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(Music), Béla Bartók, Recipe-of-the-month 25 March 2010
Singing Ivories
Newsletter
Thursday, 25 March, 2010
Written and published by
David Fritz Mr Music
Thursday, 25 March, 2010
Written and published by
David Fritz Mr Music
Table of contents
1. Overture.
2. "Evening in Transylvania".
3. Intermission: Béla Bartók.
4. "Out of Africa".
5. Encore.
2. "Evening in Transylvania".
3. Intermission: Béla Bartók.
4. "Out of Africa".
5. Encore.
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1. Overture.
"Fear less, hope more.
Eat less, chew more.
Whine less, breathe more.
Talk less, say more.
Love more and all good things will be yours."
- Swedish Proverb
"Take time to work - it is the price of success.
Take time to think - it is the source of power.
Take time to play - it is the secret of perpetual youth.
Take time to read - it is the fountain of wisdom.
Take time to be friendly - it is the road to happiness.
Take time to love and be loved - it is the nourishment of the soul.
Take time to share - it is too short a life to be selfish.
Take time to laugh - it is the music of the heart.
Take time to dream - it is hitching your wagon to a star."
- anonymous
Take time to think - it is the source of power.
Take time to play - it is the secret of perpetual youth.
Take time to read - it is the fountain of wisdom.
Take time to be friendly - it is the road to happiness.
Take time to love and be loved - it is the nourishment of the soul.
Take time to share - it is too short a life to be selfish.
Take time to laugh - it is the music of the heart.
Take time to dream - it is hitching your wagon to a star."
- anonymous
...
I trust you South Africans had a wonderful long weekend.
Not too long, and you can have another!
This is my favourite season of the year: I just love March/April
with the comfortably warm days and the cool mornings and evenings!
with the comfortably warm days and the cool mornings and evenings!
Can you believe it: this is the last newsletter of the first
quarter!
How are your plans and resolutions coming along?
How are your plans and resolutions coming along?
With the end of March fast approaching, time is running out
for you to get Singing Ivories volume 3 at the special
CD-of-the-month price.
for you to get Singing Ivories volume 3 at the special
CD-of-the-month price.
Scroll down to the top of section 2 below for details.
Did you know?
March 31 is the anniversary of the birth of
Johann Joseph Haydn, Austrian composer, who was born in Rohrau in 1732.
He is known as the "Father of the Symphony".
Johann Joseph Haydn, Austrian composer, who was born in Rohrau in 1732.
He is known as the "Father of the Symphony".
Blog
I have posted another article on my blog:
part 3 of a mini series on CD cover design.
part 3 of a mini series on CD cover design.
You can read it here:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/blog
http://www.mr-music.co.za/blog
Main article
25 March is the anniversary of Bela Bartok's birth in 1881.
When I played music exams, we always had to play one piece
from a modern composer. I always played a piece by him
if they were among the choices.
from a modern composer. I always played a piece by him
if they were among the choices.
The piece in section 2 is one of the pieces I played for one of my last
music exams.
My favourite music teacher was born in the year he died.
So in this week's article in the "Intermission" section I
wrote about "Bela Bartok". Scroll down to section
3 below to read it.
wrote about "Bela Bartok". Scroll down to section
3 below to read it.
Gift
This being the fourth issue of the month, it's time for
your recipe-of-the-month. Scroll down to section 2
for info and to download it.
your recipe-of-the-month. Scroll down to section 2
for info and to download it.
Grab a cup of your favourite beverage now and spend
20 relaxing minutes with me!
20 relaxing minutes with me!
2. "Evening in Transylvania".
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CD-OF-THE-MONTH
The CD-of-the-month for March 2010 is
Singing Ivories volume 3
Promotion price: R90 (postage included)
To buy, to listen to samples of the tracks
and for more info, click on the link below:
and for more info, click on the link below:
http://www.singingivories.com
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Today, on the anniversary of his birth, I brought
"Evening in Transylvania", by Béla Bartók, to usher us into this section of my newsletter in which I discuss new and recent events.
