 09 2010 09:41:52
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@ ...the students also gave a nice, detailed presentation of their analysis; but I like that
the video wears that analysis lightly
Mon Aug 09 2010 09:34:43
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in reply to ericasipes
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@ Analytical Techniques class; they're all pub school teachers,so I like final project to be
creative/applicable to their classes
Mon Aug 09 2010 09:32:25
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in reply to ericasipes
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Tweeting this again: A class project by some of my students - a fun-filled ride thru
Ives' America Variations.
Sun Aug 08 2010 13:15:48
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@ If you get a new follower (maybe someone who loves K.491), will the music suddenly switch to
Le nozze?
Sun Aug 08 2010 08:13:03
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in reply to frindley
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This was put together as a class project by 4 students in 1 of my summer classes:
Very
entertaining! Will blog it soon
Sat Aug 07 2010 21:58:47
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@ Oh, too bad! Was excited you'd be there. Date not set in stone, but it'll probably be 1 at
the most; Tue is probably my best bet
Sat Aug 07 2010 21:53:52
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in reply to operaskank
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@ Yes; first night only, sadly. I get to skip my annual pre-semester Faculty Workshop - so
that's reason enough right there!
Sat Aug 07 2010 21:22:55
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in reply to operaskank
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@ Great. I'll plan to bring the cello along - if you end up with too many, just let me know
and I'll just bring myself. Excited!
Sat Aug 07 2010 20:55:48
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@ Still hoping to be there Tue PM thru Wed noon. Will extra, not totally reliable, cellist be
helpful or should I leave it home?
Sat Aug 07 2010 11:10:07
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in reply to gaspsiagore
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weekends on Nantucket should last longer than a weekend...
Tue Aug 03 2010 20:55:23
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@ Well, I play cello bout once a year, tho used to play a lot. I married a terrific cellist -
& cello! I really miss orchestra-ing
Sun Aug 01 2010 07:54:34
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@ Are you singing Fiordiligi or Dorabella? Or do you play some orchestral instrument? I can't
recall...
Fri Jul 30 2010 21:27:18
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@ So Pattyoboe is going to be there?!? Did you switch coasts while I was twidling?
Fri Jul 30 2010 21:10:48
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@ Wow, what an amazing idea! It's a longshot, but I'd love to drag my cello down there for a
session. Hmm...
Fri Jul 30 2010 20:55:39
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via TweetDeck
in reply to gaspsiagore
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@ If you ever do podcasts, the Piano Puzzler is great for short-term car filler. I'll sometimes
plow through 2 or 3 in a row.
Fri Jul 30 2010 13:01:18
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in reply to Philixir
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@ I like the term "twidling," although that probably suits a 1 or 2 day break more than
multi-week AWOL
Fri Jul 30 2010 12:59:40
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ Aug 17-22 I'll basically be in Boston area with some pre-semester orientation
obligations/possibly madly arranging for Nov show
Fri Jul 30 2010 12:58:27
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via TweetDeck
in reply to gaspsiagore
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@ To me, it doesn't really sound all that much like Brahms. In fact, there've been many times
he's done Brahms & I was unconvinced.
Fri Jul 30 2010 12:53:18
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in reply to Philixir
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@ Thanks...yeah, I kind of disappeared there. Just lost the habit...
Thu Jul 29 2010 21:30:02
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ I don't play much musical theater, but I played that a few years back & had the same
experience. He knows how the piano works!
Thu Jul 29 2010 21:20:22
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in reply to JoseSPiano
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re: previous post, the celebrity contestant, organist Cameron Carpenter, did NOT
get the tune. My 11yr-old daughter ID'd the tune in 10 secs
Thu Jul 29 2010 18:02:24
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For some reason, I only ID'd this Piano Puzzler tune seconds after it
ended - guess my mind needed clearing. Nice piece
Thu Jul 29 2010 18:00:25
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I feel like a failure for not having thought of this first. RT @: oh dear. the Viola-Matic:
Sat Jul 10 2010 15:38:05
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@ I've got that recording on an LP - with Harold in Italy (Liszt's viola/piano version), I
believe... Had forgotten about it...
Fri Jul 09 2010 10:29:36
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@ @ That's what makes it such a "humble" sonata. (It's also quite hummable.) Hmmm....
Fri Jul 09 2010 09:31:49
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via TweetDeck
in reply to JenniferStumm
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@ I accompd this in a master class once; the teacher (rather unfairly IMHO) noted a passage
where "Mozart" would've done it better
Fri Jul 09 2010 09:03:22
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via TweetDeck
in reply to otterhouse
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@ I guess I won't be getting that hour back...
Thu Jul 08 2010 22:10:08
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in reply to alogemann
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The Lebron thing is so stupid, and I told myself I wouldn't watch it. And
yet...It's 9pm. I'm watching it.
Thu Jul 08 2010 21:01:25
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Difficult to focus on reading for class tomorrow (all analytical stuff bout music)
while daughter plays violin. But glad she's practicing!
Tue Jun 29 2010 20:28:38
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@ ...actually, both the Liszt & Hindemith are really nice pieces, but that "Bear Went Over
the Mountain" thing always bothers me...
Tue Jun 29 2010 20:15:32
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@ Here's the Liszt (should start at 4:54) & the Hindemith (should start at 4:01)
Tue Jun 29 2010 20:14:19
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@ @
I love that Schumann song so much; somehow the way it mixes with "jolly good fellow" is unsettling.
Tue Jun 29 2010 20:08:45
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@ I think they're the same, more or less. Also kind of like a theme from "Les Preludes" &
a theme in Hindemith's Trauermusik.
Tue Jun 29 2010 20:06:54
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This was the first Piano Puzzler that really unsettled me. I got tune/composer right
away, but the combo is so weird.
Tue Jun 29 2010 19:55:48
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Wow, I go on vacation & stop Twittering & blogging for awhile - suddenly
it's like I can't string 140 characters together. (This=exception)
Mon Jun 28 2010 15:05:44
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@ That's what the patch is for...
