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Monday, September 13, 2010

Chopin's Piano Hold any Secrets about his romantic Piano music?


Music by Frederic Chopin is widely studied more than 200 years after it has been composed. Elegant and gorgeous melodies are searched for aspiring piano students worldwide who work hours on end to master the capabilities required to play the composer's 24 Étude 's, for example, and perhaps formulating their own interpretation. Many of the works, actually were created on versions of the piano, which was just being invented during the industrial revolution, and many people at the time was mystificeres of the sounds could be created.

In the early 19th century, there were many scientific discoveries and new products are developed. The public did not know what to do many things, and the birth of new music from instruments ever built was included in connection with new opportunities at the time.As a teenager, taught Chopin himself piano at an early version invented by English. Various models were invented by various companies in Vienna, London and Paris, where the composer ended in 1832 to give a recital.

Piano is settled on the composer was a state-of-the-art instrument, which had a row of six and a half octaves. of the soundboard and cast-iron frame was designed to tolerate high voltage from the steel strings, and a right pedal was included to extend audio and notes, while a left or una corda pedal made more gentle sounds. The new design of the hammer is permitted rapid repetition of notes that made piano more versatile in the range of sounds, it could produce.

The new possibilities in the piano in this period might have led people to believe, there were the secrets to his romantic music. The sounds that come out of the instrument was probably never heard of anyone at that time to make the Chopin seems even more of a master, not to downplay the composer as the genius that he was.

The composer's piano allowed a player to take advantage of the full range of the instrument and use both hands to create an unprecedented sounds and melodies.Difficulties with getting more advanced pianos are delivered not deter him from composing, but.In Valldemosa, a piano, romanticist referenced as a tin pot still allowed him to work on the Well-tempered Clavier by Bach. An upright piano was supposed to have been delivered from Paris at the time, but there were many delays, so it is believed that he composed a few large romantic pieces on the small piano.

Despite situations where more advanced piano design was unavailable, composite Chopin still innovative and to this day, known and respected, pieces of music.Someone with such phenomenal talent can create music on any instrument, that is available, and expresses their talents and emotions on whatever there is to communicate their musical konfronteredes. composer's ability to play and harmonise the ear of a young age and also mastering piano so quickly is also proof of his ability to talents.

The question of whether piano held any secrets about the romantic piano music of Chopin discussed. new technology on the time allowed for things people and then never heard before. With the rapid changes in technology today is the public more accustomed to see new inventions periodically. Whether he played in a more modern designs, such as a aeolopantaleon or an instrument that is more similar to the modern piano, the composer was able to create and play amazingly elegant and diverse music, so perhaps the only secret was genius man possessed that bypassed the cultural trends in time as a gift.








Andy West is a writer on topics relating to instrumental music. one of the greatest composers of our time, Chopin, still inspiring young Pianists to develop their talent.


Sunday, September 12, 2010

The 20 things you should know about music online


I was recently in a Panel on a music industry event here in Birmingham. The topic was ' Is this the best time ever to be in the music industry? '. Of course, there was some debate. My brief was to come up with some simple tips to cope-and thrive--in the music industry in these ' best times '. So I drew up a list of bullets to discuss.

I originally aimed at a top 10 list--but more things than to understand if you want to make any progress with music company online. I made a top 20.

In no particular order (but numbered so you know where you're up to):

1. don't believe hype: Sandi Thom, Arctic Monkeys and Lily Allen has not super famous, rich and successful because of MySpace, nor because they drew a crowd of thousands miraculously for their homemade webcast. PR, traditional media, record labels and money was all parties involved.

2. Consult/like/purchases: It is the golden rule. People hear music, so they like music, so they buy music.It is the only order, it can happen in. If you are trying to do it on any other sequence, it just doesn't work.

3. the opinion Leaders rule: we know the importance of radio and the press. There are now new opinion leaders who want to tell your story with credibility.You must find out who they are--or better yet, become one of them.

4. Customize: A tailor-made solution to at best, or at least a tailor-made kitset approach to your Web presence is crucial.An off-the-shelf number will almost guarantee your anonymity.

5. the Long Tail: Chris Anderson has pretty much proved that the future of retail selling less of more. Bring everything online.Expand your catalog. you want to make more money selling a large number of niche products than you want to sell a few hits.

6. Web 2.0: don't forget to become a destination--becomes an environment. Let your customers brand and sort your catalog. Open up for user-generated content. Your site is not a brochure – it is a place where people gather and connect with you and with each other.

7. connect: Learn how to tell a story, and learn how you can see it in an appropriate manner to Web communications. Consider how that could be translated into both new media and mainstream PR outlets.

8. Cross-promotion: your online thing is not a replacement for your offline stuff, and also does not exist it independently of the. figure out how to do the two truly intersect.

9. fewer clicks: This is especially true if you want any part with their money. If I have to fill out a form, navigate through three layers of the menu and then enter a password, I would not want the music more.

10. Professionalism: Have a proper domain. MySpace is not your homepage. Learn to spell.Use high quality photography. Get a Web designer who understand design--not just the code.

11. Death of scarcity: find out that the economy of the Internet is fundamentally different to the economy in the world of shelves and limited inventory.Know that you could give away 2 million copies of your entry in order to sell a thousand.

12. Distributed identity: From a PR perspective, you are better off scattering yourself all over the Internet, rather than staying put in one place. memberships, profiles, comments, and networks are incredibly useful.

13. SEO: you must understand how Search Engine optimization works and how you can maximize your chances of being found.Be both easier to find--and searchable.

14. Authorization: This is very basic things. do not spam.Let people opt-in makes the information you send them relevant, useful and welcome.Long lists of dates and events are impersonal and desire to work. personalised messages seems far more important.

15. RSS: Allows it, use it and learn it. relying on people to come back to visit your site is ultimately soul destroying.So they always becomes more content all the time. RSS is single most important aspect of your site.Treat it as such-but remember this is still new to most people. help for your audience to come to grips with it.

16. Availability: not everyone has a fast computer or highspeed. Not all have the gift of sight. Make everything you do online available.Make your site XHTML compatible. It is easy to do, it is important, and it keeps you from what people away at the door.You would have a shop without access to a wheelchair, would you?

17. Reward & promotion: all is now access to all of the time.Give people a reason to consider you as a part of their economic engagement with music. A 30-second streaming sample is worse than useless.

18. Frequency is everything: Publish daily. There is nothing sadder than a brownfield site or a voided forum. search engines prioritize active sites; you want people to come back? Give them something to return to that they have not seen before.

19. make it viral: whatever you do, make it something that people want to send to other people. your best marketing is word of mouth, because online, Word of mouth is exponentially more powerful.

20. Forget product-seller relationship: the old model of the music business is dominated by the sale of an individual artefact for a given sum of money is still completely. iTunes old school; the new model is about to start an ongoing economic relations with a community of fans.

And a bonus:

21. Chart is a mug game: not only is the top 40 singles chart entirely meaningless, it even has stopped working as a promotional tool. Not strive for the chart--strive for a sustainable career.

And this is what I came up with. I could dedicate time to deepen the majority of them during my presentation, and so I have gone into more detail on each of these points one at a time, in order to explain each of these basic principles in greater depth on new music Strategies website.








Andrew Dubber is an associate professor of music Industries on UCE Birmingham, and consultant in online music strategies. His blog, new music Strategies (http://newmusicstrategies.com) explains the most important issues for independent music companies dealing with the changing commercial and technological environment; you can also download the free e-book the 20 things you should know about Music Online, which explains each point in much greater depth and with examples.