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A composer’s notes on tonality and enharmonics:... →
bayreuther: The common view of ‘tonality’ is unfortunately very myopic, and the fundamental reason is because analysis typically demands irrefutable answers. In order to say unquestionably that we are in the key of X, as opposed to Y or Z, we require at minimum a cadence prepared by predominant, dominant, and…
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“It is better to make a piece of music than to perform one, better to perform one...”
– John Cage (via leadingtone)
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Fun Fact
blogthoven: Morse code for the letter V is …-, which is also the famous motif from Beethoven’s 5th symphony. It’s possible Samuel Morse chose this association because V is the Roman numeral for 5. As a result, the letter V and Beethoven’s motif have become synonymous with victory. (It also explains the usage of Beethoven’s 5th in the film V for Vendetta).
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classical963fm asked: Hi Derek, thanks for the follow! Just looked through your tumblr - love it!
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“Music can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable.”
– Leonard Bernstein
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“Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.”
– Hector Berlioz Sorry for lack of posts recently.  I was on holiday in Hong Kong and Borneo.  Had a great time, but I’m back now and it’s time for some music!
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Music To My Ears: Characteristics of Keys →
bachyou: C Major Completely Pure. Its character is: innocence, simplicity, naïvety, children’s talk. C Minor Declaration of love and at the same time the lament of unhappy love. All languishing, longing, sighing of the love-sick soul lies in this key. Db Major A leering key, degenerating into grief and rapture. It cannot laugh, but it can smile; it cannot howl, but it can at least grimace its...
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“Music is a mysterious mathematical process whose elements are part of Infinity....”
– Claude Debussy (via blogthoven)
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