Sat Jun 19 2010 21:40:18
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1 van, 2 adults, 3 children, 9 stopovers, 13 days, 17 states (2 countries), about
3500 miles. Still alive.
Sat Jun 19 2010 13:09:32
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@ Is that in a new production of "Lost in the Stars"?
Fri Jun 04 2010 13:45:26
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@ hopefully...
Wed Jun 02 2010 11:59:36
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OK, as a reward to myself for finally being done w/grading, I did *one* more
xtranormal animation: Costanza's Fish Tale
Tue May 25 2010 12:47:16
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always a treat when a new ThinkDenk falls from the sky (He is SO right,
too - tho I've learned a lot from program notes
Tue May 25 2010 12:31:13
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OK, one more xtranormal animation from me ~ I can't really top this one, but this one
goes to....eleven.
Mon May 24 2010 11:17:58
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I really need this as a poster for my studio: ~ the many roles of a collaborative pianist,
via
Mon May 24 2010 07:18:05
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new blog post: Paranormal Activity ~ musing about the joys of hearing text turned into virtual
speech...
Sun May 23 2010 22:33:15
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Another xtranormal contribution from me ~ now see someone else also did this
Seinfeld scene < mine
Sun May 23 2010 19:24:08
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...of course I'm biased, but I honestly prefer my daughter's jr orch version to this mp3
download
Sun May 23 2010 08:48:12
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Gorgeous find from daughter's orch concert (kids are 10-15): mvt2 of
Mendelssohn String Symph 4. Mahlerian. He was 12!
Sun May 23 2010 08:37:52
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@ ...but enough about swinging & crimes against nature. This is a dignified classical
music twitter account.
Sun May 23 2010 08:35:42
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@ Here's some good swinging Bach & bad swinging Beethoven 5 (neither really swings much)
Sun May 23 2010 08:28:50
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@ This season might not be so bad after all. Run prevention, indeed. Meanwhile, Celtics-Lakers
Apocalypse on horizon. Good times...
Sat May 22 2010 23:59:49
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@ I actually have a piece in mind I've been thinking of treating this way for some time, but
I'm keeping it under wraps for now...
Sat May 22 2010 23:40:06
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Gorgeous find from daughter's orch (kids are 10-15) concert! mvt2 of
Mendelssohn String Symph 4. Mahlerian! He was 12.
Sat May 22 2010 23:38:44
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@ Are you looking for crimes OF nature or crimes AGAINST nature? (I can do either - just
checking...)
Sat May 22 2010 23:33:00
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...xtranormal dead parrot: - or, if you prefer a more cerebral take:
Sat May 22 2010 21:07:15
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@ Check out this page (and the one that follows): ~ and, my comment on that passage:
Sat May 22 2010 17:40:58
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This is funnier to me than the Abbott & Costello version:
Sat May 22 2010 16:33:48
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...xtranormal site is cool & fun, but glitchy. Actors don't do 1/4 of the
things you ask them to do....or maybe that makes them realistic...
Sat May 22 2010 10:19:57
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...unfortunately, seeing the xtranormal site made me do this: (a dramatic
reading of Robert Frost)
Sat May 22 2010 10:09:12
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Excellent audition-talk find by @ -->
Sat May 22 2010 10:08:11
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Sad that a good meme like was overwhelmed w/spam. I'm just glad
people who do that sort of thing have to live with themselves.
Sat May 22 2010 07:08:41
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@ Here's the best way to search Just reenter the terms you want to see in the box to see what's
been done
Fri May 21 2010 15:03:51
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"Green Eggs and Spam" has now been posted at least 40 times: I think is now doing backflips over the shark
Fri May 21 2010 14:42:42
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A Groom With a Hugh (the making of "Four Weddings and a Funeral")
Fri May 21 2010 13:10:27
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I think "The Da Vinci Code" is showing up almost as often as "Green Eggs and Spam" !
Fri May 21 2010 13:09:19
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The Tarts of Wakefield
Fri May 21 2010 12:44:46
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Can'tdide
Fri May 21 2010 11:25:30
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My Twitter feed is getting spammed by "Green Eggs and Spam"
Fri May 21 2010 10:50:47
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A Room with The View (Who needs the Arno when you've got daytime
TV?)
Fri May 21 2010 10:37:20
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The Way Things Don't Work Very Well
Fri May 21 2010 09:36:20
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My favorite ="A Room with a Viewmaster" In fact, I used
it last year for moviesequel
Fri May 21 2010 09:26:30
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Essay Question for Me "Is it a good idea to put 3 essay questions on an exam taken
by 75 students? Use complete sentences; and no profanity"
Fri May 21 2010 08:34:39
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@ They might if you sent a message out that could be read anywhere in the world for all time,
like on Twitter or something...
Thu May 20 2010 10:17:04
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@ What's funnier is how many of the commenters don't get that it's satirical.
Wed May 19 2010 10:11:10
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@ Are you playing in the Boston area soon?
Wed May 19 2010 08:49:05
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@ I don't think I know him, although it's quite possible our paths have crossed. I'll keep my
eyes/ears open...
Tue May 18 2010 14:41:51
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@ @ But, as a poet once said "the Bach Chaconne, which I adore, is just not made for train
decor."
Tue May 18 2010 13:41:59
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@ ...not that hard to imagine. I can kinda hear it now: lilting banjo intro, the head tilts
& shakes on "every move that she makes
Tue May 18 2010 13:10:53
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@ Have you been reading my students' papers from my arts lecture class? Just read a paper about
"Citizen Cane" by Orson Wells.
Tue May 18 2010 09:17:28
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@ One of my theory teachers (not generally sentimental in tastes) described it as "The
Apotheosis of the 7th Chord"
Tue May 18 2010 08:58:30
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@ I just wish I could reply with a video of Pete Seeger singing "One" from "A Chorus Line."
That might complete the circle...
