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[musicainextenso]

Goodbye, Riverdale!

Let me share a personal note today with you. Thank you!

I will not lie to you... Riverdale was the first series that I followed in real-time, weekly. I was so excited every week when the new episode dropped on Netflix. I was 25 years old when it started. Now I'm 31. Wow... this evening, after 7 unprecedented seasons of Riverdale, we will say goodbye to this guilty-pleasure, comforting show.

I had a very different life in those years... now everything has changed, just like this show. We've seen some major changes in this show through all these years, and I think we can say that we've been witnessing television's weirdest and craziest show ever.

I'm sure many of us will miss this magic squad, all the adventures, all the insane storylines and villains.

Goodbye Archie, Veronica, Jughead, Betty, Cheryl, Tony, Kevin, Reggie and Tabitha!

Goodbye, Riverdale! - K.

#riverdale #goodbyeriverdale #goodbye #riverdale season 7 #series finale #seriesfinale #series #netflix #thecw #cw #finale #archie comics #musica in extenso #musicainextenso #Youtube

[werewolvesandaccordions]

Today on Russian composers week, I want to look at two names that worked on the same project. When Sergei Diaghilev was putting together the Ballet Russe, he wanted to bring to the Paris audience a “Russian” sound, and the composer he originally looked at was Nikolai Tcherepnin. He showed Tcherepnin the story for the Firebird, and the inspired composer went to work sketching out ideas. Unfortunately, Diaghilev soon discovered the music of Straivnsky, and wanted to work with him instead. But thankfully, instead of tossing out the music or locking it away in a cabinet, Tcherepnin threaded his sketches together into a symphonic poem The Enchanted Kingdom. It feels like a very hazy daydream, wisps of dragonfly wings through the fog haze, and the night is alive. With a language that shows the eerie bridge between late Russian Romanticism and Scriabin’s mystic works, Tcherepnin shows the kind of other-worldly sounds that Russian orchestral textures were going toward. Stay tuned for more Russian composers this week on musicainextenso! – Nick O., Guest Editor

musicainextenso: Today on Russian composers week, I want to look at two names that worked on the same project. When Sergei Diaghilev was putting together the Ballet Russe, he wanted to bring to the Paris audience a “Russian” sound, and the composer he originally looked at was Nikolai Tcherepnin. He showed Tcherepnin the story for…

[dirtyriver]

I love Tumblr

I mean, where else could I find people who share my various interests, whether they are are private eye fiction and film noir, comics from Batman and Silver Age Marvel to Archie and Disney Ducks, pulp, Romanhefte, BD and fumetti, or music..?

And speaking of music, while the love of my life since my 20th birthday is Johann Sebastian Bach, I've taken an interest in recent years in string quartets, so much so that I've started a blog dedicated to this art form: @16strings

(illustration by Angie Wang for the NYT)

A fair bit of warning: a lot of the content of that sideblog is reblogs, mostly of @lesser-known-composers with other classical music blogs like @musicainextenso or @mikrokosmos thrown into the mix but I try to add more content, time permitting.

And if you share this interest, please check out this blog and let me know if you'd like to contribute.

#Tumblr #Music #String quartet #Me #Illustration #Angie Wang

[tinas-art]

Today on Russian composers week, I want to look at two names that worked on the same project. When Sergei Diaghilev was putting together the Ballet Russe, he wanted to bring to the Paris audience a “Russian” sound, and the composer he originally looked at was Nikolai Tcherepnin. He showed Tcherepnin the story for the Firebird, and the inspired composer went to work sketching out ideas. Unfortunately, Diaghilev soon discovered the music of Straivnsky, and wanted to work with him instead. But thankfully, instead of tossing out the music or locking it away in a cabinet, Tcherepnin threaded his sketches together into a symphonic poem The Enchanted Kingdom. It feels like a very hazy daydream, wisps of dragonfly wings through the fog haze, and the night is alive. With a language that shows the eerie bridge between late Russian Romanticism and Scriabin’s mystic works, Tcherepnin shows the kind of other-worldly sounds that Russian orchestral textures were going toward. Stay tuned for more Russian composers this week on musicainextenso! – Nick O., Guest Editor

musicainextenso: Today on Russian composers week, I want to look at two names that worked on the same project. When Sergei Diaghilev was putting together the Ballet Russe, he wanted to bring to the Paris audience a “Russian” sound, and the composer he originally looked at was Nikolai Tcherepnin. He showed Tcherepnin the story for…

[dariaandjanelanefanboy]

