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Saxophonist Tim Rosenberg and composer David MacDonald
chat about how hard it is to make this music stuff happen.
Each show focuses on a single topic. New episodes are released
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each Thursday at 2pm Eastern HERE. Join the conversation on Ustream chat or on Twitter with #MusicIsHard.This week:
What is a lyric? Tim and Dave disagree. Can we translate the text without losing it’s meaning? Should we? What is lost (or gained) in translation? Thanks to Chloe Veltman for getting us started on the topic.
Link:
Chloe Veltman: Simultaneous Opera Translation
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Tagged chloe veltman, David MacDonald, libretto, lies like truth, lyrics, Music is Hard, opera, SoundNotion, text, Tim Rosenberg, translation, words
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This week:
What happens when musicians become “dancers”? Do players bouncing and swaying around look like idiots, or do their motions contribute something to the performance? Is there a point at which a performers movements can actually detract from an otherwise strong performance?
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Tagged David MacDonald, emotion, geoff deibel, mono/poly, movement, Music is Hard, Nate Bliton, performance, social media, SoundNotion, teaching, Tim Rosenberg
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This week:
Chloe Veltman got us thinking about the nature of the encore. Why do people give encores? What is the value to the audience? What does it take to get a standing ovation? (hint: not much)
Link:
Veltman: “Boo to Encores”
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Tagged audiences, chloe veltman, concert, concerto, David MacDonald, encores, Music is Hard, performance, performers, SoundNotion, standing ovations, Tim Rosenberg
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This week:
Even the style-curmudgeons at the New York Times are throwing around terms like “alt-classical” and “indie-classical.” What do these terms mean? Are they valuable labels? Are any such labels helpful?
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This week:
We return to our award-eligible series of Picks. Tim and Dave talk about what music they’ve been listening to lately and what’s so great about it.
Link:
Spotify playlist
Juice: Songspin on Rdio (not available on Spotify)
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