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Currently working on: Perfecting the Op 2/1, studying the 27/2 last movement. Chopin Nocturne 32/2 and Posth. C#m, 'Raindrop' prelude and Etude 10/9 Repetoire: Beethoven op 2/1, 10/1(1st, 2nd), 13, 14/1, 27/1(1st, 2nd), 27/2, 28(1st, 2nd), 31/2(1st, 3rd), 49/1, 49/2, 78(1st), 79, 90, 101(1st)
hahaha Borat was a pretty funny film until the naked wrestle they had. that song always makes me laugh, but not as much as the bear in the ice cream van! HAHAHAHA!!!
All theory, dear friend, is grey, but the golden tree of life springs ever green.
One interesting thing about the Ketchup song (info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ketchup_Song) is how its chorus is broken up into groups of *6* measures, not the usual 4. I'm always fascinated by non-standard phrase lengths; I feel there's a connection to their catchiness. Mozart did this a lot.
The other interesting thing about this song (which I just learned from its wikipedia page) is that it's in the key of D# minor / Eb minor. Six accidentals is not standard world-wide pop practice. I wonder if Bach would have heard the passion on the cross in this music....
it always catches me out when things are in D sharp min. or similar. I used to know them so well but forgot them for their equivilent in flats as most pieces i played tend to be presented as such.
All theory, dear friend, is grey, but the golden tree of life springs ever green.
Bach's D major prelude and Fugue BWV 532 (the one where the pedal plays the fast D major scale and the inverted chords with the hands)
Oh thats so much fun!
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Many, many pieces by Mendelssohn. Ultimately, he was just a sunny guy. Just listen to the last chorus from "Elijah." Sure, it's a fugue, but if that work doesn't bring a smile to your face, just from the sheer glory of the music, something is wrong with you.
I think the fellow woke up every morning with a scherzo in his heart, and went to bed every night the same way. He might have been the happiest successful composer ever. Only the early death of his sister seemed to mar his otherwise comfortable life.