Discovery Orchestra Chat 159 – Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 Mvt 1 Part 1
The first of 16 Discovery Orchestra Chats on Dvorak’s “New World Symphony”. This is the first of 4 Chats that will explore Movement 1.
Featured Instrument A-M
Shall We Dance? Some Homework
Maurice Ravel wrote the following words about his composition La valse, po̬me chorÌographique pour orchestre: “Through whirling clouds, waltzing couples may be fairly distinguished. The clouds gradually scatter: one sees…
Other Cheerleaders
Sometimes one can feel that one is a lone ‘voice crying in the wilderness’ – but that is seldom the case! Inevitably there are others who are also fixated on…
Can’t Get It Out Of My Head!
The topic of ear worms – or music that continues to play in our heads of its on accord – is one of I’ve taken up in a previous blog…
Marvelous job, Maestro, as always! Thank you for doing such a splendid, insightful and careful deep-dive into the art and craftsmanship that Tchaikovsky, after much effort, put into creating this work. There really is no greater portrayal of young love in music than his Romeo and Juliet, and your thoughtfulness demonstrates it so admirably.