Category Archives: Music

Poldowski’s Bloomsbury Waltz

Posted on March 8, 2021 12:01 am by Jonathan Still

Nicely timed for International Women’s Day, I have become completely obsessed by a single work by a composer I had never heard of until the other day: Poldowski (1879-1932), the assumed name of Régine Wieniawski, the daughter of the violinist … Continue reading →

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A belated world book day post: 10 things to love about Zotero

Posted on March 4, 2021 8:37 pm by Jonathan Still

If you like books, you’ll love Zotero. And it’s free. Here’s a post about how I like using it most. Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Zotero, books, commonplace books, memory, reading, reference management software | 4 Comments

A year of ballet playing cards #52 (DK): Slow tendu music

Posted on February 28, 2021 3:31 pm by Jonathan Still

For those long, slow, school-y tendus for which no music seems suitable, here’s some suitable music. Continue reading →

Posted in A Year of Ballet Playing Cards, Free sheet music for ballet class, Music, Playing for ballet class | Tagged 19th century, Ambroise Thomas, Free music downloads, ballet accompaniment, ballet class, ballet class accompaniment, ballet class music, ballet pianists, ballet piano, ballet repertoire, free sheet music for ballet class | 5 Comments

A year of ballet playing cards #51 (DQ): A coda medley

Posted on February 17, 2021 4:01 pm by Jonathan Still

What is a coda in ballet? Here are 10 pages of codas, and links to seven famous ballet codas you have to know. Continue reading →

Posted in A Year of Ballet Playing Cards, Free sheet music for ballet class, Playing for ballet class | Tagged Le Corsaire, Minkus, Tchaikovsky, ballet music, codas, fouettés, playing for ballet, playing for ballet class | 8 Comments

The wonderful Library of Dance

Posted on February 7, 2021 8:20 pm by Jonathan Still

The Library of Dance is an enormous collection of historical dance sources, including hundreds of vintage dance manuals that include tunes. Continue reading →

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Madge Gillings and Mrs Bagot Stack on record

Posted on January 26, 2021 7:16 pm by Jonathan Still

The Women’s League of Health and Beauty Exercises—music from the early 1930s, and a beautiful documentary, all online. Continue reading →

Posted in Dance Legends, Music, Top pages | Tagged Bagot Stack, Madge Gillings, Prunella Stack, Women's League of Health and Beauty, pianists | 2 Comments