Today on Russian composers week, I want to look at two names that worked on the same project. When Sergei Diaghilev was putting together the Ballet Russe, he wanted to bring to the Paris audience a “Russian” sound, and the composer he originally looked at was Nikolai Tcherepnin. He showed Tcherepnin the story for the Firebird, and the inspired composer went to work sketching out ideas. Unfortunately, Diaghilev soon discovered the music of Straivnsky, and wanted to work with him instead. But thankfully, instead of tossing out the music or locking it away in a cabinet, Tcherepnin threaded his sketches together into a symphonic poem The Enchanted Kingdom. It feels like a very hazy daydream, wisps of dragonfly wings through the fog haze, and the night is alive. With a language that shows the eerie bridge between late Russian Romanticism and Scriabin’s mystic works, Tcherepnin shows the kind of other-worldly sounds that Russian orchestral textures were going toward. Stay tuned for more Russian composers this week on musicainextenso! – Nick O., Guest Editor

musicainextenso: Today on Russian composers week, I want to look at two names that worked on the same project. When Sergei Diaghilev was putting together the Ballet Russe, he wanted to bring to the Paris audience a “Russian” sound, and the composer he originally looked at was Nikolai Tcherepnin. He showed Tcherepnin the story for…

[hushilda]

Today on Russian composers week, I want to look at two names that worked on the same project. When Sergei Diaghilev was putting together the Ballet Russe, he wanted to bring to the Paris audience a “Russian” sound, and the composer he originally looked at was Nikolai Tcherepnin. He showed Tcherepnin the story for the Firebird, and the inspired composer went to work sketching out ideas. Unfortunately, Diaghilev soon discovered the music of Straivnsky, and wanted to work with him instead. But thankfully, instead of tossing out the music or locking it away in a cabinet, Tcherepnin threaded his sketches together into a symphonic poem The Enchanted Kingdom. It feels like a very hazy daydream, wisps of dragonfly wings through the fog haze, and the night is alive. With a language that shows the eerie bridge between late Russian Romanticism and Scriabin’s mystic works, Tcherepnin shows the kind of other-worldly sounds that Russian orchestral textures were going toward. Stay tuned for more Russian composers this week on musicainextenso! – Nick O., Guest Editor

musicainextenso: Today on Russian composers week, I want to look at two names that worked on the same project. When Sergei Diaghilev was putting together the Ballet Russe, he wanted to bring to the Paris audience a “Russian” sound, and the composer he originally looked at was Nikolai Tcherepnin. He showed Tcherepnin the story for…

[lesser-known-composers]

This is a track I made for the people that run a blog about classical/film music called MusicaInExtenso : https://musicainextenso.com/

If you like it, you may download it as a gift for yourself, or as a present for someone you know..........or dislike, depending on what you think of the tune ;) It's a little bit film-like, it's kind of synthy, but mainly, (I hope anyway), it's tuneful.

Listen, free download: MusicInEx by Phocasm

#Phocasm music #Phocasm #Musicainextenso

[joe-bovee]

@abandonedstorm @earliest-grey @raeswonders @myworthlessprayers @xneurotic-dispositionx @c0l0urmeinkxndness @georgiaaabeth @adayto4get @elishhhha @humannequins-anchor @amber-m0on @plantsare-friends @babedudeguy @ohioisonfiire @kxiti @semaph0re @quantum-dux @ive-seen-better-dayss @s34haven-blog @honey-bunches-0f-oats @weareforeverkilljoys-blog @st0rminacoffeecup @kengiekinzzzz @ahoyyangel124 @raymundothepirate @everything-went-numblr @princessinpieces @kiwikisu @meet-me-in-the-mud @the-days-turn-into-nights @brewkline @st-p4trick @jackdandsmokes @chvleric @omgnirvanaaa @http-slimeangel @destpeon @ghostdisaster-blog @pr0psand-mayhem @alondra-mcz @sosianarkisti @keepcxmposure @tattooed-desires @tattooed-snowboarder @yvth-decay @musicainextenso @candlelitdinner-withlucifer @ciggie-b @youlackallinspiration @devilish-hobbit-blog 

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[mikrokosmos]

End of the Year Positivity!

I was tagged by @lavinesia-violin, thank you!

Name one thing you did this year that you are proud of;

I completed my Master’s program and earned that degree, so I’m very happy to be done with school 

Tell us about an experience you enjoyed this year.

I went to my best friend’s lake house with a large group of people, I was worried that I’d be overwhelmed by my social anxiety but really I had a lot of fun

Talk about something that has improved for you this year, however large or small.

