It was shortly thereafter that our trio, at the beginning of 2019, The Alma Ensemble, was born, named in honor of composer, Alma Mahler.įarther down the rabbit hole, at the beginning of 2020, I was thrilled to be able to finally meet in person Sandra Mogensen, a pianist who had long been a friend of mine on Twitter. Over wine and appetizers one evening, we found ourselves chatting about the possibility of forming an ensemble and we all decided that what we wanted was to focus on shining a light on works written by women and commissioning new works. I don’t believe in that particular performance we performed anything written by a woman, but that project brought the three of us together. I’m constantly discovering new wonders along the way.Īt the end of 2018, Sarah and a friend of hers, clarinetist Michelle Smith Johnson, and I put together a fun Halloween concert. I found myself feeling like Alice by the end of the experience, standing at the very top of a very deep but thrilling hole that contains a new musical cornucopia of creativity and expression I had yet to discover. It was refreshing to peer into a world I hadn’t previously known and Sarah’s enthusiasm for the composers ( Anna Bon, Cécile Chaminade, Lili Boulanger, Sofia Gubaidulina, and Jennifer Higdon), was inspiring. Fanny Hensel, Clara Schumann, and Cécile Chaminade. I couldn’t even name on one hand the names of female composers. I very quickly realized after saying yes, much to my puzzlement and embarrassment, that I had never, in my entire schooling and career covering 39 years (!) performed anything written by a woman. I of course said yes, not because of the program itself, but simply because I rarely turn down an opportunity to perform. I had been asked by a flute player, Sarah Wardle Jones, if I would play piano for a recital she had put together of music composed by women, a particular interest of hers. It all started several years ago, in the summer of 2017. School orchestra arrangements differ much more because, well, they're arrangements.Guest post by Erica Ann Sipes of Soundfly’s Flypaper It's common for orchestral musicians to save old parts to reuse whenever they play the piece again. Because bowings and articulations tend to be decided by the concertmaster or section leader anyway, with most pieces it makes no difference if someone in the orchestra is playing off a part from a different edition. The notes are unlikely to differ except in unusual cases where the composer's intent is uncertain (for example, if there are multiple revisions, or if no original manuscript survives). There may be different editions, but the differences are usually limited to bowings, articulations, and sometimes rehearsal letters/numbers inserted in different places or repeats written out. Nothing like a friendly, neighborhood digression, oops. can't get past 70% normal speed without crashing and burning, sigh.) (Off topic but the Bach Double is an exception.
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I'd way rather play something within my skill set and work on figuring out how to make it sound like music than cram in as many notes as possible on a piece way beyond my ability. Don't get me wrong on the Pleyel being too easy.
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I wonder it that's the case with professional orchestra scores too? Unfortunately there seem to be a bunch of amateur and school level adaptations and the one my community orchestra was using was different than Murphy's. I first found Murphy when looking for some guidance to play the 2nd violin (always frustratingly unmelodic at some point) of Vivaldi's Spring. So you may enjoy your classical pieces without apologizing too!īob, thanks for that Patrick Murphy link and the Mazas suggestion. Beethovenīilly, nothing wrong with switching genres Seriously, I actually love working on fiddle tunes and (pre-pandemic) attended an occasional OT music jam or festival. Duetto di Zerlina e Don Giovanni (dal Don Giovanni) W. Grieg- ( tecnica avanzata della I posizione)ġ9. Aria di Zerlina “Vedrai carino” (Don Giovanni) W. Saw this posted elsewhere and was interested for myself so I wanted to share it.Ģ.
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