What is a mirliton? The best link so far
The mystery of Tchaikovsky’s mirlitons If you know my site, you’ll be aware that I’ve been trying to find pictures of and information about “mirlitons” the title of one of…
A year of playing cards #5: An operatic adage by Dvořák
Download the score of “Song to the Moon” (pdf) Read more about my Year of Ballet Playing Cards The curse of the operatic adage I think I only have about…
A year of ballet playing cards #36: A triple meter ballad by Tárrega
Download the free piano score of this Tárrega piece (pdf) Read more about my Year of Ballet Playing Cards A Tárrega ballad, the perfect plié music? When I say “perfect”…
Inventing Tradition: The Chestnut Tree Dance
Dancing your country back The Chestnut Tree Dance is a bizarre bit of British dance history. It seems worth remembering for a moment in the current atmosphere where some English…
Ballet pianists and sacred cows: a correction
What a difference a sub-clause makes In a recent article on the work of ballet pianists I was quoted as saying that live music for ballet training is a lot…
Organizing music for ballet class: problems and solutions
Organizing music for ballet class: where to put stuff, and where to find it again? I’ve had a blog post brewing for years on the topic of organizing music for…