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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Sindre Skarelven amazing piece, and fantastic playing! Really felt like travelling just listening to it!
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Ching Lee Goh Derek McConville Thank you so much! Yes, love the rhythms and feel of this piece!
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Sindre Skarelven So vividly Spanish and evocatively played, thank you Sindre.
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Angela Fogg Thank you, Angela!
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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)"
https://youtu.be/Wg9a6qD40Ys-
Randall Wayne What a beautiful trio of pieces and so sensitively played Kay Hanna, thank you!
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Randall Wayne very glad you posted some Granados, who definitely deserves to be represented in a Spanish music challenge! Well chosen and lovely pieces, all three of them, and nice playing, Kay Hanna!
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Randall Wayne Thank you for sharing these three beautiful gems! Really enjoyed your lovely playing. Do you have a favorite among them? I think your playing of May Song might be my favorite (though all 3 are wonderful).
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Randall Wayne Gems indeed! Beautiful playing!
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Randall Wayne lovely selection and playing by Kay!!
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Angela Fogg thank you so much Angela! I appreciate the kind words.
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Natalie Peh thank you Natalie! There are several pieces in this set and there are many more gems!
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Vidhya Bashyam I think May is my favorite as well, but it’s hard to choose! Thank you Vidhya!
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Sindre Skarelven Thank you so much Sindre! The collection has many more gems!
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Thank you Derek!
Derek McConville
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Randall Wayne Beautiful pieces and as always a very sensitive playing, Kay Hanna!
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Juan Carlos Olite thank you so much Juan Carlos! I really enjoyed exploring various pieces by Granados and couldn’t choose until I landed on these beauties.
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Is there a link to the watch party?
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Libby Craig Not finding anything myself!
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Randall Wayne Libby Craig apologies, we had to reschedule this event! It will be in the next week or so. Sorry about this but thank you for submitting videos! We will be having the watch party very soon!
Dominic
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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.-
Judith Oh Judith you have my every sympathy, poor you…I broke my right wrist a couple of years ago and I found things to play at IMSLP where they have a section on music for left/right hand. Take good care of yourself and I hope you enjoy exploring some different repertoire!
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Judith so sorry to hear about your wrist, Judith. Wishing you a speedy recovery!
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Judith Oh no Judith! So sorry to hear that you are hurt. I hope you have a quick and safe recovery from this injury. Looking forward to hearing your lovely playing again soon.
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Judith Wishing you a speedy recovery, Judith!
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