Monthly Archives: January 2013

Listening to Bach (project 12)

Posted on 29/01/2013 by otolio

Invention No 4 in D minor, BWV 775 Also called Praeambulum 2 (see note 1 at end), it is very easy to follow the motif of this one. It starts with the 6 notes of the scale, and instead of playing … Continue reading →

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“Hlavolam” ostinato

Posted on 27/01/2013 by otolio

This is a side work, not direct part of my course (click here for the audio). The story of it is as follows: after listening to medieval music for almost a whole weekend, I found myself writing vocal music. I … Continue reading →

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More (side) listenings

Posted on 21/01/2013 by otolio

Guillaume de Machaut: Messe de Nostre Dame I thought it sounded definitely medieval, and many of the features don’t much the modern ear well, like the cadence of a C# min chord (C#-E-G#) leading to an interval D-A, or an … Continue reading →

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1, 2, 3 for Josquin des Prez

Posted on 20/01/2013 by otolio

Recently I acquired a small encyclopedia, Dějiny Hudby (History of Music). There, for the first time in my life, I heard about Josquin des Prez. Then I came across his name a second time, in less than one week, in … Continue reading →

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Project 11

Posted on 17/01/2013 by otolio

Part A I guess I’m trying to think in a tonal way, this exercise is quite difficult for me. I can’t find it’s tonal center or how to develop it. It’s one of those that one gets stuck with.  I … Continue reading →

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