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Saturday Noon Concert (16): Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.16 in G, Op.31, No.1

Happy New Year everybody! Here is the 16th piano sonata written by Ludwig van Beethoven:

The midi file rendered here by Gramo was created by Bunji Hisamori, who has kind enough to give us the permission to post it on our blog (thank you, Bunji!). The file was downloaded from The Classical Music Archives. Here are the other “concerts” from this series.

Un experiment sonor

Remember ideea lui Brian Eno de muzica generativa? Acum cateva zile ma jucam cu Boodler si mi-am adus aminte Koan Pro (il foloseam acum 5-6 ani, intre timp a devenit Noatikl) si am facut asta:

Sunetul de fundal e luat de aici, sunetele de cutie muzicala au fost generate (nota cu nota) pe baza soundfont-ului Musica Theoria, daca vreti sa vedeti scriptul pe care l-am facut pentru Boodler (e in Python), just ask.

LE: Toate materialele pe care le-am folosit, inclusiv scriptul pentru Boodler sunt aici.

Saturday Noon Concert (15): Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.15 in D, Op.28

This sonata was called (by Beethoven’s publisher) the Pastoral, maybe due to its sense of tranquility and simple joy. Gramo’s favourite is the last part, which escapes this calm atmosphere, without becoming dark. Happy listening (and happy holidays, btw):

The midi file rendered by Gramo here was created by Bunji Hisamori, who has kind enough to give us the permission to post it on our blog. The file was downloaded from The Classical Music Archives. Here are the other “concerts” from this series.

p.s.: For a short, but interesting analysis of this sonata’s musical structure you may read this post.

Saturday Noon Concert (13): Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.13 in Eb, Op.27, No.1

Beethoven’s 13th piano sonata has also got a name: “Quasi una fantasia”. This is actually an indication written by Ludwig on the front of his score – “like a fantasy”. Some say this is because this composition doesn’t have a regular sonata structure. We like to think this is how Beethoven’s thinking sounded like when he left his mind to wander:

As always, Bunji Hisamori gets the credit for creating the midi file and allowing us to post an audio rendering of it on our blog. The file was downloaded from The Classical Music Archives. Here are the other “concerts” from this series.