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1 day ago · On 18th century pianos, the black and white keys were reversed: a black keyboard with white accidentals, as a clear way to separate the half-tones from the whole tones. This was the case for any keyboard instrument, harpsichord, fortepiano, or organ. The black keys were usually composed of rosewood or ebony, and the white keys made with ivory.
4 days ago · Debunking the Myth (Slightly) While the notion of Mozart composing before writing words carries a “wow” factor, it needs some nuance: Transcription: His father likely helped organize the young Mozart’s ideas into proper musical notation. Basic Literacy: Mozart would have had some grasp of letters and words, even if not at a fluent writing ...
3 days ago · The pipe organ is the only instrument that allows a single musician the ability to simultaneously create the variety of sounds found in a symphony orchestra. It is for this reason that Mozart called the organ the “king of instruments” and why the versatility and majesty of the organ fascinates 17-year-old Carter Horman, Lowden. He is the ...
2 days ago · In the Sinfonia Concertante, two instruments tend to play highly synchronized passages, telling a story together to the audience, but not exactly to each other. "The 'conversations' rarely happen together," Yura said. "It’s almost always a bounce - back and forth." The piece also contains some of the most enduring melodies that Mozart wrote.
1 day ago · In the Classical period, composers like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven contributed to the evolution of Fantasia. Mozart’s “Fantasia in D minor” for piano, K. 397, displays a blend of improvisatory elements with structured themes, highlighting the shift towards more formalized compositions within the Fantasia genre.
4 days ago · K238, 242, 246 Robert Levin, tangent piano, Ya-Fei Chuang, fortepiano, Academy of Ancient Music, Laurence Cummings conductor & harpsichord 60:43 AAM AAM044. I referred to this performance of the three-piano concerto, K242 in my review of its previous incarnation in the series in December 2023.
3 days ago · Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky [n 1] ( / tʃaɪˈkɒfski / chy-KOF-skee; [2] 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) [n 2] was a Russian composer of the Romantic period. He was the first Russian composer whose music would make a lasting impression internationally. Tchaikovsky wrote some of the most popular concert and theatrical music in the current ...