"Evening in Transylvania", by Béla Bartók, to usher us into this section of my newsletter in which I discuss new and recent events.
Click on the following link to listen to an excerpt from
the piece:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/sample-0157.mp3
the piece:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/sample-0157.mp3
- MUSICAL TERM EXPLAINED: Spinet
A spinet is a small form of harpsichord.
- CD's FOR SALE
Below is a list of all my CD's available for purchase.
Note: the prices exclude postage/delivery, which
normally runs to +-R40.
Note: the prices exclude postage/delivery, which
normally runs to +-R40.
D.Beat volume 1
- (2009) - R120
http://www.singingivories.com/dbeatvolume1.htm
http://www.singingivories.com/dbeatvolume1.htm
Soothing Ivories volume 2 - (2009) - R120
http://www.singingivories.com/soothingivoriesvolume2.htm
http://www.singingivories.com/soothingivoriesvolume2.htm
Ivories in Love volume 2 - (2009) - R120
http://www.singingivories.com/ivoriesinlovevolume2.htm
http://www.singingivories.com/ivoriesinlovevolume2.htm
Soothing Ivories volume 1 - (2008) - R100
http://www.singingivories.com/soothingivoriesvolume1.htm
http://www.singingivories.com/soothingivoriesvolume1.htm
Ivories in Love volume 1 - (2008) - R100
http://www.singingivories.com/ivoriesinlovevolume1.htm
http://www.singingivories.com/ivoriesinlovevolume1.htm
Singing Ivories volume 3 - (2007) - R90
http://www.singingivories.com/singingivoriesvolume3.htm
http://www.singingivories.com/singingivoriesvolume3.htm
Singing Ivories volume 2 - (2006) - R80
http://www.singingivories.com/singingivoriesvolume2.htm
http://www.singingivories.com/singingivoriesvolume2.htm
Singing Ivories volume 1 - (2005) - R70
http://www.singingivories.com/singingivoriesvolume1.htm
http://www.singingivories.com/singingivoriesvolume1.htm
To purchase, simply click on the link provided under
each CD above.
each CD above.
All my albums, but especially the soothing ivories series,
are very unique and very special.
None of my albums are available in stores, making them
ideal to give as special presents.
are very unique and very special.
None of my albums are available in stores, making them
ideal to give as special presents.
- MUSIC FOR FUNCTIONS
By now you know that you can contact me to provide any kind of
music, for any type of function.
music, for any type of function.
Although I specialize in performing as pianist, I
also appear in other groups, e.g. as keyboardist for
Sounds Exciting, even as DJ myself.
also appear in other groups, e.g. as keyboardist for
Sounds Exciting, even as DJ myself.
Near or far, for 2 or 200, at dusk or dawn:
I will come and add my magic touch to turn your event into
something memorable.
Not to mention the publicity you'll get via my site and newsletter!
I will come and add my magic touch to turn your event into
something memorable.
Not to mention the publicity you'll get via my site and newsletter!
You know the drill by now: just e-mail me with details,
I will respond with a written quote, then we'll take things from there.
Just e-mail me at:
david@mr-music.co.za
I will respond with a written quote, then we'll take things from there.
Just e-mail me at:
david@mr-music.co.za
- YOUR GIFTS
- MP3-of-the-month
With every first issue of the month I give you
a unique and special piece of music.
a unique and special piece of music.
Unique, because you cannot buy it or download it
anywhere else!
anywhere else!
Special, because these are pieces I have composed or will compose,
play and record myself, and which I will only make available to
you, at no cost.
play and record myself, and which I will only make available to
you, at no cost.
To download this month's piece, and/or any of the
previous MP3s-of-the-month, click on this link:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/mp3month.htm
previous MP3s-of-the-month, click on this link:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/mp3month.htm
- E-book-of-the-month
Every second Thursday of the month you can look forward
to receiving another e-book at 0-cost.
to receiving another e-book at 0-cost.
