Hey! I'm looking for more friends that are into classical/instrumental music! So I made a server! It's brand new and needs help setting up haha. I'm a violist, and was thinking about going to college for it, but I have no idea what I'm getting into. I don't really have much knowledge about classical music :c and need to learn more. All instruments and people are welcome! hope to see you there! <3
What if there was an app for musicians that generated writing prompts but with melodies
That's a terrible way to explain it ik but hear me out
The same way a lot of writers refer to writing prompts when they need practice but don't have ideas or just really want to write bht have writer's block, musicians (specifically songwriters) can have lyricist's block too (in my experience as both a writer and a lyricist)
So if there was an app or a website where if you input basic information like key, time signature, metronome etc, it would generate random melodies and you can randomise and wouldn't that be fun?????
I just rehearsed with a singer friend, who has invited me to accompany her on a concert Sunday. She and her husband are both opera singers and they work at a very nice church a block from my apartment. They gave me a tour today, and showed me around. The sanctuary is carpeted, but the acoustics are very nice - clear, not boomy. They have been trying to make their church a music hub, and have invited me to play and record at any time. I'm blessed.
Musicians need community support in order to thrive. Churches have always been kind to me.
Sorry if the proportions are a bit shit. Didn't use a complete reference (and by that I mean I Frankenstein'd it from a bunch of pics of me playing guitar and pics I could find of Jan and the ones I took at a concert)
Heavily inspired by @signoraviolettavalery lol (merry Krismas part 2??)
Classical guitarist Ana Vidovi膰 was born in 1980 in Karlovac, Croatia. When she was thirteen years old, Vidovi膰 became the youngest student to enter the Musical Academy in Zagreb, and won her first international competition. She has gone on to win many more competitions since, including the Francisco Tarrega Competition and the Fernando Sor Competition. Vidovi膰 has performed in Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Australia, and recorded six albums.
Hi! So I just found out that Isaac Alb茅niz was Catalan. I鈥檝e heard some of his works on classical radio; what is he famous for composing? Are there any other Catalan classical composers we should know about?
I'm sorry, I started answering and left this in my drafts and forgot!
Yes, Isaac Alb茅niz was Catalan from the village Camprodon. His most famous work is a collection called "Iberia" of music inspired by places around the folk music of the Iberian peninsula, most importantly Andalusia (south). One of the most well-known songs is this one, called Asturies (located in the north, on the Atlantic coast):
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He's one of the most famous composers of the Catalan modernist music movement. The other most famous one is Enric Granados
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followed by
Enric Morera
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Joaquim Malats
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Amadeu Vives
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Eduard Toldr脿
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and also Josep Anselm Clav茅 though he's more famous for his role as creator of the workers' choirs than by his compositions.