A brand new blog created especially for the #ClassicalCurious ~ Each month a new post takes readers behind the scenes of a well known classical work.
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New post on Hello Classical! Beethoven never got to study with Mozart, but they composed music together...kind of. Post includes perfs. by Sayaka Selina, Thomas Hoppe, @MattHaimovitz & ex- @NPR host @cjoriley w/ video by @secondinversion & @NewMusicUSA. helloclassical.org/2018/03/1…
Boston - #freeclassical concert Wed 6/5 7:30p, @necmusic Prep ensembles team up with @handelandhaydn Society. See details at necmusic.edu/events/nec-prep…, and find more free concerts in Greater Boston at helloclassical.org/boston/
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Happy Memorial Day to those in the U.S. We salute those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
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@armyfieldband #MemorialDay
Los Angeles - #freeclassical concert Sun 5/26 3p @ColburnSchool, eclectic program of Wieniawski, Taffanel, Barber, Saint-Saëns, Scriabin, Korngold, Menotti, von Weber, Kapustin, Grandjany. Details at colburnschool.edu/calendar/e…, and find more free concerts at helloclassical.org/free-clas…
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The squarish shape was common in the 19th century (try Googling “square grand piano” or “box grand piano”). We’re not sure how it evolved, but building a rectangular case would add considerable size to an already-large footprint. There may also be acoustic considerations.
“Trombonists may not be the stars of the team, but every once in a while, you need us to hit a big shot!” Read our interview with Weston Sprott, the new Dean of the Prep Division @JuilliardSchool, who spoke to us about the link between sports and music - helloclassical.org/2019/05/0…
We are delighted to announce that Weston Sprott has been appointed dean of the Preparatory Division at #Juilliard! Weston has been a faculty member of Pre-College since 2016 and previously taught in MAP; he also is a member of @metopera Orchestra. buff.ly/2LEJW81
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If you are open to podcasts, may we recommend @lonelypalette, a friendly and accessible portal to learning about the visual arts.
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For those in Indiana, the Bloomington Early Music Festival continues this week with a packed schedule of events. Festival ends May 25. See details at blemf.org
@EMA_Tweets @IUJSoM #blemf2019
This is the classical music version of learning that Santa Claus doesn’t exist.
It *finally* feels like spring! To commemorate the first weekend of sandals, spritzes and aggressive park loungers, read about the myth of the Rite of Spring riot 🌿
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Hi @tommyspianocor1, you may enjoy this video on how the grand piano got its shape, and what it might look like if space constraints could be ignored - m.youtube.com/watch?v=jzJzlX…
What is it about a grand piano - even a smaller one - that looks so fabulous? I wonder how much styling went into that basic shape? After all it could have simply remained a square box that would have bedn infinitely easier to build.
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@thebeat23 In threes indeed. Here it is along with a cuckoo and turtledove :-)
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Goldfinch alert! This one was shortly joined by TWO MORE. I’d like to ask you birders of Twitter, is it normal for these beautiful birds to cavort in threes? @LevParikian @exitthelemming etc. Thanks x #birdsoftwitter
Franz Schubert’s unfinished F-sharp minor piano sonata movement is one of the hidden gems in his output. Hauntingly beautiful.
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Flight attendant calls on cellist to play a Brahms lullaby to help passengers sleep - @ClassicFM | Great #cellist @PeledAmit mind you is 6’5” and it must’ve been a tight squeeze! #ClassicalMusic classicfm.com/music-news/fli…
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Nice article by @WQXR about Scott Joplin’s struggle to produce his opera Treemonisha, his resulting depression, its revival in the 70’s, and the need for more innovation in opera programming today.
"Highlighting artists from the historical margins takes work, and it means inevitable risks. The 1972 production of Treemonisha provides an example of what that effort looks like."
What we can learn from the trials of Scott Joplin's forgotten opera 👇
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