First track in the can! Danny Gotham and I are hoping to release our new album sometime in late summer. Mostly acoustic instruments, #mandolin, #classical and steel string #guitar, #ukulele, #lute, a little electric guitar and lap steel, too. Nice variety of material, too! Big honor to get to do this with Danny, who’s one of the best pickers this side of the Mississippi.
An interesting one for #MusicWomenWednesday - sometimes as I'm watching TV, I use Shazam to take note of a song so I can find it later.
Isobel Waller-Bridge is a modern classical composer for TV and movies, and her cool song "Bloom" was in whatever I was watching. That led me to her whole 2015 EP, 'Music for Strings'.
I'm not a fan of your older regular classical type stuff. But THIS? THIS is damn good.
L'ouverture du vaisseau fantôme jouée par un mauvais orchestre de Spa à 7h du matin près de la fontaine (dont le titre dit tout) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QjodlxRxa8
Chances are high you know Samuel Barber's beautiful classical piece Adagio for Strings. It has been used in several films, including Platoon.
But not as many people know that there's also a choral variation, called Agnus Dei. Personally, I think that's even more beautiful. Listening to it always gives me goosebumps. Turn up the volume, close your eyes and enjoy...
New instance, new #introduction: Hello! I'm Abdi 👋🏾 Software engineer/data scientist in NYC. Former #refugee. Lover of greenery/gardens, board games, #movies, #cycling, autumn, Japanese food, and #tea. Fortunate to have done a lot of #travel
Trying something new here. As a self-taught pianist it's hard to get good feedback and tips. I had considered posting my practices, but who really wants to watch other people do scale and chord inversion exercises. Instead I thought I would start posting repertoire run throughs where either I'm getting close and want feedback or am struggling to see if any one has any tips.
Miss Admiral Gordon’s Strathspey (William Marshall ) is a 250 yr. old strathspey dance tune. Named for the Strathspey region of Scotland, the strathspey dance is a popular form of country dance, usually in 4/4 time and slower than a reel or jig. It is characterized by the use of the “Scots Snap" rhythm — a sixteenth note followed by a dotted eighth note, or in reverse order.
#PhilipGlass is 87 today, so I'm listening to Einstein on the Beach. Easily my favourite #opera. It's like listening to the thoughts of a sentient computer (which, in a way, I suppose Einstein was).
Music already is, and always has been, a neural implant; I don't need a clunky, misfiring Musk rust-bucket in my head. #classical#minimalism