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A strange art, music;

Posted on May 19, 2013 by

“…A strange art, music; the most poetic and precise of all the arts, vague as a dream and exact as algebra.” ~Guy de Maupassant (French writer, 1850-1893) _____________________________________________________________________________ Image:  The interior of Hallgrímskirkja church, Reykjavik, Iceland. Photo and more text … Continue reading →

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… and don’t blame the page-turner

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

“What is it to be musical? You will not be so, if your eyes are fixed on the notes with anxiety and you play your piece laboriously through; you will not be so if, supposing that someone should turn over … Continue reading →

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Finally, colors dominate your sounds

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

“At a young age, when you are playing something in the early stages of your life, you are striving to be up toward the unattainable perfection, mainly based on the musical laws and regulations. Later on, you start being interested … Continue reading →

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It is cruel that music should be so beautiful

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

“It is cruel, you know, that music, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness and of pain: of strength and freedom. The beauty of disappointment and never-satisfied love. The cruel beauty of nature, and everlasting … Continue reading →

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It’s okay to not love Beethoven

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

Tchaikovsky didn’t. He adored Mozart. And considered Bach, Handel, Gluck and Haydn mere forerunners to Mozart. From his diaries (1886):  “… I shall start with Beethoven, whom it is usual to praise unconditionally and whom it is commanded to worship … Continue reading →

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An unquenchable thirst for sharps and flats

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

“I live a life of primitivity with the mind of a child and an unquenchable thirst for sharps and flats … Living in a cave, I am almost a hermit, but there is a difference, for I have a mistress. … Continue reading →

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You know your relationship is in trouble when …

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

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Art is dangerous.

Posted on April 6, 2013 by

“Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous you don’t want it.” ~Duke Ellington ______________________________________________________________ Image: Santango. This Tumblr blog includes an impressive playlist of tangos. Perfect Saturday music! Related post: Duke Ellington … Continue reading →

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Life is like a piano

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

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Worth a thousand lifetimes

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

On behalf of all my singer friends, I must protest the separation of “singers” and “musicians.” Otherwise, this quote is spot on. “Singers and Musicians are some of the most driven, courageous people on the face of the earth. They … Continue reading →

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A judicious and festive selection of notes

Posted on March 15, 2013 by

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You do not have to choose

Posted on February 28, 2013 by

“I will defend the absolute value of Mozart over Miley Cyrus, of course I will, but we should be wary of false dichotomies. You do not have to choose between one or the other. You can have both. “The human … Continue reading →

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