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Post subject: To any musicians: what are you playing right now? Posted: February 4th, 2007, 10:22 am |
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Joined: 25 August 2006 Posts: 45
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So yeah, what songs/pieces have you been learning/practicing lately?
Well for me:
Violin has been focussed on about 4 pieces for my music AS recital coming up in a few weeks. I'm playing a grade 5 (I think) piece called Czardas which is a sort of Hungarian dance, 2 ensembles and another piece who's title got cut off by the photocopier  To be honest I'm really beginning to panic about all that... (though yesterday I bought the dress I get to wear for the recital and even though I'm not into wearing dresses, its verrry purdy  )
But anyway, guitar has been more fun  Lately I've been playing Where Dead Angels Lie- Dissection, the lead part for Mirror Mirror- Blind Guardian, Demon of the Fall- Opeth, This Love- Pantera and I've recently started Godhead's Lament- Opeth
Anyway what about all of you?
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Post subject: Posted: February 4th, 2007, 1:36 pm |
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Joined: 24 June 2005 Posts: 3759 Location: Berlin Country:
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I play the recorder and I'm playing lots of different pieces at the moment, because two other people and me are gpnna play at a party in about 3 months and we're currently selecting the pieces we're gonna practise.
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Post subject: Posted: February 4th, 2007, 3:34 pm |
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Joined: 19 September 2006 Posts: 2126 Location: england
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i don't get to play my flute very often anymore because there isn't a practice room in my halls of residence, but when i do play i generally start with some of my classical stuff - faure's morceau de concours, mozart's flute and harp concerto, and rutter's suite antique are particular favourites - then finish with some irish folk music. i find it's better to leave the folk music til later because it's so fast my fingers need to be really warmed up to play it.
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Post subject: Posted: February 4th, 2007, 3:44 pm |
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Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 2645 Location: Wouldn't you like to know.
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I've been working on the samba portion of Samba Alla Turca, a fun take-off of Rondo Alla Turca. Listen-
http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/cgi-bin/sh ... reid=18137
Too lazy to make it a nice link.
I'm not all that advanced at piano, but can pull my way along a bit...I'm playing Jon Schmidt's Tribute...the BBC Narnia theme...those sorts of easyish, prettyish things.
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Post subject: Posted: February 4th, 2007, 7:32 pm |
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Joined: 01 June 2006 Posts: 8449 Location: Adragonback
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I'm playing a lot of grade 8 Royal Conservatory music at the moment. I think one of them is a Little Prelude by Bach; Nocturne in B flat by John Fields; and I'm learning If I Didn't Have You from Monsters Inc, the horrible difficult swing-beat jazz version. I like it, though.
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Post subject: Posted: February 4th, 2007, 8:21 pm |
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Joined: 23 August 2006 Posts: 999 Location: Minas Anor
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Piano! I have exams coming up...
My favorite songs to play for fun are "Rohan", obviously by Howard Shore, and "A Thousand Miles" by Vanessa Carlton.
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Post subject: Posted: February 4th, 2007, 8:25 pm |
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Joined: 03 July 2005 Posts: 9846 Location: city that never sleeps
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Piano... with recital looming in April. Someone shoot me. I'm playing Clementi at the moment and I've discovered that I actually like this guy's music. Not very high leveled, just free-spirited and fast. My fingers have been spazzing ever since that last sonatina in C...
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Post subject: Posted: February 5th, 2007, 12:26 am |
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Joined: 01 June 2006 Posts: 8449 Location: Adragonback
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I love Clementi! He doesn't have any grade 8 pieces in the repertoire, which is disappointing, but I've played a lot of him in the last three years or so. Beethoven has some awesome sonatas, too.
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Post subject: Posted: February 5th, 2007, 7:03 pm |
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Joined: 04 June 2005 Posts: 5471
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My "senior recital" is Saturday *screams and hides*, and I've 10 pieces ready for it. I'm too lazy to list them all right now. lol I like Clementi too-I've got his Sonatina in G memorized-fun to play!
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Post subject: Posted: February 6th, 2007, 12:31 am |
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Joined: 01 June 2006 Posts: 8449 Location: Adragonback
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I have two Sonatas in G this year - Hadyn and Beethoven. I love them both, they're so pretty!
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Post subject: Posted: February 6th, 2007, 10:58 am |
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Joined: 04 June 2005 Posts: 4449 Location: Northern USA
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I have Solo & Ensamble coming up and a piano competition called Auditions (though we're not auditioning for anything  ).
I'm playing a class A (that's the highest/hardest level in Solo & Ensamble) piece by Chopin called "Valse" (Opus 69, No. 1 in A flat Major). I'm also playing a piece by Wilhelm Friedemann Back calld "Allegro" (doesn't have the Opus number in my book =/) and a piece by Gillock called "Sea Scape". The last two are easier, but they're memorized and the first piece is quite challenging, so I need some easier pieces 
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Post subject: Posted: February 9th, 2007, 12:11 am |
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Joined: 04 June 2005 Posts: 5471
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^I love Chopin's music. I've only learned 1 or 2 songs of his so far, but I definitly want to learn more! I'm semi-working on "Raindrop", Prelude #15 in D Minor. I printed it out offline, and I play around on it every now and then.
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Post subject: Posted: February 9th, 2007, 9:13 am |
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Joined: 04 June 2005 Posts: 4449 Location: Northern USA
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I agree, Chopin's music is very beautiful  This is the first piece I've played by him, but I hope to play more!
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Post subject: Posted: February 10th, 2007, 4:20 pm |
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Joined: 17 October 2006 Posts: 2763 Location: England
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I'm playing some Vivaldi at the moment, and practising for my Grade 6. (violin) 
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Post subject: Posted: February 10th, 2007, 11:17 pm |
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Joined: 04 June 2005 Posts: 4428 Location: USA
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I am playing a classical finger-picking guitar piece right now. It doesn't really have a name... it's just called "Study" (how creative!  )
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Post subject: Posted: February 11th, 2007, 3:07 pm |
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Joined: 23 October 2005 Posts: 8345 Location: Rivendell Country:
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bow_and_arrow wrote: I'm playing some Vivaldi at the moment, and practising for my Grade 6. (violin) 
Ahh, yes, Vivaldi.
I'm playing some Vivaldi concerto. It's fun.
{violin, btw}
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