Prelude in A Minor, M.53 - Ravel
This dreamy prelude sends off our prelude series in style. Sheets: https://musopen.org/music/4714-prelude/ Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapsody on Sou...
2 Feb 20211min
2.5: Preludes (Ravel)
We mark the end of the prelude series with a sightreading test by Ravel. We discuss Prelude honorable mentions, Debussy vs. Ravel, and somehow Taylor Swift makes her way into an episode (again). Ond...
2 Feb 202112min
Des Pas Sur La Neige (Footsteps in the Snow), Preludes Book 1, no. 6 - Debussy
Listen for the cycle of tension/resolution and for the small intervals that represent footsteps across a snowy field. Sheets(p. 22-23): https://musopen.org/music/4509-preludes-book-1/ Twitter: @Pi...
26 Jan 20214min
2.4: Preludes (Debussy)
Winter is coming! This week we explore a snowy prelude by Debussy. We will discuss how to form a natural minor scale, consonance/dissonance, and why Debussy hated the term "Impressionist." Twitter:...
26 Jan 202118min
Preludio, No. 1, Op. 165, España- Albéniz
Take a trip to the Spanish countryside. Listen for the guitar imitation highlighting the Spanish Phrygian scale. Sheets(p. 1-3): https://musopen.org/music/14161-espana-op-165/ Twitter: @PianoRhaps...
19 Jan 20211min
2.3: Preludes (Albéniz)
We are headed to Spain this week, exploring a prelude from Isaac Albéniz. We will discuss the Phrygian dominant scale, flamingos, and why Londoners love Spanish sound. Granada by Albéniz in Vicky Cri...
19 Jan 202113min
Prelude In A Major, Op. 28, No. 7 - Chopin
One of Chopin's idyllic preludes. 1...2...3...4...5...6! Sheet(p. 8): https://musopen.org/music/82-preludes-op-28/ Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: pianorhapsodypodcast@gmail.com Find PianoRhapso...
12 Jan 20211min
Prelude In E Minor, Op. 28, No. 4 - Chopin
Chopin's reflection on death. Listen to the left hand hammering out minor chords, chromatically dropping. Sheet(p. 5): https://musopen.org/music/82-preludes-op-28/ Twitter: @PianoRhapsody Email: ...
12 Jan 20212min
