The mysterious case of the Lyrical Waltz
I’ve just had an email from a teacher, asking me what I understand by the term “Lyrical Waltz.” Short answer, I don’t understand anything by it, but the long answer…
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…
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”…
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…