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Relaxing Piano Music
The third characteristic of relaxing piano music is its ability to release tension. In this regard, the player is forced to release the tension induced by the music. This is essential when striking and playing notes, as this will help improve one’s control of their hands and fingers. However, as with any new skill, it […]
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Chopin’s Prelude No. 4 in E minor is one of the twenty-eight preludes composed by the great composer. The composer requested that the Prelude No. 4 be played at his funeral. Chopin himself requested that the funeral procession include the Prelude No. 4 in E minor. The work is a short, elegant piece that can […]
Read MoreOne Hundred Years of Chinese Piano Music
The concerto is in two movements, and Beethoven has already included cadenzas in two introductions. The soloist plays an assertive passage in the first section, developing a fragment of Motive A. The solo piano then plays a delicate music box version of Motive A in E-flat minor and the horns and winds repeat the theme. […]
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The flute is one of the most common Chinese instruments, and the earliest Chinese flutes were bone-flutes. Today, flutes are played in Chinese folk music, opera, the national orchestra, and in western symphony orchestras. Flutes can be made of bamboo, stone, and jade. Bamboo is the most common type. This instrument is often made of […]
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The Qin xiao’s notation indicates the pitches and special hand movements. The instrument is played using plucked strings, stopped strings, harmonics, and bare fingers. The instrument has symbolic meanings ranging from literary references to its 13 inlays. The inlay patterns on the instrument’s body mark important scale notes and note positions. The notes are arranged […]
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