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Für Elise. Despite endless fatal encounters suffered at the hands of countless music students, this piece survives!
Would like very much to attend your onert , Phil but, like Sophie, I am too far away. Tell me more about the ;new' audience.
David
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Have already posted a comment, Emma. Forgot to mention that Purcell is one of my favourite composers. It is my view that Dido's lament is one the great laments in the classical repertoire - though I have known Dido's who have giggled about the title…
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Hello Louise, Michael and Sam,
Thank you all for the constructive and insightful responses to my observations about teaching repertoire.
Michael, your comment upon the role which choice of idiom plays in the evocation of emotion is echoed in Louis…
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- At 4:03am on February 10, 2009,
Peter Tregear said… - Thanks! And we're working on your content too (it's not forgotten!). Have a look at new member 'DivaJC', btw--she seems to be involved in similar jazz-education projects in the USA.
- At 2:59am on February 10, 2009,
David Urquhart-Jones said…
- In the midst of my 'moving to Tasmania trauma' I have managed to add more pieces to my play list/ "Scalewise" is a fun piece for students. Text accompanying the opening scales reads: Oh how I love to practice scales (three times), Of course I'm lying, wouldn't you!
- At 2:56am on February 10, 2009,
Peter Tregear said…
- Great to hear more of your music on the site, David!
- At 7:13pm on February 9, 2009,
Phil Best said… - David, thank you for the message. Good luck with the move, I hope it all goes smoothly. I look forward to seeing you on the site in the future, best wishes, Phil
- At 9:47pm on February 1, 2009,
Louise said… - Welcome back! :)
- At 1:12pm on January 21, 2009,
Emma Borgas said… - Dear David,
My name is Emma Borgas and I had the pleasure of having you as an examiner at one of my piano exams a few years ago. I really enjoy playing your pieces and have been looking for a copy of your book, "Movin' n Groovin'" but have been unable to find a store where I can purchase it from! Is there a particular supplier or store that I can contact ? Thankyou very much, Emma.
- At 8:27pm on January 19, 2009,
Martha Maria said… - Hi David, Happy New Year to you! I just listened to the last two pieces you've posted, Three Pieces for Clarinet Finale and Three Pieces for Flute. I especially like the one for clarinet. Once again, you succeed in producing such a joyful and playful mood! I've been away a bit and have missed exchanging ideas and listening to my friends on MusBook. Hope you'll keep in touch and continue posting your beautiful music. Martha Maria
- At 5:16pm on December 31, 2008,
Simon Hewitt Jones said…
- David, Happy New Year! We are so excited about Musbook and although consanfron has taken a bit of a backseat over Christmas we are really looking forward to working with you in the new year... ever good wish for 2009! Simon
- At 10:49pm on December 8, 2008,
Martha Maria said…
- Hi David,.I am, at this moment, listening to your Three Pieces for Flute. I believe you must be a modern day decendant of JS Bach. (That's a compliment.) I still love old forms and don't believe it's necessary to be atonal to be modern.
So, thinking about your suggestion that 'classical' is what has proven to endure, I'm wondering what you call your music? I always feel strange when I tell people I compose some new "classical" music--I feel as if I sound a little pretentious, but what other term is right--certainly NOT 'serious' music. I think the music world is in 'serious'need of some new terminology. However, after abusing the good will of the folk on this site with my Christmas trifle (Leave S a Beer) I'll post some serious music later this week.
No, I had not heard of either of the books you recommended. I'll look them up on Abe books and see if I can get some cheap used copies. Finally, about computer notation software, I suppose they've much improved since I bought mine (probably about ten years ago.) The main problem was that the program could not tell the difference between the parts played by the left and right hands on the keyboard--it arbitrarily divided the keyboard at middle c and as you know, the hands wander all up and down. Anyway, do you recommend any particular software, one that is user friendly for someone who has minimal computer skills? Also, my computer is old.
Finally, I wonder if you know a website called NetNewMusic. I found it the other day from going to Tim Cheatle's myspace page. It has many members, has been in existence since '94 and has some very interesting and avant garde artists in the membership.
Best wishes. Martha Maria
- At 1:42am on December 8, 2008,
Karen Persky said… - Hi Uncle David! I look forward to listening to new pieces you have written!
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