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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Antonella Di Giulio Looking forward to this new challenge! Is a Scarlatti sonata an option?
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Vidhya Bashyam That sounds like a good idea
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Antonella Di Giulio Galuppi’s sonatas are lovely! I am not sure I can resist. Thanks for the introduction.
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Vidhya Bashyam Benedetti Michelangeli loved Galuppi :)
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Antonella Di Giulio Yes. I heard this one when I did a search on YouTube and got quickly convinced to start practicing this very sweet and lovely sonata for this month’s challenge. Excited to play a new composer!
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Vidhya Bashyam I‘m sure you will play it beautifully, Vidhya.
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Andrea Buckland Thank you Andrea! Looking forward to playing it.
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Vidhya Bashyam What a lovely piece to discover! Looking forward to hear you play this, Vidhya!
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Sindre Skarelven Yes, looking forward to it. Thanks to Antonella Di Giulio for pointing me in the direction of Galuppi.
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Thank you so much for posting this link. Wow! I don’t think I’ve ever heard of this composer - what a revelation! That first movement is so beautiful and exquisitely played.
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Angela Fogg You are welcome... it is actually very unfortunate that many of the sonatas he wrote are lost or maybe hidden in some archives. They were mostly not published or only published later, when he was a bit more famous.
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Angela Fogg I tried to listen to more Galuppi. The F minor and F major sonatas are lovely too!
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Antonella Di Giulio thank you for the info!
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Vidhya Bashyam thank you so much! Am bowled over by them!
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Vidhya Bashyam Thank you! Now I’ve bought a CD and a book of 9 Sonatas published by Schott. A little project for the summer!
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Angela Fogg Very nice! Can’t wait to hear your interpretation! Let me know if you like the Schott version. I have been using the IMSLP version.
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I’m thinking of revisiting the Mozart Fantasy in c minor K. 475, which I learned about 6 years ago and performed but not from memory. It’s got a bit of everything in it.
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Harriet Kaplan What a great piece! Can't wait to hear you!
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Harriet Kaplan That is such a beautiful piece! I have it in my repertoire, together with the accompanying Sonata in C minor.
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I'm VERY excited about this challenge, and this month of 18th century music!! So much music I would love to play! I've decided to learn a sonata by Haydn, Hob. XVI: 38 in E-flat. I think it's a wonderful sonata, and that this music deserves more attention! I also want to learn something new by Mozart, and decided to go for Rondo in D-major K. 485. Looking forward to practice :)
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Sindre Skarelven Wow... they are both very beautiful. Keep us posted about your progress on this... :)
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Sindre Skarelven I love the D-major Rondo. It is sooo funny! Can‘t wait to hear you play. Don‘t know much of Haydn (shame on me!), I‘m curious to get to know Hob. XVI.
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Antonella Di Giulio Thank you, Antonella! I will :)
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Andrea Buckland Thank you, Andrea! Yes, the Rondo will be a lot of fun to learn! There's no shame in not knowing much Haydn! I have listened to some Haydn, but have a lot to discover myself :)
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Sindre Skarelven Like Andrea Buckland I don't know much about Haydn (beyond the few basic pieces I played many many years ago). I haven't heard that Mozart Rondo either. Looking forward to hearing these new pieces.
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I‘m planning to study Mozart Sonata No 12 in F-Major KV 332. Can‘t wait to start.
