Thursday, July 25, 2013

The birds really do sing Mozart

I was practicing some Mozart today (K. 330) and a bird actually hung around outside my window and started imitating. I thought such things only happened in books.

(I'm sure it wouldn't have happened with any other composer.)

4 comments:

  1. Love the K.330. The 2nd mvt. was the piece that opened up a whole world of controlled legato without pedaling (my teacher's rule on the damper pedal: "when in doubt, NO!"). Really sings under the right hands!

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  2. Me too! The second movement is one of my favorite movements in any piece ever. And it's perfect for learning to play in a vocal manner. Glad you had such a wonderful experience with it.

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  3. They'd probably respond to Messiaen, too.

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