Week 4 Thread: The Meaning in Music 🕴

Welcome to the Main Thread for the fourth week of "Mozart & Haydn - Music from the 18th Century" challenge! 


Where is the meaning in a piece of music written in the 18th century for keyboard only? Is that music meaningless? Or was this type of music only composed for solely entertainment purposes?

Try to find the meaningful elements in the music you have studied this month

And… Post a clip of your beautiful performance!

Pick a piece from the suggested repertoire according to your level or share any piece written during the 18th century that you have been working on!


If you want to describe your process, feel free to use the following template.

  • Piece(s) you have been working on:
  • Things you found easy:
  • Things you found difficult:

Happy sharing 😍

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    • Pianist, composer and piano teacher
    • Sindre_Skarelven
    • 3 yrs ago
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    Here is (probably) my final take on the Mozart Rondo in D K 485 for this challenge. I feel it's getting close to be really good, but I will have to work on it some more! Maybe play it on a Community concert later on. Now I will focus on the Haydn... :) 

      • Classical Pianist and Music Theorist
      • dr_AntonellaDiGiulio
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Sindre Skarelven Beautiful!

      Maybe you can work a bit on one small thing the right-hand main theme is very important and so... it should appear in the same shape and form every time. Sometimes the patterns at the left hand seem to disturb the regularity in the theme. I think that a few days of slow practice will piece things together...

      great job and great memory as usual.

      And congratulations for completing this month's challenge...

      You are actually taking a double challenge :)

      • Pianist, composer and piano teacher
      • Sindre_Skarelven
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Antonella Di Giulio Thank you for this suggestion, Antonella :) 

      • Classical Pianist and Music Theorist
      • dr_AntonellaDiGiulio
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Sindre Skarelven You are welcome! 

      • Natalie_Peh
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Sindre Skarelven love your playing of this, with a very nice tempo and touch. Bravo!

      • The Retired French Teacher
      • Monikainfrance
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Sindre Skarelven well done! You play this piece with great energy!

      • vbashyam
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Sindre Skarelven Sounds great! 

      • Philosophy teacher and piano lover
      • Juan_Carlos
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Sindre Skarelven Bravo Sindre! Elegant, graceful, playful, with very beautiful sound! Wonderful Mozart!

      • Andrea_Buckland
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Sindre Skarelven Very delightful playing, Sindre! Bravo! 

      • Pianist, composer and piano teacher
      • Sindre_Skarelven
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Natalie Peh Thank you so much, Natalie! 

      • Pianist, composer and piano teacher
      • Sindre_Skarelven
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Monika Tusnady Thank you, Monika! 

      • Pianist, composer and piano teacher
      • Sindre_Skarelven
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Vidhya Bashyam Thank you, Vidhya! 

      • Pianist, composer and piano teacher
      • Sindre_Skarelven
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Juan Carlos Olite Thank you so much, Juan Carlos! I am working on it, so very glad these qualities shines threw! 

      • Pianist, composer and piano teacher
      • Sindre_Skarelven
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Andrea Buckland Thank you so much, Andrea! 

      • Derek_McConville
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Sindre Skarelven bravo!! I have always loved this piece and you make it sound great. Impressive that its all from memory too - it sounds so crisp!

      • Pianist, composer and piano teacher
      • Sindre_Skarelven
      • 2 yrs ago
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      Derek McConville Thank you, Derek! Yes, it's a great piece, and quite fun to play!  

    • Andrea_Buckland
    • 3 yrs ago
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    Here is my musical offering for this month’s challenge: The Adagio of Mozart’s Sonata in F-major KV 332 Thank you for all the support, Antonella, and this wonderful community. 
     

      • Philosophy teacher and piano lover
      • Juan_Carlos
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Andrea Buckland Catching playing, Andrea! With this slow tempo and your phrasing you shape a very beautiful feeling. 

      • Classical Pianist and Music Theorist
      • dr_AntonellaDiGiulio
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Andrea Buckland iBeautiful playing! It has been my pleasure to work with all of you. 

      I love your phrasings... very Mozart-like.

      • vbashyam
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Andrea Buckland Beautiful Andrea! Very expressive!

      • Andrea_Buckland
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Antonella Di Giulio thanks for everything, Antonella!

      • Andrea_Buckland
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Vidhya Bashyam many thanks, Vidhya!

      • Classical Pianist and Music Theorist
      • dr_AntonellaDiGiulio
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Andrea Buckland it has been my pleasure!

      • Natalie_Peh
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Andrea Buckland the phrasing is so exquisite! So beautiful!

      • Pianist, composer and piano teacher
      • Sindre_Skarelven
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Andrea Buckland Beautiful performance, Andrea! I enjoyed this tempo very much. Gorgeous phrasing and shaping of the melody.  

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