Ask a pianist.

Why, Jeff, do I get the impression that you are full of crap, when you talk about what you can play?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I think it just seems to me odd that ANYONE with such talent finds their way to a gaming forum.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Regarding hard pieces by Liszt, right now I think that either his Hugenot's transcription, Don Juan Fantasy, Totentanz, or Feu Follets, are some of his hardest pieces.
But I have by no means managed to print out every single one of his works and tried to play them, as I would probably force my school into bankruptcy.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I dislike Mozart's music, and don't listen or play it very often at all, so I cannot say that I can answer that.
And the William Tell isn't nearly as hard as any of those I listed, personally. It is on par with Rigoletto, which is not too bad.

How ya doing, buddy?

Ok, here is a question:
Do you usually memorize all the music you play, or do you keep sheets around to make sure that you get the right notes, and stuff like that?
If you memorize, what do you find to be the most effective method to memorize music?

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Legato

Hey I got a question: in your time, how many jokes have you encountered regarding the fact that "pianist" sounds so much like "penis"?

More than I care to remember.:juggler:

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Minion

What should I play right now?

Either that, or the Khatchaturian Piano Concerto.

Double Post:
Also, does anyone know if there was a piano made that could accomadate that extremely high chord that Scriabin has in his 7th Sonata? The chord that literally goes off the keyboard.

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by -BR-

I got a few questions,

1. How often should one practice per day/week?

2. Do you ever have a general perference for a Key signature?

3. What inspires you to continuosly practice a song?

Cheers!

1. It all depends on what you want to get at. If you want to stay at a level where you can play simple stuff, and melodies and chords, then, for me, about once a week is good.
If you want to be able to play much more complex stuff, I would suggest like once every other day.
If you want to play the insane stuff, practice every day for 10 hours straight.

2. I am very partial to onces with lots of sharps or flats, preferrably minor.

3. A piece that I hear/sing/replay in my head that I want to play, and the satisfaction of having that realized.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Minion

How can you play a piece for more than a month and still find it interesting?

Messing with the nuances of the music itself.
I am just starting to venture into this exciting realm which I had never considered.

Like, play it so that every upbeat is accented, or certain harmonies are louder than other harmonies, or even the melody.
Stuff like that.
After having mastering a piece, you twist it up.
Like, the 2nd movement of the moonlit sonata is a blast to play with erratic but comical rhythm and tempo.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Hamelin, without a doubt.
He has amazing talent, and it appears that one of his goals in life is to revive and bring to the fore previously unknown or forgotten music, rather than show off how awesome he is at the popular songs that everyone always wants to hear.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

In what level system are you operating in?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by insect_sister

Hiya! Just wondering if you have any tips on how to find SHEET MUSIC for Rachmaninoff's "Italian Polka" (/ "Polka Italienne"), but transcribed for solo piano, not 4 hands. I think Volodos did a 'piano reduction' for piano solo, but in my surfings on the Net, I haven't found any reference to any published sheet music for it, and my local classical music sheet-music shop doesn't have it / know of it either. I love the Italian Polka (heard it recently on "From the Top" radio show), and would love to learn it. It's quite rollicking.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

insect_sister

http://www.gamingforce.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47

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The thread is a classical sheet music REQUEST thread.
If you are looking for sheet music, ask for it there.

I was speaking idiomatically.