March, 2015

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Phantom of the Opera
I am sure you have flown with a budget carrier! Attracted by highly reasonable base fares, we have gotten used to paying extra for luggage, meals, blankets, and drinks. If the wishes of a certain airline come true, we will
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Musical Sudoku I
Although the brain is technically not a muscle, the old saying “use it or loose it” still applies. And when musicians and composers get together to exercise the little grey cells, they generally look towards puzzle canons for a brainy
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A Tear in his Throat
Carlos Gardel (1890-1935) The tango developed as a distinctive dance around 1880 in the poorer districts of the city of Buenos Aires. Because it emerged from an economically marginal and semi-criminal social milieu, the dance was long rejected by Argentine’s
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How to Keep Teenagers From Quitting Music
“Mom. I hate piano! I’m not practicing, and not going to lessons anymore,” my thirteen-year-old son announced on a wintery day after a frustrating attempt to play a piece of music that he’d been working on for—well it seemed like
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Instruments of the Orchestra III: The Cello
The orchestra string section rests on two supports: the double-basses and their smaller cousins, the cellos. I say cousins because the cello and the double bass actually have different antecedents. The cello is part of the violin family and the
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Paul Hindemith – Sonatas for piano and…
Sonata for Althorn and Piano: I. Ruhig bewegt From Paul Hindemith – Sonatas for piano and… (2015) Released by Harmonia Mundi Hindemith: Sonata for Althorn and Piano: I. Ruhig bewegtHindemith composed more than 30 sonatas for the most diverse instruments
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Tango Passions
“Carlos Gardel and Isabel del Valle” In the years before the First World War the Argentinian tango swept like wildfire throughout the world. And Carlos Gardel (1890-1935) was the one authentic superstar of his time. Gardel was the greatest singer
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A Day in the Life of A Musician II
The following is a continuation of the story ‘A Day in the Life of A Musician’, starring the pianist Alexander Kravetsky. Having spent the morning adjucating a youth music competition, Sasha now faces a long afternoon of teaching… 1:50pm As
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