Tue May 18 2010 08:49:21
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I have read & graded SO many papers in the 3-4 days; opening each new one is
beginning to feel like a new little death sentence. Coraggio!
Mon May 17 2010 20:00:05
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@ I hope "King of Pain" came on next.
Mon May 17 2010 14:00:16
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@ @ @ For the record, I found that review of Perlman to
be mean-spirited. "What horror! His bio's exaggerated!"
Mon May 17 2010 12:58:56
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@ @ ...and, if you're not careful, a review might actually take you to task for hyperbole:
Mon May 17 2010 12:55:57
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@ There's nothing we can't not do.
Mon May 17 2010 08:09:42
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@ Not true - I just caught him stealing some Sibelius the other day. (not to mention Strauss,
Stravinsky, etc.)
Sun May 16 2010 21:23:42
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@ Argerich for sure. Heading out the door for graduation; now I have something to muse
about during the ceremony. [Cue Elgar]
Sat May 15 2010 09:22:59
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@ @ Oh, apologies to both of you. That was supposed to have been a reply to frindley's .
Sat May 15 2010 09:16:09
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@ @ I believe the over/under is 1.5. Unless you're an important person and/or the world revolves
around you. Then it's 23.
Sat May 15 2010 09:01:51
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@ Embedded screens in piano music racks will 1 day be standard I suppose. I've played from a
widescreen monitor, 2 pages @ a time.
Fri May 14 2010 23:19:24
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Driving home late, sleepy. What kept me alert? 3 Piano Heroes in succession
Fri May 14 2010 23:17:18
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@ Agreed. Even my 12-inch tablet's smaller than ideal, although iPad might be
brighter/crisper. I do love the pedal page-turning!
Fri May 14 2010 23:08:51
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@ Thanks! Incidentally, was just driving home from a rehearsal listening to thinking, "THATs
a piano hero!"
Fri May 14 2010 23:07:27
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@ @ I've been using Airturn (with a Tablet PC) for most of my music-reading for about a year and
a half. What's an iPad?
Fri May 14 2010 23:03:33
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@ ...and then, "Don't let'em deliver it to the post."
Fri May 14 2010 15:35:23
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My favorite of my from June 10, 2009: "Just call me
Felix Mendelssohn, 'cause I'm gonna revive your passion."
Fri May 14 2010 13:10:24
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... I'd forgotten about Twitter Search, alas, doesn't go
back far, but my archive does! June 10, 2009
Fri May 14 2010 13:05:08
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in which I blog about Twittering, since lately my Twittering kind of is my
blogging, if that makes sense.
1:59 PM May 14th
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@ Yeah, the diction needs work - but isn't that always the case in opera? Plus, it's probably NOT
a good idea to fall in love @ Oprah.
1:19 PM May 14th
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Pleased to say that one word you won't find in my Twitter Wordle is
"tweeps." I like people - but not that word.
9:33 AM May 14th
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@ My apologies. You got to Iwo Jima first. (I didn't realize had such a history already...)
2:49 PM May 13th
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@ Comic Sans of Iwo Jima
2:29 PM May 13th
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Alan Gilbert and Death hanging out FTW:
1:45 PM May 13th
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@ Furthermore, if 20-yr old me visits the future & sees that something called operaplot
> piano, 20-yr old me will beat me up...
1:46 PM May 13th
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A point I'm trying 2 make w/tweet archive : websites shouldn't be afraid of REALLY
long pages. Paper size not an issue!
9:56 AM May 13th
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Only 7 composers made the MMmusing Twitter Wordle cut: ~ Brahms Mozart Beethoven Bach Haydn Chopin Schubert
9:38 AM May 13th
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...also seems appropriate that my Twitter Wordle
features the phrase "Thanks viola" ~ such an inspiring instrument
9:35 AM May 13th
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A Wordle summary of my 1st 2500 tweets Apparently, my thoughts can be summed
up as: "Just think like operaplot"
9:25 AM May 13th
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@ @ A "tambourine postlude!" That sounds like a great way to clear the building fast. If you
could get accordion accomp...
10:26 PM May 12th
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@ Well, this reply makes 2503, but the archive includes exactly 2500, including the self-
referential #2500. Perhaps you miscounted...
10:15 PM May 12th
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@ I don't know: then we'd have to put up with @ trash-talking the whole series. Go, Bruins! Go, Pens!
Comeback time!
10:10 PM May 12th
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...maybe Twitter's supposed to be ephemeral, but I like seeing ALL my posts on 1
page. I HATE webpages that require clicking to see more...
10:06 PM May 12th
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As of this post, I am 1/4 of the way to 10,000! Here are all 2500 of my
posts so far:
5:36 PM May 12th
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@ Are you from the future?
6:31 AM May 12th
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@ ...yeah, I see the waving. I assumed at first it was some wild sort of spiccato, but now I
get it.
6:27 AM May 12th
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@ Thanks! (assume ur talking bout me) I make it a big point to be as unpretentious as
possible. VERY important that ppl think that
6:20 AM May 12th
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@ I've decided not to reply w/some lame joke about violists, new math, and counting to 4. Just
so you know...
5:11 PM May 12th
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in reply to nbrockmann
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@ Thanks! Since you had the best of the song parodies, this cover goes out to you
5:11 PM May 11th
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BLO: operetta dialogue in English Halfway there! Should Sing in English too! I
am biased by this I
6:42 AM May 11th
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So, if you've ever wondered what a computer would sound like singing Hey,
Jude or Nessun dorma, visit this 2007 post:
6:17 AM May 11th
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@ @...withholding my reply (which is to say what I'm thinking falls into the 90% - or does
it?)
5:28 AM May 11th
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@ @ ...but seriously, I only tweet about 10% of the slightly obnoxious replies that I think. So
there's that...
4:15 AM May 11th
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in reply to gaspsiagore
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@ Slightly obnoxious is my specialty. Look for the thinly veiled shot at Judge JK in this
tweet:
4:13 AM May 11th
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in reply to gaspsiagore
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@ [Note to self: don't hide out in a room with a big fishbowl window to the world.]