To download this month's book, and/or any of the previous
e-books-of-the-month, click on this link:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/bookmonth.htm
e-books-of-the-month, click on this link:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/bookmonth.htm
- Ring-tone-of-the-month
On the third Thursday of every month I give you a ring tone: something
smooth/cool/romantic/sophisticated, so that you never have to cringe,
no matter when or where your phone rings.
smooth/cool/romantic/sophisticated, so that you never have to cringe,
no matter when or where your phone rings.
To download this month's ring tone, and/or any of the
previous ring-tones-of-the-month, click on this link:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/ringtonemonth.htm
previous ring-tones-of-the-month, click on this link:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/ringtonemonth.htm
- Recipe-of-the-month
With the fourth issue of every month you will
be receiving a recipe. Not just any recipe, but one that I invented
and concocted successfully myself.
be receiving a recipe. Not just any recipe, but one that I invented
and concocted successfully myself.
This month's recipe is called "Apple-brown". It's
our own version of bread pudding.
our own version of bread pudding.
To download it, and/or any of the
previous recipes-of-the-month, click on this link:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/recipemonth.htm
previous recipes-of-the-month, click on this link:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/recipemonth.htm
3. Intermission.
Béla Bartók
by David Fritz
Béla Bartók was born in Nagyszentmiklós, Austria-Hungary,
on 25 March 1881.
on 25 March 1881.
He grew up to be a composer and pianist.
By the age of four, he was able to play 40 pieces on the piano and the next
year his mother formally began teaching him.
Béla gave his first public recital at age eleven.
One of the pieces he played was his first composition,
written two years previously, called "The Course of the Danube".
One of the pieces he played was his first composition,
written two years previously, called "The Course of the Danube".
From 1899 to 1903 Bartók studied piano under István Thomán,
a former student of Franz Liszt, and composition under
János Koessler at the Royal Academy of Music in Budapest.
a former student of Franz Liszt, and composition under
János Koessler at the Royal Academy of Music in Budapest.
There he met Zoltán Kodály, who influenced him greatly and became his
lifelong friend and colleague.
lifelong friend and colleague.
In the summer of 1904, while visiting a holiday resort,
Bartók heard the eighteen-year-old nanny, Lidi Dósa from Kibéd
in Maros-Torda in Transylvania sing folk songs to the children under
her care.
Bartók heard the eighteen-year-old nanny, Lidi Dósa from Kibéd
in Maros-Torda in Transylvania sing folk songs to the children under
her care.
This sparked his life-long dedication to folk music.
From 1907 his music also began to
be influenced by Claude Debussy, whose compositions
Kodály had brought back from Paris.
be influenced by Claude Debussy, whose compositions
Kodály had brought back from Paris.
That same year Bartók began teaching as a piano professor at the Royal
Academy. This position freed him from touring Europe as a pianist and enabled
him to stay in Hungary.
In 1908, inspired by both their own interest in folk music and by
the contemporary resurgence of interest in traditional national culture, he and Kodály travelled into the countryside to collect and research old Magyar folk melodies.
the contemporary resurgence of interest in traditional national culture, he and Kodály travelled into the countryside to collect and research old Magyar folk melodies.
They quickly set about incorporating elements of real Magyar peasant music
into their compositions.
Both Bartók and Kodály frequently quoted folk songs
verbatim and wrote pieces derived entirely from
authentic folk melodies.
verbatim and wrote pieces derived entirely from
authentic folk melodies.
An example is Bartók's two volumes entitled "For Children",
for solo piano containing 80 folk tunes to which he
wrote accompaniment.
for solo piano containing 80 folk tunes to which he
wrote accompaniment.
Bartók's style can be described as a combination of folk music,
classicism, and modernism.
classicism, and modernism.
In 1909 Bartók married Márta Ziegler. Their son, Béla II, was
born in 1910.
born in 1910.
Bartók divorced Márta in 1923 and married a piano student,
Ditta Pásztory. His second son, Péter, was born in 1924.
Ditta Pásztory. His second son, Péter, was born in 1924.
