What is a mirliton? Another update
A picture of a mirliton from French sheet music circa 1891 and more about the mirliton from the WWW.
Christmas Carols for class: missing file added
I've re-uploaded a zip file of the sketches of Christmas Carols for class that I did in 2013. If you've been hunting for the missing file, here it is.
The opera aria behind the “White Swan” pas de deux
The "white swan" pas de deux from Swan Lake was originally an operatic duet from Tchaikovsky's opera "Undina". Here's a link to a performance of the original composition.
John Colman (1913–1995): a remarkable life, and a wonderful interview
John Colman (1913–1995) was a pianist with a remarkable career. I knew little about him until I came across an interview with him in a journal, which is free to…
Beautiful new edition of a La Bayadère répétiteur free online
For ballet music nerds like me, this is quite the event in our tiny corner of the musical universe. Ryan Hirst has uploaded to IMSLP a beautifully typeset edition of…
Five books on the piano for Piano Day 2024
For world piano day 2024, here are five books on the piano that I have enjoyed reading, in no particular order of preference (though I have some favourites)