3:20 AM May 11th
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in reply to BACHisGOD
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@ Whew...it's a good thing you didn't see me at 11:51. I'd pretty much lost it by
then...
3:12 AM May 11th
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in reply to BACHisGOD
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Time to drive home - should be in bed by 12:30. Sports Guy podcast, don't
let me down.
8:45 PM May 10th
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Woohoo, 20 tweets (now 21) on a day in which I worked (graded) from dawn
until...well, whatever hour it is now. Tweet 2500 isn't far away...
8:34 PM May 10th
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@ Maybe you can just practice giving practice workshops...
5:19 PM May 10th
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@ I can't quite explain it. I adore the Franck violin sonata, but the symphony eludes me. I
do like the 2nd mvt theme...
4:59 PM May 10th
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@ Really? I just heard it live last week and could barely survive it...Some of the themes
actually make me queasy.
4:50 PM May 10th
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@ I live to serve.
4:17 PM May 10th
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in reply to sandramogensen
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Am I the only 1 who always mixes up Disney "Under the Sea" tune w/ "We are
the world" ? I always hear "Under the sea, under the children..."
4:06 PM May 10th
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@ See: Harburg, Yip. "I'm afraid there's no denyin', I'm just a dandelion, a fate I don't
deserve..."
2:39 PM May 10th
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@ Indeed. I did do this a few years back ~ Not hip-hop, but pretty hip-not.
12:38 PM May 10th
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@ Those were dark days. I try not to go back *there*
12:34 PM May 10th
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May look like I'm just sitting here tweeting all day, but I'm actually
grading papers like crazy. Brief Twitter breaks essential for sanity.
12:20 PM May 10th
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...but on the other hand, that scene does great job of depicting the general
giddiness of Schubert's "Mein!" I like it!
11:53 AM May 10th
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...seriously, Onegin should've just shot Lensky right here NOT for hunting
on his property, but for the singing.
11:52 AM May 10th
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@ Great concept: Go right to the sequel. Gonna get started on "TweetMan II: 140 Characters In
Search of a Story" right away...
11:31 AM May 10th
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..summarizing previous 2 tweets: Some funny Schubert singing in "Eugene
Onegin," the movie / Someone thought that movie needed Brooks & Dunn
11:17 AM May 10th
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...bizarre; while searching for that "Lensky sings Schubert" scene from
Eugene Onegin film, came across this odd mashup
11:12 AM May 10th
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Kaufmann's "Mein!" is now *mine* thanks to @ (Song always make me think of this scene: )
11:08 AM May 10th
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@ He/she is most likely following the hashtag, so you're probably all set.
10:43 AM May 10th
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I recently said I'd take back all my viola jokes, so I wonder if any violists want
to have these:
10:29 AM May 10th
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...OK, last one, I promise, but does well with this
as well
9:35 AM May 10th
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...the synths can rap too! Here's a moving rendition of a @
via
7:49 AM May 10th
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Send your to text2speech.org Pleased that synth scans
this limerick of mine pretty well
7:29 AM May 10th
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@ I was thinking of marking this message as spam, but I guess I'll take it like a man. Nowhere
to go but up from here...
5:55 AM May 9th
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in reply to s_haskins
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My Favorite Operaplots:
1:28 PM May 8th
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@ I definitely fall into the "play by eye" camp, so I can't answer. Or, perhaps I should say I
"play by fear."
5:17 PM May 7th
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@ When you find the clean audio, maybe you can work in the theme from Dragon: The Bruce Lee
Story. There'd be Oscar buzz 4 sure...
1:38 PM May 7th
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in reply to JoseSPiano
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@ Thanks for the mention. I take back every viola joke I ever made. (not sure what I'll do
with'em; maybe convert 2 tenor jokes
12:29 PM May 7th
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@ ...actually, I'm impressed that you could follow the double negatives in that poorly formed
tweet of mine...
12:20 PM May 7th
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in reply to darinwilson
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@ Oh yeah. Well you're wrong about that, too! . . . (not really)
12:18 PM May 7th
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Just posted that I disagree w/a big overstatement by the great Lynn Harrell.
But this ongoing video page of his is fab:
12:16 PM May 7th
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Disagree "idea that a composer doesn’t have de facto the best &most
illuminating approach..is fundamentally ridiculous"
12:01 PM May 7th
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@ Congrats! Your Onegin was on my very short list of faves as well.
6:24 AM May 7th
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in reply to funwithiago
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@ Wow, that's something. Just played this piece, but we were much too sober!
4:37 AM May 7th
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in reply to otterhouse
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"A violist has nothing to fear but to hear itself." Franklin R
3:53 AM May 7th
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"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail - unless you're a violist,
in which case fail is hard to define." B Franklin
3:51 AM May 7th
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"All you need is ignorance and confidence and the success is sure." Mark
Twain
3:38 AM May 7th
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New version: "To choose art is to choose to suffer. To choose viola is to
ensure that there's enough suffering to go around."
3:21 AM May 7th
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@ @ @ Woke up this AM feeling regret about that viola quote...I used "insure" when I should've
used "ensure."
3:19 AM May 7th
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@ re: doubling in Handel operas: you forgot "dustmen and washerwomen played viola"...
3:04 AM May 7th
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@ OK, I think I'm going offline for the night now - not sure what carnage I'll find here in the
morning...
7:37 PM May 6th
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@ Sorry, I messed up the tweet chronology by deleting/then re-tweeting (not RT'ing) my
original tweet (which missed an @)
7:35 PM May 6th
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@ @ "To choose art is to choose to suffer. To choose viola is to insure there's no shortage of
suffering."
7:30 PM May 6th
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@ A great idea!
6:36 PM May 6th
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@ ...and, after saying all that, maybe it's worth repeating that this is not an easy subject
for Twitter! Too easy to be unclear...
