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Spotify Playlists

18 May 2021 1 minute read 2 comments KushT_UK

Spotify Playlists.   Ok, so we all know Spotify playlists are the new target to aim for, as musicians, in our ever-changing landscapes.   That being said; Spotify’s recent removal of 750,000 “terms violating” tracks does raise the question: how to us...

Noveletten für Celesta: I. Toccata carillonica [Philip Daniel; 2020]

17 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

          First in a set of virtuosic "novelettes" for solo celesta. A sectional toccata, this evokes, alongside the clang of bells (hence the "carillonica" in the title), the quasi-improvisational idiom of the (17th-18th century) "stylus phantastic...

Seltsame Epigramme für zwei Glasharmoniken: IX. "Dies ist ein Lied für dich allein ... " [Philip Daniel; 2020]

16 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

          Ninth in a series of deeply intimate "strange epigrams" for two glass armonicas, exploiting the ethereal qualities of this instrument. Inspired loosely by Stefan George's poem "Dies ist ein Lied für dich allein" ("This is a song for you al...

Seltsame Epigramme für zwei Glasharmoniken: VIII. Das klagende Saraband [Philip Daniel; 2020]

15 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

          Eighth in a series of deeply intimate "strange epigrams" for two glass armonicas, exploiting the ethereal qualities of this instrument. The third dance movement in a row, this is a "plaintive Saraband" featuring an expressive, gestural mel...

Social fearlessness for musicians in 2021

14 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments KushT_UK

First and foremost, stop making excuses not to be on every available platform, specifically if that platform has recently set a track record of making hits from the songs it breaks? (Do I actually have to spell that out re: Tik Tok)   -Photo courtes...

Seltsame Epigramme für zwei Glasharmoniken: VII. Bourrée [Philip Daniel; 2020]

14 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

          Seventh in a series of deeply intimate "strange epigrams" for two glass armonicas, exploiting the ethereal qualities of this instrument. Another dance, this time a vivacious, relentless, even clamorous Bourrée in characteristic alla breve...

Seltsame Epigramme für zwei Glasharmoniken: VI. Écossaise [Philip Daniel; 2020]

13 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

          Sixth in a series of deeply intimate "strange epigrams" for two glass armonicas, exploiting the ethereal qualities of this instrument. Though a stylized "Écossaise" ("Scottish dance", though of French provenance) featuring the characterist...

Seltsame Epigramme für zwei Glasharmoniken: V. " ... Von süden weht es " [Philip Daniel; 2020]

12 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

          Fifth in a series of deeply intimate "strange epigrams" for two glass armonicas, exploiting the ethereal qualities of this instrument. The title, " ... Von süden weht es" ("a wind blows from the south"), quotes the closing line of Stefan G...

Seltsame Epigramme für zwei Glasharmoniken: IVa. Tempo di gavotta; IVb. Musetta [Philip Daniel; 2020]

11 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

      Fourth in a series of deeply intimate "strange epigrams" for two glass armonicas, exploiting the ethereal qualities of this instrument. First, a whimsical (even reeling) gavotte, followed by a rustic and slightly less stable musette, rounded o...

Seltsame Epigramme für zwei Glasharmoniken: III. "Gegrüßet seist du, Königin" [Philip Daniel; 2020]

10 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

          Third in a series of deeply intimate "strange epigrams" for two glass armonicas, exploiting the ethereal qualities of this instrument. Here, the title "Gegrüßet seist du, Königin" refers to the German translation of the Marian antiphon "Sa...