The Hidden Secret of Musical Codes in 18th Century Music with Dr. Antonella Di Giulio
Kick-Off: Mozart & Haydn - Music from the 18th Century
When we study a new piece of music, we do not really think that we are actually decoding a message that a composer has encrypted, right? But what if we would learn how to actually interpret this message?
In this Livestream, we will talk about hidden musical codes and how to discover the secrets behind a musical piece written in the 18th century
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I will learn the “Adagio” of Mozart K280 for the challenge. I will also learn the “Allegro assai”, but it is doubtful I will get it up to tempo by the end of the challenge time as I am working on other music already.
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Antonella Di Giulio thank you for including that. It was nice to see.
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Susan Rogers you are welcome! All original handwritten pieces by Mozart have been collected and are publicly available :)
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This is the first challenge I'll try and participate in, so I'm still not sure how this works. But I'll learn "German Dance in D major, Hob IX:22, no 2".
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Roy Good choice! Challenging yourself with new things is a great way to improve.
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Roy this German Dance is very similar to the country dance I analyzed in the Livestream: there is an alternation of Tonic and Dominant. I would start with practicing well the left hand and then the right hand. I would suggest to play hands together one section at the time: you will see how easy and fun it will be. :)
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Antonella Di Giulio thanks you for the advice, it looks like a fun piece. I'm a little unconfident because I haven't played in many years now and looking forward to start again.
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Roy I am sure it will be fine: the first step is always the most difficult one.
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