6:30 PM May 6th
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@ ...just about any musical gesture acquires part of its communicative power thru cultural
context. Hist info an extension of that.
6:29 PM May 6th
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@ ...but the filter we listen thru is always already based on historical/cultural data - only
ever a question of degree.
6:27 PM May 6th
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@ Sorry, maybe I was out of line. I do get tired of that kind of talk from artists, but maybe
I took out of context. Suffer away!
5:45 PM May 6th
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@ Oh, c'mon! Everyone suffers, some much more than artists. Maybe we fixate on suffering
more, but let's not put on airs...
5:26 PM May 6th
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@ I second @ 's opinion. That plot really stands out; there've been no others quite like it. Amusing,
clever, poignant.
4:18 PM May 6th
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@ slightly afield, but there are the actors who also played instruments in recent revivals of
Company & Sweeney Todd
3:21 PM May 6th
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@ Interesting that Bach/Mozart were skilled @ violin as well as keyboard; wouldn't want people
like that around now...
3:14 PM May 6th
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@ @ ...and again with the violists! (but was he professional caliber at many of these
instruments, other than viola?)
9:37 AM May 6th
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@ Perhaps there should be a remake: w/Joshua Bell as Enescu, Jeremy Denk as Cortot, and Andre
Rieu as "the violinist."
9:26 AM May 6th
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@ Just remembered: Lorraine Hunt Lieberson was professional violist before her singing career.
(Respectfully resisting viola joke)
9:23 AM May 6th
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@ Indeed. I've known some conservatory kids who were astonishing at violin & piano, but
eventually a career choice is made.
9:20 AM May 6th
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@ I've done it (twice) w/audience armed w/paper bags: Works really well & audience loves
participating...
7:55 AM May 6th
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@ I never disagreed that a performance can be enough. The point is that extramusical knowledge
can (& often does) play a big role..
7:52 AM May 6th
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@ @ Enescu was a good pianist, tho also part of this story (ends in a best-ever reviewer comment)
7:48 AM May 6th
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@ Rostropovich was apparently an outstanding pianist. Played professionally accompanying his
wife, etc.
7:39 AM May 6th
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@ Also, if you've got 3 other pianists & 2 pianos, you could do a lot worse than to take
this for a spin:
7:02 AM May 6th
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@ From a composer: "What better way 2b engaged w/a piece than to know & care about the
person who created it"
6:50 AM May 6th
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@ Was a blast! I'm not sure pianists get enough chances to just wail away. Try this: (4 or 8 hand
versions!)
5:14 AM May 6th
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@ Nice trailer! And as I watching, I'm thinking, "yeah, maybe I'll go see that movie, etc."
Then the Orff kicks in - and I'm sold.
3:50 AM May 6th
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I still agree with this post of mine from last week (Hockey like
unto Webern), but nice job, Bruins.
6:34 PM May 5th
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Grieg's additions to Mozart 475 Fantasy are thrilling & insane. Check out this
part (@ 6min mark)
4:33 PM May 5th
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...my co-conspirator can play as loudly as anyone I know & he had the
loud Steinway! Getting the Valkyrie tune thru was a wonderful struggle
4:21 PM May 5th
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...also for Piano Hero, the lovely Dream Pantomime from H&G & the
Ride of the V's. Some of the most riotously loud piano playing imaginable.
4:13 PM May 5th
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Really fun "Piano Hero (Opera Edition)" today. Co-conspirator cooked up (in
2 days) an excellent 2-piano Candide Ovt. So much fun...
4:11 PM May 5th
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@ Aim higher! How about "sadistic, but rewarding"
4:53 AM May 5th
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@ Me too, at least for a change/pace sometimes. We have an artist-in-res @ our school whom I wish
students heard more often informally
3:26 AM May 5th
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@ ...and I do understand and grant that the ideal highly prep'd program is also spontaneous,
maybe even improvisational, in spirit.
3:20 AM May 5th
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@ ...admittedly, those guys are a special case. I suspect they'd "read" such arrangements quite
well, but hopefully w/fun & improv..
3:17 AM May 5th
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@ Barenboim/Levine played Symph Hall typical duo recital few years ago. I'd prefer 2 hear those
guys reading Beeth symph arrang, etc
3:16 AM May 5th
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@ ...and that audiences could enjoy something less prep'd, more spontaneous - at least
sometimes, tho maybe in less formal setting.
3:16 AM May 5th
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@ Admittedly, this is a hard question to define. Maybe sightread-y is pushing it, but I think
over-prepared can happen...
3:15 AM May 5th
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...I need to edit myself better. Previous should have said "sightread-y."
Note to self: when coining a word, spell it correctly 1st time.
6:56 PM May 4th
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Would you rather hear a great concert pianist give 1 tour-ready program in a
year or play 5 more informal, sometimes sighready-y events?
6:50 PM May 4th
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@ Nice, a comical Haydnesque coda! I suspect people vary widely in how much this matters for
their listening. I'm very suggestible!
6:46 PM May 4th
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@ OK, but that's a pretty sketchy walkway. Walk fast; some strange buskers hang out
there...
6:28 PM May 4th
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@ Oh, I think political ideology def impacts experience, at least w/Shostakovich, whatever you
think of what he may have thought...
6:27 PM May 4th
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@ @ I did some classical music plates a few years ago:
6:11 PM May 4th
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@ OK, we're in total replyfail here. Mistyped first reply. Unknowingly sent unfinished 2nd
reply. (Enjoy your time in B Minor!)
1:50 PM May 4th
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@ ...that should've said "take the T" not "take to T"; maybe I should've just gone with
the
1:44 PM May 4th
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@ That's good - you wouldn't want to end up taking to T to G-flat Major and miss the whole
thing...
12:42 PM May 4th
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@ You don't NEED to know about Beethoven to *get* his music - but what you do know about him
will significantly affect how you hear
12:39 PM May 4th
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@ ...a larger point is that I get tired of the idea that music is "just music"; so many
extramusical factors affect how we hear...