I’ve been working on my confidence in general, I used to be self conscious about little things like driving and talking to people I don’t know yet, but my therapist has helped me through this and has made my life more manageable

What are you looking forward to?

Hopefully working at one of the local colleges to be an instructor

Anything else you’d like to say?

This year has been stressful but overall I’m happy with my accomplishments

Tagging;

@musicainextenso @soyoumusik @mahlerlove @zeapear @nothingtoworryaboutlove @you-had-me-at-e-flat-major @the-winged-wolf-bran-stark

#end of the year positivity

[composerinprogress]

Composers of Tumblr

Someone sent me an ask asking for other composers of tumblr they could follow. The mobile format was stupid, so I’m making a new post.

Sure! There are many on here. I don’t know if you’re asking for people who do it as a profession, who are studying it, are hobbyists or other categories I can’t think of, so I will include all of the above.

@the-sassy-composer is a brilliant audio engineer. Her talents extend well into the digital realm of composition, including soundscapes, producing and mixing. @mattbear-music-nz of New Zealand and the partner of my first musical collaboration is also an incredibly talented composer. He is currently part of a project for music dedicated to the victims of the Christchurch massacre @that-twink-composer writes music that I personally find to be image-invoking. He does an excellent job of utilizing the influence of middle-eastern music in his own compositions, and it works so well. During June he did a special on LGBTQ+ composers in this community. @theclosetpianist is has written some of my favorite pieces by composers of Tumblr. Her music has a sound recognizably her own, and writes piano pieces that both engage the listener and can pull on their emotions. @dschbach writes music which has a distinctly contemporary sound. He’s among the most experimental composers I’ve listened to on in the music community. @viola-ing is currently working on a string quartet and posted the first movement of it in march @in-the-key-of-f-major recently completed a symphony, and also has a studyblr you can follow. @littletrumpetcat composes music that has a particularly hymnal sound. I would say her music also has a sound which is distinctly recognizable. @storyandasong does a great job of telling stories through music. She bases her music off of stories she reads in the genre of fantasy and writes music that both sounds distinctly her own, but is also recognizable in the form of sheet music. @musicalcompositions–eric–scott is someone who I connected with a while ago. He describes himself as a composer who writes music aiming to emulate live performance @you-had-me-at-e-flat-major is pretty well known, and has a voluminous portfolio. My favorite piece of his is “Three Images of Norway” which has an impressive duration of 30 minutes. @crap-iccioso writes music with influences extending well past the 20th century. You can hear it in her work. @larawritesmusic is an Australian composer. My personal favorite composition of hers is Gabrielle’s Waltz.

Edit: There are a few individuals I unintentionally forgot, sorry for not including you in the original post!

@anger-strablonsky​ captures human emotion well, especially considering his recordings are live. @the-versatile-composer​ not sure if I should include myself since I’m the OP, but I am a composer of Tumblr. @jesmusicblog had a successful series of her own called Pianowrimo in late 2018. Scores are included for an engaging experience. @lovelyhairedpianist LOVES dorian and the elvish effect it can make music have

@musicainextenso features a new composer every week! Check them out!

At the moment those are the individuals I can think of. People can contribute!

This post will continue to be edited to include any unlisted composers of tumblr who have audio of their original compositions posted on their blog.

#composer #composers of tumblr #asks #music major #music school

[musicainextenso]

Dmitri Shostakovich: Prelude and Fugue in e minor Shostakovich composed his set of 24 preludes and fugues between 1950 and 1951. Originally, he wanted to write a cycle of finger exercises, but he aspired to create something of deeper meaning. According to the composer’s own words, he played Bach every day, so it is not surprising at all for him to compose something inspired by the two books of WTC. The cycle was dedicated to and premiered by pianist Tatiana Nikolayeva.

For Shostakovich, non-programmatic music meant the last refuge for expressing his own thoughts and emotions freely, without the fear of censorship and being accused of formalism.

The prelude is short, only 44 bars long, a lamentation orignating from a deep sorrow. This might be the reason for using the classic sigh-motif so frequently in this short movement. It is interesting how the diatonic structure turns into something harmonically experimental, creating the illusion of instability. 

The fugue written for four voices follows the prelude attacca, and uses similar structures as Bach did in his own fugues. We have two different subjects, which meet at the final part of the fugue, Another interesting fact about this movement is the peculiar way how Shostakovich balances between classical tonal conventions and an archaic, modal musical language.

For authenticity, I chose a recording by Tatiana Nikolayeva, who was not only the best interpreter of Shostakovich’s music, but a master performing Bach’s works too.

