July192012

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music Bach violin 

April232012
:) Playing the Sarabande from Bach’s French Suite no. 3 in C minor in my jury on Wednesday! It’s my favorite piece I’ve learned this semester.

:) Playing the Sarabande from Bach’s French Suite no. 3 in C minor in my jury on Wednesday! It’s my favorite piece I’ve learned this semester.

piano music Bach French suite love sarabande 

April222012
The famous table of ornaments as it first appeared in J.S. Bach’s collection of keyboard works for his eldest son, entitled “Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach.”

The famous table of ornaments as it first appeared in J.S. Bach’s collection of keyboard works for his eldest son, entitled “Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach.”

Klavierbüchelin Wilhelm Friedemann Bach J.S. Bach Bach music piano keyboard book composition Baroque German 

March222012

Mozart music piano Bach Yamaha 

March212012

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organ Bach Baroque music 

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the leading tone: bwv1080: “If ever a composer showed polyphony in its greatest...

bwv1080:

“If ever a composer showed polyphony in its greatest strength, it was certainly our late lamented Bach. If ever a musician employed the most hidden secrets of harmony with the most skilled artistry, it was certainly our Bach. No one ever showed so many ingenious and unusual ideas as…

Bach music polyphony Baroque 

March132012
his-undeservingbeloved: This = my life right now. Pouring myself over music in the hopes that one day I’ll get better.  Well, I’ve never fallen asleep on Bach’s Inventions before, but…something like that. :)

his-undeservingbeloved:

This = my life right now. Pouring myself over music in the hopes that one day I’ll get better. 

Well, I’ve never fallen asleep on Bach’s Inventions before, but…something like that. :)

music piano Bach 

March32012

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apertis-oculis:

what I love about playing the piano

  • How nicely it gets rid of my stress
  • And Debussy
  • And Chopin
  • And Bach
  • And all the warm fuzzy happy feelings it give me

What I dislike about playing the piano

  • most good piano music was written several centuries ago by dudes
  • as we know, dudes generally…

I…second this. I have the same problems. But they can often be worked around. In the music school, we’re not allowed to complain about it. There must be some way we can handle it. But I’m still jealous of guys with ginormous spans. It makes it easier for them. =/

(Source: collegegrrrl)

piano music Debussy music major Chopin Bach problems 

March22012
Another double-manual German harpsichord. Valued at $25k. I’ve been considering purchasing a harpsichord (though probably single-manual, and possibly Flemish) instead of upgrading my piano. But still, my piano really does need an upgrade if I’m going to teach on it. It’s a 4’11” Yamaha—the smallest grand available. Honestly, I love it and am extremely grateful that my parents purchased it for my for my 16th birthday (as opposed to a car—duh!) But there’s a register in which it’s very weak due to the shortened string length. As a perfectionist, it bothers me. It’ll be awhile until either purchase is made, so I have time to decide. The piano would probably be the best choice, but harpsichord is my favorite instrument, so that makes the decision difficult.

Another double-manual German harpsichord. Valued at $25k. I’ve been considering purchasing a harpsichord (though probably single-manual, and possibly Flemish) instead of upgrading my piano.

But still, my piano really does need an upgrade if I’m going to teach on it. It’s a 4’11” Yamaha—the smallest grand available. Honestly, I love it and am extremely grateful that my parents purchased it for my for my 16th birthday (as opposed to a car—duh!) But there’s a register in which it’s very weak due to the shortened string length. As a perfectionist, it bothers me.

It’ll be awhile until either purchase is made, so I have time to decide. The piano would probably be the best choice, but harpsichord is my favorite instrument, so that makes the decision difficult.

piano harpsichord German baroque Bach Handel music polyphony 

March12012
A double-manual German harpsichord. Predecessor to the pianoforte.

A double-manual German harpsichord. Predecessor to the pianoforte.

harpsichord German baroque keyboard music Bach Handel Buxtehude J.C.F. Fischer 

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