9:58 AM May 4th
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@ I may have over-reacted to what Wainright's saying, but he's naive not to understand that
people will hear *him* in his music.
9:57 AM May 4th
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@ ...if 1 knows a new piece is by McCartney, Sting, Lloyd Webber or Elliot Carter, seems
inevitable that will color one's listening
7:50 AM May 4th
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@ ...hard to elaborate @ Twitter length, but I think our ears always take into account what we
know about the composer.
7:48 AM May 4th
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...I agree w/RufusW that opera ought to be entertainment; disagree that a
composer's public persona has nothing todo w/how his music's heard
6:23 AM May 4th
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Rufus W rants (via @) I agree w/some of it, but are "derivative"
"parody" & "banality" really "vitriolic?"
6:19 AM May 4th
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Fun night to sit & grade quizzes, do other busy work: Bruins win,
Celtics winning big, Sox winning really big. Sports can be very satisfying
7:49 PM May 3rd
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@ ...it's also available for free here: (although the girl on that sheetmusicarchive site is cute...)
11:34 AM May 3rd
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@ @ @ Yay, Twitter; & a big shoutout to @ who helped all us nerds find like-minded...um..well,
nerds
11:23 AM May 3rd
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@ ...doesn't even begin to compare to the panic you expressed early last summer. Should we go
to the videotape?
8:30 AM May 3rd
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@ Right. I also agree that schools need to be more concerned about being worth the investment,
that new ways of thinking are needed
6:55 AM May 3rd
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I have SO many (c.75!) papers to read for my arts lecture class. But,
somewhat to my surprise, I'm really enjoying them! Making me think...
6:38 AM May 3rd
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@ Meant 2 mention how much I appreciated Godin link, especially parts about changes to
information access & accreditation obsession
6:34 AM May 3rd
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I gotta say, I'm rather proud of the deceptive cadence [at about 0:17] from
Mozart into Edelman in this trailer mashup:
5:47 AM May 3rd
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Latest blog post on finding perfect trailer music for a Magic Flute movie. (HINT:
involves neither flutes nor Mozart)
5:11 AM May 3rd
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@ @ Thx. BTW, I was recently given tickets to a racy staging of Le nozze. My reaction: "Hot
Figaro for a gift? Oh!"
4:42 AM May 3rd
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@ @ That Semele is an opera disguised by Handel as oratorio is, of course, the point of my
plot
3:30 AM May 3rd
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@ @ Oedipus Rex made list too; guess it's kind of a hybrid. Semele IS opera'd sometimes.
Don't know Juditha triu...
3:28 AM May 3rd
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...oh, and I resoundtracked that Magic Flute trailer one more time - this time with
the can't-miss blockbuster music.
7:16 PM May 2nd
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...I tweeted earlier this evening that the trailer for Branagh's "Magic
Flute" needed some Orff to give it punch. Voilà
7:08 PM May 2nd
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@ @ Indeed. I feel as if I've seen "Bluebeard's Castle" at this point. And also...what's that
Australian one? Blimp? Bris?
4:46 PM May 2nd
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Anyone seen Branagh's Magic Flute? Thoughts? I think the trailer might be more
effective if it used Orff's "O fortuna"
4:44 PM May 2nd
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So, what with oil in water off the Gulf Coast & parts of Tennessee
underwater, this boil-water order for Boston area = not such a big deal..
4:16 PM May 2nd
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@ Yes, especially since designs were supposedly inspired by Tchaikovsky. Wonder what @ would say about
5:51 AM May 2nd
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@ Oh yes. My Dido and Lulu as well. (Those palindromes actually date from last year, in the
aftermath of the 1st big operaplot comp.)
8:05 PM May 1st
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@ ...also partly inspired by this BSO "Project Tchaikovsky" vid in which music is neither BSO nor
Tchaikovsky..
7:59 AM May 1st
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OK, here's way too much about my 2010 collection: & one of my
plots as movie trailer:
7:54 AM May 1st
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@ The Lesson: Everything's better in Italian! But, yeah, my first Otello was harder to follow
& sing - though it does scan.
7:02 AM May 1st
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@ That was actually my main motivation for doing it. The cliché-ness of that music is amazing.
Have you seen?
10:07 PM Apr 30th
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@ Oh, and also, the correct spelling is "Cuss, Cuss"....
9:49 PM Apr 30th
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@ That's great about your violist winning the concerto competition. I'm all for affirmative
action. (kidding, kidding, kidding...)
9:46 PM Apr 30th
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Too lazy to construct proper archive tonite, but here are mine
You can
switch name in box at top to anyone..
9:38 PM Apr 30th
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@ Shouldn't this be labeled ? Altho, there ought to be a few
more squeaks in there...
9:29 PM Apr 30th
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OK, this isn't nearly as good as but I went multimedia on an
as well.
9:11 PM Apr 30th
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@ BTW, I think even *you*'d get a kick out of this one (not mine, alas):
12:52 PM Apr 30th
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@ Hey, wait a minute, are u saying u don't like dozens of operaplots filling up ur
Twitterstream? Or that ur also done submitting?
11:23 AM Apr 30th
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@ Oh, I thought the idea was that Verdi/Boito put moor emphasis on the hero by giving him
moor to do.
11:22 AM Apr 30th
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@ Hey speaking of multiple-entendre's, I *just* got your "moor hero" bit from, like, last
year: Good
one!
7:18 AM Apr 30th
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@ @ I really liked this pair: &
6:45 AM Apr 30th
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I said I'd stay away from Twitter today, but I just reworked 1 of my
operaplots on commute. So, that's 25. I'm done, which is *fine* with me
6:42 AM Apr 30th
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You must remember this. A kiss is still a kiss: "un bacio" in duet;
"ancora'un bacio" while upset; then with regret. (revision)
6:42 AM Apr 30th
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@ BTW, nice job on . I tried 2 get that going last year
5:31 AM Apr 30th
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@ I've seen them (at least some) in my Tweetdeck stream. I even RT'd one You've got some
great ones!
