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brooklyn, ny Katılım Şubat 2009
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One of the best opening chords of any piece, and that's from a guy who had a lot of great first chords (Stravinsky, The Flood)
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Very much looking forward to discussing Times Echo on Sunday in NYC with pianist @EmanuelAx - who will also be performing music by composers discussed in the book. 3pm at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, with free livestream via link below! @MJHnews
mjhnyc.org/events/timesec…
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@rebassca in europe you can put on an audience singalong that involves quarter-note triplets
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the key distinction between the european n American contemp music scenes today is that in europe you can put on a solo accordion work with a dramatic component that involves distributing lighters
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One of the greats, Elaine Gould!
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Did you catch Elaine Gould on @scoringnotes podcast last week? Our senior new music editor caught up with @philiprothman and David MacDonald to chat about her career and the inspiration that led to her seminal music notation guide, 'Behind Bars'. scoringnotes.com/podcast/behind…
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Thrilled to share that my book TIME'S ECHO will be published in North America on August 29 and in the UK on September 7. Here is an early look at the cover, with the ruins of Coventry Cathedral and the autograph score of Britten's War Requiem. 1/5
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@timoandres Gonna steal that ‘Pulls off mustache and goatee’ marking.
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@ethan_iverson Until they’re hardwired into our bodies
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How many more years are we going to be tethered to iPhones?
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My final comment re: Discourse: Last night I saw a performance of R. Schumann's Piano 4tet wherein the cellist has to retune their C string mid-performance down to B-flat. This is a crazier ask than most contemporary rep. Composers now just want the benefit of the doubt RS gets.
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@ethan_iverson Moonlight Sonata sounds extra haunting in Db minor.
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"D-flat minor" is one of those keys that rarely exists as a true tonic (going by the old European value system, not the Camelot Wheel)
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