Let's Play: Spanish Music!
If you missed the FANTASTIC livestream with Magdalena Stern Baczewska this past Saturday, be sure to check it out! She walked us through several centuries of Spanish music, its developments, rhythmic styles, melodic content, and much more - Quite a comprehensive event!
Replay:
A Journey into the world of Spanish Music (with Magdalena Baczewska)
So we decided it would be fun to host a "Mini Challenge" where for the next two weeks we choose a piece to work on and post our progress here!
If you need some suggestions about music to play, check out the livestream or this list that I have compiled! Repertoire below is considered to be on the easier side, due to the nature of this shorter challenge!
Repertoire Suggestions
Editor's Choice:
Sebastian Yradier: El Arreglito (The unknown inspiration for the famous Habanera from the opera, Carmen, by Bizet!)
Advice: Play the piano part, since it pretty much doubles the vocal part the entire time, feel free to add notes from the vocal line into piano part in the final bars!
Intermediate level piece, but one of the most famous and satisfying to play!
Federico Mompou:
A lesser known, but magical composer born in Barcelona! Two options below:
A haunting and gorgeous piece by this famous composer!
Most of his music is very difficult but these short works can prove quite interesting!
Hello Everyone!
If you would like to be featured on our Mini Challenge WATCH PARTY please submit a video of you playing your selected piece by May 15th!
Watch Party MAY 24th at 11am PT!
https://app.tonebase.co/piano/live/player/pno-watch-party-spanish-music-2023
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Spanish music from a cuban composer. Here's my contribution with Malagueña from Suite Andalucia by Ernesto Lecuona.
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For this challenge, I've uploaded 3 clips of my wife, Kay Hanna, playing short gems from Enrique Granados Cuentos de La Juventud Opus 1. Enjoy! (Dominic, please use as few or as many of these clips as you want for the watch party! We recorded them individually just to increase our chances of getting clean takes by the deadline.)
"La huerfana (The Orphan Girl)"
https://youtu.be/nPip4hURHh8"Viniendo de la Fuente (Coming from the Fountain)"
https://youtu.be/4ggXp2wRGtk"Cancion de Mayo (May Song)"
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Is there a link to the watch party?
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I truly did want to play, unfortunately I fell and broke my wrist. very frustrating, but I am hoping it will heal quickly. Looking for music for right hand only for a while 🙂 I'll be back in a bit. Time to watch and learn from you all.