by Aiva Elsina Oh, teaching, TEACHING! “What a wonderful job!” I usually hear people saying when I mention my profession. Yes, we teachers have an important task to shape our students’ lives, to teach them discipline, concentration, sensibility, and many other indispensable skills. It is rewarding to see them progress with time, becoming better musicians and developing their own…
Das atmende Klarsein (1981)ovvero La Chiarezza che respira di Francesca Cescon Il compositore Luigi Nono (Venezia 1924-1990) nel suo ultimo decennio di vita ha dedicato al flauto contemporaneo opere uniche e rivoluzionarie ed è impossibile separare il primo da Roberto Fabbriciani, magistrale interprete delle sue musiche. Das atmende Klarsein, l’opera qui presa in esame ed eseguita per la prima…
The reasons for our inefficiency, of course, are many, and each has its own. Someone is doing great, but is afraid of the stage, someone’s parents were constantly compared with others, as a result, a person cannot fully enjoy their results, trying to do everything perfectly, someone does not have the energy and strength to work until the result,…
di Vilma Campitelli Anna Bon, virtuosa, cantante e compositrice veneziana del XVIII secolo. Un raro esempio di professionista alle corti Europee del ‘700.Compone pagine per flauto, per voce e per clavicembalo piene di quello spirito fresco e giovane in grado di anticipare stili e tempi. La sua unica biografia si evince dai frontespizi e dalle dediche apposte nelle tre…
di Marco Felicioni Il fascino e l’importanza del flauto sono ben conosciuti e apprezzati in molte culture. È risaputo che questo strumento è associato ad alcune delle più importanti divinità e non sarebbe divenuto e nominato “flauto magico” senza la lunga storia di credenze e leggende. Proprio in Europa, uno dei flauti più rappresentativi prende il nome dal dio…
The ancient Greeks thought music was of divine origin. The gods and Muses were connected with music, and some even invented musical instruments: the lyre by Hermes or Apollo, the simple flute by Athene, the shepherd’s flute by Pan.
Making a headjoint draws on rigorous training in the mechanics of sound and surgical skills in measuring and cutting. But to produce a quality head, a flute maker also needs the ability to dream, hear, and intuit.
Бывало ли у вас так, что начинаешь заниматься/работать, и у вас такое колличество различных задач и столько всего нужно сделать, что становится страшно даже приступить, не знаешь за что схватиться, с чего начать и сколько это займет времени?
«Вечный солнечный свет в музыке – имя тебе Моцарт!» – так сказал Антон Рубинштейн о великом австрийском композиторе, чьё имя стало синонимом гениальности. Но родись Вольфганг Амадей Моцарт в семье, скажем, мясника или лесника, узнал бы мир о нём? Верится с трудом…
by Sergio Pallottelli The issue of phrasing is a difficult matter as it is mostly personal and unique to every musician. What makes the difference between what we call a “well phrased” performance versus the opposite? It is difficult to put one’s finger on specific issues, but when the phrasing is right we all notice it and appreciate it…
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