For the classical music geeks/sheet-music fanatics in the audience

[eponymous_rose]

I've spent most of today studying for my music history exam - and then it occurred to me that I haven't blogged about this place yet.

Free public domain music scores.  It's brilliant.

Even if you've got very little interest in classical music, reading a score while you're listening can be a pretty amazing experience. :D

Comments

[eponymous-rose.livejournal.com]

Re: "The Wanderer Fantasy" as a Grade 10 piece - would that it were! :D It's generally seen to be one of the most difficult pieces in piano repertoire. As a result, I'm pathetically bad at it. But it's so much fun to play!

Best way to practice triplets over duplets that you can do anytime - start tapping out a ONE-two-three-ONE-two-three rhythm on your knee with one hand, then a ONE-two-ONE-two with the other. The trick, of course, is to make sure the ONEs always come up at the same time - the rest can usually be fudged at a high enough speed. I've found it generally works out well to think of the finished product as a sort of ONE-two-dle-three-ONE-two-dle-three thing. Um. Yes. Not particularly helpful. That's me! *beams*

Ooh, I wish I had a grand piano to practice on! Sometimes I go to the mall and look sad at the Yamaha store and they let me play on the grand. For a few minutes. Then they realize I don't have sixty thousand dollars on hand and politely shoo me away. Heehee.

I forget - have I babbled to you about the wonder that is www.imslp.org recently? Because that's a nice alternative to having to buy sheet music, if you've got a good printer! There's some good stuff there, too.

[eponymous-rose.livejournal.com]

Wow, I'm enormously dense today. Forgot which post I was commenting on. Heehee.

[northern_magic]

Takes me a bit to get back into gear too. :p

[northern_magic]

I forget - have I babbled to you about the wonder that is www.imslp.org recently? Because that's a nice alternative to having to buy sheet music, if you've got a good printer! There's some good stuff there, too.

Yep, you have! Not that I mind hearing about it again. As soon as we have a good supply of printer cartridges, well...*cackles*

As for the triplets over duplets, I keep finding that the duplets turn into a dotted rhythm. *sighs and keeps practicing* Gives me mind the weirdest feeling...