Copyright: and yet it moves
It would be nice if it happened in the musical field as well The Australian ruling on illegal downloading The Australian Federal Court has decided that six internet service providers (ISPs,...
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Difference between language and style
Hello everyone. Could you clarify the difference between musical language and musical style, perhaps by providing some examples? If I speak of modes, am I speaking of language or style? I be...
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Bianca
Strings: Types of Pizzicato
I am opening this topic to learn more about the subject. Aparte the classic Pizz, I know one can indicate Bartok-style pizzicati, Paganini, etc. (?) In short: how many, which ones, and what...
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AbateFaria
No more SIAE for small shows? A first step from Florence towards overcoming the monopoly
No more SIAE for small shows? From Florence, a first step towards overcoming the monopoly http://www.industriascenica.com/blog/2014/10/09/niente-piu-siae-per-piccoli-spettacoli-firenze-capit...
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MAURO LANZA: International Composition Masterclass and Seminar
International Composition Masterclass and Seminar with MAURO LANZA The course will take place in Alghero from May 13th to 16th and will include two days of collective lectures plus two days...
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Frank
... not intuiting the irreplaceable value of melody in the concept of "music"
He was a great composer, it's a pity that from this and very few of his other experiences he did not realize the irreplaceable value of melody in the concept of "music". He would have had th...
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thallo
Rossini: Petite esse solennelle
Regarding Rossini's Petite Messe solennelle, I took a look on YouTube and only found high-quality recordings of the orchestrated version, but not of the original for 2 pianos and harmonium....
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Robert Schumann: a rather singular composer
Hi everyone!! During this period, I am analyzing some pieces by Robert Schumann, partly the second Novelletten and some pieces from Album for the Young. I already have some experience with a...
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Piccinesco
contemporary string quartet
hello everyone, let me introduce myself, I am new to the forum, I am a pianist and an experimental composition student. I would like to write a contemporary string quartet but I don't know w...
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Remembering a theme
Hello everyone, Today I come here to ask you for some advice. Basically, themes often come to mind that I might like to develop in a little while, as soon as I feel ready to tackle everythin...
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Musical analysis
Help!!! I have to take an exam for a master's degree, which involves the analysis of a Lied with a Schenkerian graph. Can anyone help me? I am desperate!!!
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Amateur Composer's F.A.Q.
Good morning, for a few days I have had some doubts regarding certain "concepts" about composition, which I will summarize for you in a few questions. - During the last weekend, thanks to th...
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Dmitri Shostakovich - Waltz No. 2 ... quotations
I suddenly realized that in the theme of Shostakovich's Waltz No. 2 (the one from "Eyes Wide Shut", to be clear) there are two clear quotations from Verdi's La Traviata ("Amami Alfredo" and...
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Does anyone among you have familiarity with Latin?
A little more than a year ago, I wrote a short text in Italian for a cantata (actually a piece for 11 instruments and a 4-part choir, but the intention was and would be to create a work cons...
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Piccinesco
Dialogues on composing: today's music explained by composers
Dialogues on composing: today's music explained by composers http://www.ilcorrieremusicale.it/2015/01/08/dialoghi-sul-comporre-la-musica-doggi-spiegata-dai-compositori/ Paolo Aralla, who is...
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The future of new music is at risk if we continue to undervalue composers
The future of new music is at risk if we continue to undervalue composers http://www.theguardian.com/culture-professionals-network/culture-professionals-blog/2014/aug/18/future-new-music-com...
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SIAE: free registration for under 30s from January 1, 2015
SIAE: free registration for under 30s from January 1, 2015 http://www.notelegali.it/siae-iscrizione-gratuita-per-gli-under-30-dal-1-gennaio-2015/ Why was it paid before?
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Piccinesco
Romanticism and modality
I hope this is the right section of the forum. Can you think of examples of modality in Romanticism? What evolution has modal music had in history, I mean ... I know that after the Renaissan...
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J.S. Bach Analysis - BWV889 - WTC II - XX Fugue in A minor
I am analyzing Bach's fugue in a minor (BWV889) (WTC II book, number XX). Shall we discuss it? I was intrigued by the exposition and particularly the fact that it presents only S R S; even i...
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Frank
Modulation to the major third degree
How would you modulate to the major third? (Starting from a major key) For example, from C major to E major?
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Frank
Composer Marco Sofianopulo has died
RIP http://ilpiccolo.gelocal.it/trieste/cronaca/2014/11/15/news/morto-il-compositore-marco-sofianopulo-1.10314056 http://www.cappellacivica.it/Sito_della_Cappella_Civica_di_Trieste/Direttore...
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rstrauss
Tchaikovsky - In church
Analyzing the following piece by Tchaikovsky "In church" (p. 30): http://conquest.imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/b/b5/IMSLP07996-Tchaikovsky_-_Op.39_-_Album_for_the_Young.pdf I didn't quite...
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Brahms's harmonic language
It is always talked about too little or not at all: "the harmonic language of Brahms" I am opening this topic to delve into the stylistic characteristics of this great composer who, while on...
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SIAE, the same old refrain
....ok, we are all the same. So the next step is to move all the borderó [statements] to the analytical ones, private radio stations included?.... http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2014/10/30/...
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Piccinesco
stylistic imitation: practical procedures
hi everyone!!! i am tackling the stylistic imitation of beethoven's quartets, specifically the sonata form style op 18. in your opinion, what are the procedures to implement for a good imita...
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Frank