Noémi Baki-Szmaler, guest editor, @une-barque-sur-l-ocean

#dmitri shostakovitch #shostakovich #preludes and fugues #prelude and fugue #prelude #preludes #fugue #fugues #music #classicalmusic #classical music #musicainextenso #musica in extenso #pianomusic #piano music #piano #pianist #tatiana nikolayeva #musica #pianomusic8 #seriesfinale #classical

[werewolvesandaccordions]

Alexander Scriabin can be considered one of the most exciting personalities among Russian composers. He was born in 1872 in Moscow, to a family of noble origins. His mother, Lyubov Petrova Scriabina, who died in 1873, was a pianist too. Scriabin studied at the Moscow Conservatory from 1888 to 1892, around the same time as Sergey Rachmaninoff. His unique style of composition in the beginning was influenced by Fryderyk Chopin, however, as his compositional language matured, Scriabin was inspired by theosphy, mysticism, poetry, philosophy, and his own synaesthesia. In his ouvre, Scriabin reevaluated the meaning of Gesamtkunstwerk originated from Richard Wagner, as his later works were combinations of different branches of art. For this post, I chose a piece from the composer’s first period. Scriabin started writing the Sonata op. 19 in g-sharp minor in 1892. It is the second among his ten piano sonatas. It was only published in 1897, after a series of revisions. In 1896, the composer stated the following: ’’I have finished the sonata, but I am completely dissatisfied with it (…)’’. It consists of two movements, both in g-sharp minor: I. Andante II. Presto This sonata feels almost impressionistic, which is not a coincidence, if we take a look at the programme notes written by the composer: ’’The first section represents the quiet of a southern night on the seashore; the development is the dark agitation of the deep, deep sea. The E major middle section shows caressing moonlight coming up after the first darkness of night. The second movement represents the vast expanses of ocean in a stormy night.’’ Despite being a late 19th century work, many ideas used by Scriabin in this sonata were the results of Beethoven’s experimenting with the sonata form. For example, both sonatas in his op. 27 (E-flat major and c-sharp minor) are subtitled ’’Quasi una fantasia’’, and differ a lot from the classical sonata form. In his 32 sonatas, many have less or more than the standard 4 movements. The most relevant is the Sonata op. 90 in e minor, which consists of only two movements. One of the best recordings of this sonata is from Valentina Lisitsa, Ukranian pianist who became famous on YouTube. The recording was made in 2013, in Blumenstein, Canton of Bern, Switzerland-which is also related to Scriabin’s life: in 1903 he moved to Switzerland with his wife. I think Lisitsa’s interpretation creates an atmosphere which is very close to the sensations mentioned in the programme notes, and the acoustic environment of the church makes this recording unique. Noémi Baki-Szmaler, guest editor – @une-barque-sur-l-ocean

musicainextenso: Alexander Scriabin can be considered one of the most exciting personalities among Russian composers. He was born in 1872 in Moscow, to a family of noble origins. His mother, Lyubov Petrova Scriabina, who died in 1873, was a pianist too. Scriabin studied at the Moscow Conservatory from 1888 to 1892, around the same time…

[dirtyriver]

Malin Broman, Concert Master of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra performs all eight parts of Mendelssohn String Octet, op 20, 4th movement- Presto. 4 violin, 2 violas, 2 celli and 8 hairdos!

@musicainextenso @classical-crap

#Music #Felix Mendelssohn #Malin Broman #Violin #Viola #Cello

[tinas-art]

To start off this series, I thought it would be fitting to share this work for two major reasons. The first is that it’s an early work, in a genre that Haydn himself helped to define. The second is that it is nicknamed “The Morning” due to its “sunrise” introduction. Haydn – Symphony no. 6 in D major, “Le Matin” This is the first symphony in a set that would later be called the Day Trilogy by some [Symphony no. 7 is called Le Midi, noon, while no. 8 is called Le Soir, the evening]. These three early symphonies were written when Haydn started working for the Esterhazy court. When Haydn was hired to work for Prince Nickolaus Esterhazy, he was given in incredible artistic opportunity. He would live at their Austrian home estate, and eventually moved to their Hungarian palace. At these estates he would be the musical director for their orchestra, he would play in their chamber group, and he would run their operatic productions. Despite the heavy workload, he was given free access to their musicians, and could compose whenever he wished. Being secluded from the rest of musical Europe at the time, Haydn focused on his own composition and the development of his style. Haydn wanted to please the Prince, who was a fan of all things Italian [including his wife]. It’s been suggested that Haydn wrote this way for two main reasons: first is to give a good first impression for his new employer by writing something fresh and vibrant, but still familiar and lovable [this comes from the Italian influences, such as Vivaldi, Tartini, and Albioni]. The second, is that, in his day, the more difficult the music, the more the musicians were paid. By writing difficult solo passages for the orchestral group, he was helping to raise their paychecks, and by helping them out, he was getting on good terms with everyone he worked with Movements: I. Adagio, Allegro II. Adagio, Andante III. Menuet e Trio IV. Finale: Allegro

