Ballet pianists on film
Film clips of ballet pianists playing for class are so rare. There are films (such as the World Ballet Day online classes) where pianists play for a class that is…
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…
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…
More on the joys of live music
Barely a week after feeling unusually compelled to write something on the joys of live music after hearing the choir at St Martin-in-the-Fields, I found myself in a similar position…
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…