During the end of summer and beginning of fall, I learned two new pieces. They are both composed from different periods of music. The first piece is Invention No. 8 by Bach. He is a German composer and was born in the baroque period. I have played many pieces by him that were slow. This piece is very fast and it sounds like a bird flying in nature.
The second song is Sonatina in C Major (Op. 20 No. 1) by Kuhlau. He was born in Germany, but was a Danish composers during the Classical and Romantic period.When he was seven, he lost his right eye when he slipped on ice. Even though he was born to a poor family, they still afforded to pay for piano lessons. Kuhlau escaped to Denmark to avoid going to Napoleon's army, and in 1813 he became a Danish citizen. During his lifetime, Kuhlau was known as a concert pianist and composer of a very famous Danish opera and other pieces for the piano. He composed over 200 published works and probably even more would have been published if his house didn't burn down with many of his unpublished pieces. This Sonatina consists of 3 movements. The first and third movement are fast. The second movement is slow and only has a few lines of music.
Can you tell when a movement ends and another begins?
Which movement was your favorite?
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The second song is Sonatina in C Major (Op. 20 No. 1) by Kuhlau. He was born in Germany, but was a Danish composers during the Classical and Romantic period.When he was seven, he lost his right eye when he slipped on ice. Even though he was born to a poor family, they still afforded to pay for piano lessons. Kuhlau escaped to Denmark to avoid going to Napoleon's army, and in 1813 he became a Danish citizen. During his lifetime, Kuhlau was known as a concert pianist and composer of a very famous Danish opera and other pieces for the piano. He composed over 200 published works and probably even more would have been published if his house didn't burn down with many of his unpublished pieces. This Sonatina consists of 3 movements. The first and third movement are fast. The second movement is slow and only has a few lines of music.
Can you tell when a movement ends and another begins?
Which movement was your favorite?
Dear Sarah,
ReplyDeleteAnother great performance!
You improve so much, it's a real treat to listen you play. We are very proud to have such a talented granddaughter.
Love you,
Grandma Tanya and Grandpa Eugene
Dear Grandma Tanya and Grandpa Eugene,
DeleteThank you so much for leaving me such a lovely comment. I appreciate all of the lovely comments you always leave on my blog.
Which piece was your favorite?
Sincerely,
Sarah
Dear Sarah,
ReplyDeleteI, agree with your Grandma Tanya another great performance! I always get such a buzz when I hear you playing the piano and you do it so well.
I can hear and see why your Grandma and Grandpa would be so proud of you. You skill of playing the piano is just prefect in every way.
I could listen to you playing the piano all day Sarah. Keep playing.
From your piano fan down under in Australia,
AA :)
Dear AA,
DeleteThank you so much for leaving me such a lovely comment. It is nice to know that someone is listening to me play.
Do you have a suggestion of a piece I should learn next?
Sincerely,
Sarah
@ Sarah,
ReplyDeleteThank you for taking the time to write back to me. I really don't have a suggestion of a piece of music you should as I just love all the pieces which you play.
From,
AA :)