musicainextenso: To start off this series, I thought it would be fitting to share this work for two major reasons. The first is that it’s an early work, in a genre that Haydn himself helped to define. The second is that it is nicknamed “The Morning” due to its “sunrise” introduction. Haydn – Symphony no. 6 in…

[dariaandjanelanefanboy]

To start off this series, I thought it would be fitting to share this work for two major reasons. The first is that it’s an early work, in a genre that Haydn himself helped to define. The second is that it is nicknamed “The Morning” due to its “sunrise” introduction. Haydn – Symphony no. 6 in D major, “Le Matin” This is the first symphony in a set that would later be called the Day Trilogy by some [Symphony no. 7 is called Le Midi, noon, while no. 8 is called Le Soir, the evening]. These three early symphonies were written when Haydn started working for the Esterhazy court. When Haydn was hired to work for Prince Nickolaus Esterhazy, he was given in incredible artistic opportunity. He would live at their Austrian home estate, and eventually moved to their Hungarian palace. At these estates he would be the musical director for their orchestra, he would play in their chamber group, and he would run their operatic productions. Despite the heavy workload, he was given free access to their musicians, and could compose whenever he wished. Being secluded from the rest of musical Europe at the time, Haydn focused on his own composition and the development of his style. Haydn wanted to please the Prince, who was a fan of all things Italian [including his wife]. It’s been suggested that Haydn wrote this way for two main reasons: first is to give a good first impression for his new employer by writing something fresh and vibrant, but still familiar and lovable [this comes from the Italian influences, such as Vivaldi, Tartini, and Albioni]. The second, is that, in his day, the more difficult the music, the more the musicians were paid. By writing difficult solo passages for the orchestral group, he was helping to raise their paychecks, and by helping them out, he was getting on good terms with everyone he worked with Movements: I. Adagio, Allegro II. Adagio, Andante III. Menuet e Trio IV. Finale: Allegro

musicainextenso: To start off this series, I thought it would be fitting to share this work for two major reasons. The first is that it’s an early work, in a genre that Haydn himself helped to define. The second is that it is nicknamed “The Morning” due to its “sunrise” introduction. Haydn – Symphony no. 6 in…

[hushilda]

To start off this series, I thought it would be fitting to share this work for two major reasons. The first is that it’s an early work, in a genre that Haydn himself helped to define. The second is that it is nicknamed “The Morning” due to its “sunrise” introduction. Haydn – Symphony no. 6 in D major, “Le Matin” This is the first symphony in a set that would later be called the Day Trilogy by some [Symphony no. 7 is called Le Midi, noon, while no. 8 is called Le Soir, the evening]. These three early symphonies were written when Haydn started working for the Esterhazy court. When Haydn was hired to work for Prince Nickolaus Esterhazy, he was given in incredible artistic opportunity. He would live at their Austrian home estate, and eventually moved to their Hungarian palace. At these estates he would be the musical director for their orchestra, he would play in their chamber group, and he would run their operatic productions. Despite the heavy workload, he was given free access to their musicians, and could compose whenever he wished. Being secluded from the rest of musical Europe at the time, Haydn focused on his own composition and the development of his style. Haydn wanted to please the Prince, who was a fan of all things Italian [including his wife]. It’s been suggested that Haydn wrote this way for two main reasons: first is to give a good first impression for his new employer by writing something fresh and vibrant, but still familiar and lovable [this comes from the Italian influences, such as Vivaldi, Tartini, and Albioni]. The second, is that, in his day, the more difficult the music, the more the musicians were paid. By writing difficult solo passages for the orchestral group, he was helping to raise their paychecks, and by helping them out, he was getting on good terms with everyone he worked with Movements: I. Adagio, Allegro II. Adagio, Andante III. Menuet e Trio IV. Finale: Allegro

musicainextenso: To start off this series, I thought it would be fitting to share this work for two major reasons. The first is that it’s an early work, in a genre that Haydn himself helped to define. The second is that it is nicknamed “The Morning” due to its “sunrise” introduction. Haydn – Symphony no. 6 in…