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Thanks, gentlemen. In my case, I was inspired by my struggles to master some of the more esoteric skills in the martial art aikido. But there are parallels in my study of music and other things as well... I am glad you could find meaning in it too.
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The Road You Cannot Travel
Lux Apollo commented on Mikiesboy's story chapter in The Road You Cannot Travel
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Franz Joseph Haydn wrote a lot of keyboard sonatas. In the middle of his career, before the Sonatas were intended solely to be played on the piano, he wrote this lovely Sonata in c minor. Haydn was known to be a generally happy individual and this is reflected in the fact that he wrote very few piano works in minor keys, and here - even in a dark key like c minor, there is often some sparkle and brilliance along with the introspective moments.
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Sometimes the solution Is so simple And yet Any attempt to grasp at it Any effort expended Is met with frustration and Failure. The point is to try But also to not try. To lift Without lifting. To relax But not go limp. To use power By disappearing. The solution is there In your body, But no one can teach you How to use it. It's a feeling, Something fleeting, Something to be
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Thanks! Glad to be back.
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Thanks guys. It was my thoughts on something that actually happened earlier this week at martial arts training. My finger is recovering, my ego might take a bit longer, lol.
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Moving forward, swiftly Striking for the head. It's blocked, knock it down Catch the punch that follows before Pain But, committed, run behind Grasp their arms and pin Them to their sides Through the throb Of your damaged finger Focus is all that matters now.
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Thanks for commenting (and sorry for taking 3 years to say it!)
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Hi Wesley, thanks for your comment. Sorry for not getting back to you sooner. Life kind of got in the way of finishing this. I hope you enjoyed what I had written so far. I've started writing again, so hopefully there will be more soon.
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Love this piece!
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Vasily Kalinnikov (1866-1901) is a minor figure in the late Russian Romantic, dying very early of tuberculosis just shy of 35 years old. I first learned this Nocturne from a set of four pieces for solo piano at the end of my high school days and have treasured it since.
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Just a short excerpt from one of Nicolas Clerambault's cantatas.
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Claude Vivier was a Canadian composer and world traveler who came from a poor background. He studied with Gilles Tremblay and Karlheinz Stockhausen. His music is very interesting, but modernist in approach.
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A set of pieces for one and two harpsichords from the mysterious Gaspard le Roux, published around 1705.
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Some Mozart for a Monday.
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I guess there's reason why this guy was one of Mozart's hero/inspirations.
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So many questions, so many complicated answers... Good to see you. Hope you are safe and well.
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Some late Renaissance Easter Mass music by Gabrieli for your enjoyment. Cheers!
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Henri DuMont (1610-1689) was a composer of the French school of the Baroque, although originally from the southern Netherlands. Working in the court of Louis XIV, he primarily wrote religious music such as this Sinfonia and Grand Motet.
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Happy April Fool's Day!
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For Haydn's birthday, and mine too, I present to you perhaps his fortepiano sonata most orchestral in design. One of my favourites from his oeuvre.
