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“The piano keys are black and white but they sound like a million colors in your mind.”
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A fine, yet brief example of the sonata form: exposition of two subjects, development, and recapitulation. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!
Next stop: Classical period (1750-1825). We discuss the evolution of the piano, the sonata form, and musical orgies. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!
Put on your dancin' shoes and give this Baroque banger a spin! Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!
We begin our trek through music history with an exploration of the Baroque period (1600-1750). We discuss harpsichords, rhythmic meters, and I will annoy you with a metronome. Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!
This dreamy prelude sends off our prelude series in style. Sheets: https://musopen.org/music/4714-prelude/ Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!
We mark the end of the prelude series with a sightreading test by Ravel. We discuss Prelude honorable mentions, Debussy vs. Ravel, and somehow Taylor Swift makes her way into an episode (again). Ondine: https://youtu.be/T_-1qMPDf-A Une Barque sur l’Ocean: https://youtu.be/5O5wMctUSAM Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!
Listen for the cycle of tension/resolution and for the small intervals that represent footsteps across a snowy field. Sheets(p. 22-23): https://musopen.org/music/4509-preludes-book-1/ Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!
Winter is coming! This week we explore a snowy prelude by Debussy. We will discuss how to form a natural minor scale, consonance/dissonance, and why Debussy hated the term "Impressionist." Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!
Take a trip to the Spanish countryside. Listen for the guitar imitation highlighting the Spanish Phrygian scale. Sheets(p. 1-3): https://musopen.org/music/14161-espana-op-165/ Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!
We are headed to Spain this week, exploring a prelude from Isaac Albéniz. We will discuss the Phrygian dominant scale, flamingos, and why Londoners love Spanish sound. Granada by Albéniz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona: https://youtu.be/hPHuBgEUO6U Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on SoundCloud for this recording and more!
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