He travelled to Turkey in 1936 to collect and
study folk music there.
study folk music there.
In 1940, as the European political situation worsened after the outbreak of
World War II, Bartók first sent his manuscripts out
of the country, and then he and Ditta Pásztory emigrated to the
U.S., where they settled in New York City.
of the country, and then he and Ditta Pásztory emigrated to the
U.S., where they settled in New York City.
Bartók died in New York from leukaemia on September 26, 1945 at age
64.
Despite working hard and receiving royalties and other remuneration,
Bartók still died a poor man.
Bartók still died a poor man.
There are three statues of Béla Bartók: one in Brussels
in Belgium, near the central train station in a public square,
another in London, opposite South Kensington Underground Station
and the third in front of one of the houses that Bartók owned in
the hills above Budapest. This house is now a museum.
in Belgium, near the central train station in a public square,
another in London, opposite South Kensington Underground Station
and the third in front of one of the houses that Bartók owned in
the hills above Budapest. This house is now a museum.
Bartók: is considered to be one of the greatest composers of the 20th
century and is regarded, along with Liszt, as Hungary's
greatest composer.
greatest composer.
Although he wrote an opera and several big works,
some commissioned by leading musicians, to me, his main
contribution lies in the work he did in
immortalizing the folk music of his time.
some commissioned by leading musicians, to me, his main
contribution lies in the work he did in
immortalizing the folk music of his time.
4. "Out of Africa".
Today I brought "Out of Africa", played by The Intimate
Orchestra, to lead us into this section of the newsletter in
which I remind you of things to diarize and do.
Click on the link below to listen to an excerpt from the piece:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/sample-0158.mp3
Thank you to all of you who are doing some and/or
all of the things suggested. May you have lots of fun doing them.
Make this another memorable week by diarizing and
doing as suggested below:
all of the things suggested. May you have lots of fun doing them.
Make this another memorable week by diarizing and
doing as suggested below:
- DATES TO DIARIZE
- 01-11 April - The Rand Show, Johannesburg Expo Centre, Johannesburg
- 19 April - 17h30 - UJ Sundowner Concert, Johannesburg
Jill Richards (piano) will play works by Liszt and Debussy
- 19 April - 17h30 - UJ Sundowner Concert, Johannesburg
Jill Richards (piano) will play works by Liszt and Debussy
- THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK
- Drink fresh orange juice
- Pick some flowers for your home and/or office
- Buy a pack of hot cross buns and give it
to the first elderly gentleman who crosses your path
- Clean out your kitchen draws: throw out all unused and/or
broken items or give them to someone who could use them
- Please let me know which is your favourite charity?
- Pick some flowers for your home and/or office
- Buy a pack of hot cross buns and give it
to the first elderly gentleman who crosses your path
- Clean out your kitchen draws: throw out all unused and/or
broken items or give them to someone who could use them
- Please let me know which is your favourite charity?
5. Encore
From the Washington Post Style Invitation, in which it was postulated
that English should have male and female nouns, readers were asked to
assign a gender to nouns of their choice and explain their reason.
The best submissions:
Swiss Army Knife - male, because even though it appears useful for
a wide variety of work, it spends most of its time just opening bottles.
a wide variety of work, it spends most of its time just opening bottles.
Kidneys - female, because they always go to the bathroom in pairs.
Tyre - male, because it goes bald and often is over-inflated.
Hot Air Balloon - male, because to get it to go anywhere you have
to
light a fire under it...and, of course, there's the hot air part.
light a fire under it...and, of course, there's the hot air part.
Sponges - female, because they are soft and squeezable and retain
water.
Web Page - female, because it is always getting hit on.
Shoe - male, because it is usually unpolished, with its tongue
hanging
out.
out.
Copier - female, because once turned off, it takes a while to warm
up.
Because it is an effective reproductive device when the right buttons
are pushed. Because it can wreak havoc when the wrong buttons are
pushed.
Because it is an effective reproductive device when the right buttons
are pushed. Because it can wreak havoc when the wrong buttons are
pushed.