5:25 AM Apr 30th
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Ha, is Semele Messiah? (Because, you know, Handel tried to pass this
off as an oratorio...)
5:09 AM Apr 30th
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Lo, Lulu. LOL!
5:08 AM Apr 30th
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O, Dido! (He's Aeneas, eh?) O, Dido!
5:08 AM Apr 30th
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I should probably stay away from Twitter today, so will bump my operaplot
entries up to 24 w/some old palindromes o'mine, then disappear...
5:07 AM Apr 30th
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How's the fishing? Not good for Grimes; worse for his help. He wants to
marry Ellen, but ends up with the best character: the Sea
5:07 PM Apr 29th
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@ @
I turned off 2008 Super Bowl "in stunned silence." Team lost in soul-crushing fashion. Shostakovich not as
devastating
4:32 PM Apr 29th
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@ Sounds like bonus time for creating operaplots...
4:22 PM Apr 29th
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@ Give me 20, maybe 40 more, and the sonnet might come into play. (Don't think I haven't
tried; but the math isn't encouraging...)
4:20 PM Apr 29th
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I think my best operaplot is from very 1st contest. Was new to Twitter, so didn't
hashtag. 10 extra chars=such a luxury
4:11 PM Apr 29th
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@ Absotively! It's right there in the rules: (See Question #5)
3:59 PM Apr 29th
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...btw, my 20 (!) operaplot entries do include about 10 re-entered from last
year. Still, I didn't expect to get so close to the limit of 25
3:53 PM Apr 29th
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OK, up to 20 operaplots; a little behind in grading papers. Do you think
students'll notice if I just insert operaplots in lieu of comments?
3:52 PM Apr 29th
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RT @: A jester has a hunch that someone has his daughter in the sack.
GILDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ...
...
3:42 PM Apr 29th
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@ Thanks. It was an odd challenge, as I find original Evita lyrics to be awful. Use of
"Sarge" helped me avoid being too poetic..
3:15 PM Apr 29th
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@ Yes, bit by bit at this point. I keep trying to stop - then I'll be driving along, an idea
pops up & uh, oh...
10:49 AM Apr 29th
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@ Wow, look at that, our elixirs came in back to back. Love the rhyme with operaplot!
10:43 AM Apr 29th
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Don't cry for me my Adina. The truth is I never left you all thru your sarge
phase. I'm a persister; even enlisted to buy elixir.
10:37 AM Apr 29th
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RT @: Wouldn't it have been more humane for Steve Jobs to just drive a stake through Adobe's
heart:
9:59 AM Apr 29th
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Albert ruminates, drinks rumonade, becomes runaway, runs Mum away.
9:41 AM Apr 29th
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Whoops...this is the @ tweet I tried to make into an
- linked wrong one before
4:41 AM Apr 29th
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@ "Maria?" What's that?
4:24 AM Apr 29th
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Just found myself trying to interpret this @ tweet as an . Maybe I need to step
away...
4:22 AM Apr 29th
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Adina! I'll soon get a girl named Adina/Altho she says I'm lame/Elixir fixed
the game for me/Adina! She just misted una furtiva!
4:06 AM Apr 29th
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Am I wrong to be amused that the music for this Project Tchaikovsky video has nothing to
do w/the BSO or Tchaikovsky?
5:07 PM Apr 28th
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You must remember this, a kiss is still is a kiss: Act I, in bed we lie! Act
IV, before & after I . . . see that you die.
3:59 PM Apr 28th
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Probably a mistake to explain own , but be sure you read this one w/this voice in mind
12:25 PM Apr 28th
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Playing this today was such fun. I honestly prefer this sonata with Grieg's
additions & mvt 3 is especially delightful.
12:03 PM Apr 28th
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...imagine a music history book for iPad. While reading text, audio &
scores could be instantly accesible & interact with texts. My dream...
11:55 AM Apr 28th
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Digitally interactive book for iPad (via @) - Music history textbooks need to be like this
starting yesterday
11:51 AM Apr 28th
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@ But then, won't her tweeps forget her fate? I think she wants those tweets archived.
8:41 AM Apr 28th
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@ ...not that there's anything wrong with that...
5:44 AM Apr 28th
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RT @: What with this hallucination, country life is no vacation. You'll see him if you sort of
squint: that creepy guy is Peter
...
5:42 AM Apr 28th
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@ Eccellente! Gotta love "Poppy Love."
5:41 AM Apr 28th
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@ When Brokeback: The Musical comes out, Act I ends with "Quit Her & Be Gay." Act II
ends with "I Wish I Knew How to Quit You."
5:38 AM Apr 28th
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You want this in 140 characters? That's about 2 characters
per character in this opera. Sorry, Prokofiev...
4:00 AM Apr 28th
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@ Not that it matters, but I meant to type , not here: ...I live to confuse...
6:57 PM Apr 27th
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In a world where men r birds & queens pierce the nite,1 man will brave
it all 4 love & enlightenment. From the Masons who suck @
6:21 PM Apr 27th
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Performer fiddles w/bird~Poet authors romance~Painter brushes
w/ex~Philosopher thinks coat sale. Siren scoffs~Seamstress coughs.
4:40 PM Apr 27th
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Seriously, this is exceptionally gorgeous violin playing: Highly
recommended. (iTunes link: )
3:59 PM Apr 27th
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@ I don't know, I've seen you go on the attack a few times on the blog. Maybe someone's getting
revenge! (kidding/it's probably Gann)
3:45 PM Apr 27th
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You can download Grieg's Mozart sonata "accompaniment" here: Find another
piano & pianist & try it yourself!
12:42 PM Apr 27th
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Very excited about playing this charming hybrid work for tomorrow for
Piano Hero
12:40 PM Apr 27th
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@ But isn't the aria called, "Glit her and be gay" ?
12:13 PM Apr 27th
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@ Rigoletto, right? Or, in the case of my Nozze one , Figaro discovers the "old bag"
(Marcellina) is his mom.
