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Playing for ballet class

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Posts about the work of ballet pianists—including stuff that might not seem immediately related (like historical dance, character, musicology, and so on)

  • MusicPlaying for ballet class

    A 19th century quadrille generator

    By Jonathan Still
    April 6, 2020 4:57 pm
    I remember inwardly eye-rolling when I heard a teacher many years ago claim excitedly that her pianist “never played the same thing twice.” Call ...
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    Can’t tell a waltz from a tango? I have just the song for you

    By Jonathan Still
    February 26, 2020 12:27 pm
    “I can’t tell a waltz from a tango” would be a great title for a ballet-related music course, though in all honesty, “I can’t ...
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    The Ballet Piano Podcast

    By Jonathan Still
    February 16, 2020 8:47 pm
    I remember saying to someone a few years ago that the distance between you thinking of an idea for a project, and someone else ...
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    Fille mal Gardée: the Gorsky pas de deux music for piano

    By Jonathan Still
    November 16, 2019 10:51 pm
    The short version This post started out as a bit of excitement at finding that the source for the Gorsky Fille mal gardée pas de ...
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    Steps in a polonaise rhythm: Rasmussen’s “Experiencing Architecture”

    By Jonathan Still
    November 11, 2019 6:57 am
    Rhythm in architecture A few years ago I was trying to write some study materials about “rhythm,” and tied myself in knots trying to ...
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    Waltz offences: when to call the police

    By Jonathan Still
    November 2, 2019 8:48 pm
    For no reason except that I love the story, here’s an interesting fact about the waltz in 19th century Innsbruck. According to Eric McKee ...
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Welcome to my site. I mostly write about playing for ballet (I'm a pianist), but the further back you go, the stupider the posts get, so I wouldn't recommend trawling through the archives for treasure.

Timeline

  • May 10, 2022 2:19 pm

    A year of ballet playing cards #6 (S6): A barcarole for port de bras

  • March 10, 2022 5:06 pm

    Me in conversation on a podcast

  • December 11, 2021 12:02 pm

    Music, time and politics in the ballet studio

  • December 8, 2021 4:12 pm

    “On, Wisconsin!” and La Bayadère

  • June 26, 2021 8:07 pm

    Please do not post my free downloads on Scribd: here’s why

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