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Jonathan Still, ballet pianist

Jonathan Still, ballet pianist

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  • Diamond fairy variation: new piano arrangement

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    Bowling for Wimbledon

    By Jonathan Still
    June 29, 2003 9:24 am
    As Daniel (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ) says, ten-pin bowling would be a good idea. As for children’s music, after the swannee whistle, ...
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    If you could see me now…

    By Jonathan Still
    June 28, 2003 7:31 am
    A busy week ahead at the Academy, with daily trips to English National Ballet (thank goodness for bikes – otherwise I’d be travelling for ...
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    Welcome

    By Jonathan Still
    June 28, 2003 6:20 am
    Not quite sure how I managed it, but I installed Movable Type on my server this morning, and this is my first entry with ...
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Welcome

Welcome to my site. I’m a pianist for ballet, a researcher, slightly obsessed with IT some of the time.

I’ve had this blog for 17 years. The further back you go, the more pointless and random the posts become, so I don’t recommend it. More lately, I’ve focused more on the work of making music for ballet.

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A year of playing cards: latest

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    A Year of Ballet Playing CardsPlaying for ballet class

    A year of ballet playing cards #39 (KC): “Spanish waltz” medley

    What is a Spanish waltz? Is there such a thing? No, but here is one all the same, in case you're asked.
  • A Year of Ballet Playing CardsPlaying for ballet class

    A year of ballet playing cards #54 (Red Joker): Odalisques from Le Corsaire

    Download Odalisques piano score (free PDF) Read  more about my Year of Ballet Playing Cards It’s that time of year again, ballet summer schools season, when teachers are supposed to tell ...
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    A Year of Ballet Playing CardsPlaying for ballet class

    A year of ballet playing cards #38 (QC): Prague Waltzes: Soft, strong and very long.

    Download piano sheet music for Prague Waltzes by Dvořak (free pdf) Read  more about my Year of Ballet Playing Cards When is a waltz not “a waltz”? Most of the time  ...
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    A Year of Ballet Playing CardsFree sheet music for ballet classMusicPlaying for ballet class

    A year of ballet playing cards #37: A grand polonaise by Nápravník

    Download the Polonaise by Nápravník  (free pdf) Read  more about my Year of Ballet Playing Cards You’d think that if ballet teachers have a mental model of how a polonaise goes, ...
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    A Year of Ballet Playing CardsFree sheet music for ballet classPlaying for ballet class

    A year of playing cards #23: A fruity waltz by Tcherepnin / Cherepnin (10h)

    Download Grande valse by Cherepnin—free pdf Read  more about my Year of Ballet Playing Cards What a difference an e makes: the difference between a grand waltz and a grande valse ...
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    A Year of Ballet Playing CardsFree sheet music for ballet classPlaying for ballet class

    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 three ...
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    A Year of Ballet Playing CardsFree sheet music for ballet classPlaying for ballet class

    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” what ...
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    A Year of Ballet Playing CardsFree sheet music for ballet classPlaying for ballet class

    A year of ballet playing cards #50: A chameleon-like march by Granados (DJ)

    Download the score  of the Military March by Granados  (pdf, free)  Read  more about my Year of Ballet Playing Cards The march that isn’t a march: one of the perennial problems of music ...
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    A Year of Ballet Playing CardsFree sheet music for ballet classPlaying for ballet class

    A year of ballet playing cards #35: A mazurka by Hubay

    Download piano score of Hubay’s mazurka (free pdf)  Read  more about my Year of Ballet Playing Cards Slow, mazurka-like exercises from the corner for multiple pirouettes are a staple of all the company ...
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    A Year of Ballet Playing CardsFree sheet music for ballet classPlaying for ballet class

    A year of ballet playing cards #53 (Black Joker): Reel from La Sylphide

    Download the reel from La Sylphide in piano score (free pdf)  Read  more about my Year of Ballet Playing Cards I promised that I’d be posting a couple of “jokers” in ...
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