Tag Archives: baroque

invention

Posted on December 20, 2011 by blaise

Before the five Equal­iz­ing pieces, I made an inven­tion in d minor to begin exper­i­ment­ing with coun­ter­point: Inven­tion in d minor This was the first thing I record­ed on the lit­tle per­son­al record­ing device.  It’s a bit of a mess, … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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violin

Posted on May 9, 2011 by blaise

The vio­lin is in some ways a prob­lem­at­ic instru­ment.  I’ve always had mixed feel­ings about its pop­u­lar­i­ty, the way it dis­placed its noble and diverse pre­de­ces­sors, the vio­ls, its grasshop­pery diva nature, its demand for vir­tu­os­i­ty.  I give the vio­lin … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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unbarred preludes

Posted on April 7, 2011 by blaise

One of my favorite unbarred pre­ludes for baroque lute, by Sylvius Leopold Weiss: This par­tic­u­lar one in d minor—actually it styles itself a fan­ta­sia— is so idiomat­ic and easy to play, it just rolls out from under the fin­gers, and … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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