7:32 AM Apr 27th
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@ Thanks. I'm sure you'll knock out of the park when the time
comes.
7:14 AM Apr 27th
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Ms Todd & Laetitia r silly/as women can b, as they really/think each has
a chance/with Bob & his pants/arousing an aria STEAL ME
7:09 AM Apr 27th
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Her HS days done, tender Laurie/is doing a life inventory/when Martin and
Top/just happen to stop/and inevitably alter her story.
7:08 AM Apr 27th
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A prince's fiancé is kept w/in a harem so expect 2 see him try 2 re-collect
her, posing as an architect. Joseph votes:2many notes
7:08 AM Apr 27th
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Wedding Day: Boss wants bride. Old bag wants me. Page just wants it. Send
letter. Dress up page. Find mom in bag. It works out!
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Marie is a French GI Jane/Mom says the girl is insane/2 fall 4 the tenor/but
he's sure 2 win'er /He sings 9 hi Cs with no strain!
7:08 AM Apr 27th
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Life is happiness, Candide; Cunegonde's all you need. She'll get raped &
die a bit, but survive & gaily glit. Enough? Grow stuff.
7:07 AM Apr 27th
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Dante writes that Gianni Schicchi robs a clan by being sneaky. He wills
himself a big estate; his daughter's song is also great.
7:07 AM Apr 27th
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Cad kills Commendatore. Conquests cataloged, courts country cutie. Cry
creates chaos. Cast Commendatore comeback cues comeuppance.
7:07 AM Apr 27th
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OK, here come some of last year's entries, just to offset chance
that 1000 monkeys typing on 1000 iPhones might recreate them...
7:07 AM Apr 27th
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[MM: Outstanding!] RT @: My Brahms sonatas recording with Max Levinson on
Sony Classical is now on iTunes!
7:01 AM Apr 27th
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@ Thanks, Frank! How's life in Oz?
6:23 PM Apr 26th
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Pamina! I just saw a pic of Pamina. Her mom's a crazy dame & sent it in
a frame to me. Pamina! I just dissed a girl named Pamina..
6:14 PM Apr 26th
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In2 the woods we hav 2 go/Our ma is really mad u know/Somebody call 2 DSS
& get us an attorney/In2 the woods 2 GINGERbread house!
6:07 PM Apr 26th
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@ @ Looks like you've got your operaplot right there: "Nürnberg's Got Talent"
5:00 PM Apr 26th
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Mom cries over spilt milk, sends kids into the woods. They pray for safety,
but where are those 14 angels when the witch shows up?
9:07 AM Apr 26th
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@ A chortle's about right. (And I'm relieved. For a second I assumed you were chortling about
matters baseball - as well you might)
8:56 AM Apr 26th
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Little-known fact: Terry Riley's miminalist masterpiece, "In C," was
originally conceived as an operatic sequel to Peter Grimes: "In Sea."
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@ Nicely done!
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@ Thanks so much for doing this again! FWIW, here's an archive of last year's entries in
tweeted order
8:19 AM Apr 26th
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@ Is that Terry Riley's little-known opera, "In Sea" ?
8:14 AM Apr 26th
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The first chord puts tonality on notice. The ending lets Isolde Liebestod
us.
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Count thinks "maid is made for me," but doesn't count on trickery of servant
who serves up disguises; mezzo really one of guys is.
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@ Thanks! Not sure I'll have time to do more than recycle. Here's last year's entries
5:04 AM Apr 26th
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@ That skankonym may not be helping...
8:52 AM Apr 25th
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@ Actually, I'm FROM Arkansas. If talked like it, 140 characters wouldn't be enough to
phoneticize all those lazy vowels...
8:51 AM Apr 25th
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@ Irrational?
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@ Well, yes, I understand. But one doesn't normally see these helps in an AP story, I don't
think.
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@ I'm guessing it was that old "ashes to ashes, dust to dust" business...
5:37 PM Apr 24th
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@ Oh, is it that how you say pronounce them? I always thought it was [woo-DEE al-LEHN]
& [KAH-thee bah-TEZ].
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Kind of a random question, but why do Cotillard, Bruni & Cannes get the
"phonetic help" treatment in this news story?
4:53 PM Apr 24th
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The good news: I'll be out and away from Twitter all day. The bad news: I'm
not gone yet. Queso fan tutte
5:35 AM Apr 24th
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@ Yes, that's the kind of idea I'm avoiding. However, if a certain
movie became an opera: La Dolce Velveeta
4:42 AM Apr 24th
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I always thought KZ took himself too seriously, but maybe I was wrong:
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I'm not going to get caught up in this business. (but: La
Cheddarentola comes to mind...)
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Not only Celts/Bruins/Sox tonight; I could watch Pats make 3 draft picks.
However, I find all the hype about drafts a bit much. I like games
1:27 PM Apr 23rd
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Hmm...could got to sure-to-be-terrific recital tonight, but....could say
home with family, not to mentionCeltics, Bruins, & Sox. Hmm...
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...also for the record, playing the pulse octaves was "tiring," but not
"tiresome." It's very exciting/energizing to be in the midst of In C
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...for the record, in a live in-class performance of "In C" today, I played
the role of the "beautiful girl" since I kept The Pulse. Tiring.
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...I had not been aware of Riley's "beautiful girl" specification until
today. Not that there's anything wrong with that...
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Does Riley's request for a "beautiful girl" to keep the pulse in "In C" mean
that historically informed perf pract could = discrimination?
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@ What can I say? I bring my kids up right. She knows that's a sonata for piano *and*
violin.
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New blog post/video: daughter (then 2) hacks away @ the Spring Sonata w/no violin
training. WARNING: viola-like sounds.
7:57 AM Apr 22nd
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@ I felt like it was time to speak out. The font people love to make fun of "my type."
7:43 AM Apr 22nd
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RT @: I uploaded a YouTube video -- A first look at the MusicReader App for the iPad
6:48 AM Apr 22nd
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