Ziploc Bags - male, because they hold everything in, but you can
always
see right through them.
see right through them.
Subway - male, because it uses the same old lines to pick people up.
Hourglass - female, because over time, the weight shifts to the
bottom.
Hammer - male, because it hasn't evolved much over the last 5,000 years,
but it's handy to have around.
Remote Control - female...Ha!...you thought they'd say male.
But
consider, it gives man pleasure, he'd be lost without it, and while he
doesn't always know the right buttons to push, he keeps trying!
consider, it gives man pleasure, he'd be lost without it, and while he
doesn't always know the right buttons to push, he keeps trying!
...
Today I'll take my leave with "Nothing's gonna change my love for you",
written by Gerry Goffin and Michael Masser, and sung by
Glenn Medeiros.
Click on this link to listen to an excerpt from the song:
http://www.mr-music.co.za/sample-0159.mp3
http://www.mr-music.co.za/sample-0159.mp3
"If I had to live my life without you near me;
the days would all be empty;
the nights would seem so long;
with you I see forever oh so clearly;
I might have been in love before;
but it never felt this strong;
our dreams are young and we both know;
they'll take us where we want to go;
hold me now, touch me now;
I don't want to live without you.
the days would all be empty;
the nights would seem so long;
with you I see forever oh so clearly;
I might have been in love before;
but it never felt this strong;
our dreams are young and we both know;
they'll take us where we want to go;
hold me now, touch me now;
I don't want to live without you.
Chorus:
Nothing's gonna change my love for you;
you ought to know by now how much I love you;
one thing you can be sure of;
I'll never ask for more than your love;
nothing's gonna change my love for you;
you ought to know by now how much I love you;
the world may change my whole life through;
but nothing's gonna change my love for you.
Nothing's gonna change my love for you;
you ought to know by now how much I love you;
one thing you can be sure of;
I'll never ask for more than your love;
nothing's gonna change my love for you;
you ought to know by now how much I love you;
the world may change my whole life through;
but nothing's gonna change my love for you.
If the road ahead is not so easy;
our love will lead a way for us;
like a guiding star;
I'll be there for you if you should need me;
you don't have to change a thing;
I love you just the way you are;
so come with me and share the view;
I'll help you see forever too;
hold me now, touch me now;
I don't want to live without you.
our love will lead a way for us;
like a guiding star;
I'll be there for you if you should need me;
you don't have to change a thing;
I love you just the way you are;
so come with me and share the view;
I'll help you see forever too;
hold me now, touch me now;
I don't want to live without you.
Chorus:
Nothing's gonna change my love for you;
you ought to know by now how much I love you;
one thing you can be sure of;
I'll never ask for more than your love;
nothing's gonna change my love for you;
you ought to know by now how much I love you;
the world may change my whole life through;
but nothing's gonna change my love for you.
Nothing's gonna change my love for you;
you ought to know by now how much I love you;
one thing you can be sure of;
I'll never ask for more than your love;
nothing's gonna change my love for you;
you ought to know by now how much I love you;
the world may change my whole life through;
but nothing's gonna change my love for you.
Chorus:
Nothing's gonna change my love for you;
you ought to know by now how much I love you;
one thing you can be sure of;
I'll never ask for more than your love.
Nothing's gonna change my love for you;
you ought to know by now how much I love you;
one thing you can be sure of;
I'll never ask for more than your love.
Instrumental interlude
Chorus:
Nothing's gonna change my love for you;
you ought to know by now how much I love you;
one thing you can be sure of;
I'll never ask for more than your love;
nothing's gonna change my love for you;
you ought to know by now how much I love you;
the world may change my whole life through;
but nothing's gonna change my love for you."
Nothing's gonna change my love for you;
you ought to know by now how much I love you;
one thing you can be sure of;
I'll never ask for more than your love;
nothing's gonna change my love for you;
you ought to know by now how much I love you;
the world may change my whole life through;
but nothing's gonna change my love for you."
Love and the best music
David
Mr Music
Music with impact ...
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