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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.

Imparatia de la capatul lumii

Daca nu stiti cum sunt povestirile scrise de Gramo, poate ar merita sa va lamuriti mai intai, fiindca altfel s-ar putea sa aveti asteptari nepotrivite vis-a-vis de asta. Dar faceti, desigur, ce vreti.

In imparatia de la capatul lumii traia un imparat. Normal, nu? Adica, ar fi ciudat sa existe o imparatie dar sa nu existe nici un imparat in ea. Doar daca tocmai a murit imparatul si nu are copii, iar oamenii de acolo inca nu stiu ce sa faca si sunt speriati si se sinucid pe capete tinandu-si respiratia sau folosind alta metoda ciudata care se foloseste la capatul lumii, in fine, treaba lor, noi nu ne bagam, dar ideea era ca imparatul nu murise, ci traia bine mersi si se plimba cu bicicleta prin parcul din curtea castelului.

Si cum se plimba el asa, vine la el un taran, fiindca imparatia era destul de ok si taranii aveau voie sa intre in parcul din curtea castelului si nu le zicea nimeni nimic si, oricum, si taranii erau ok si nu miroseau urat si nu ascultau manele si se spalau in fiecare zi.

Si zice taranul:

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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.

Scrisoare catre Partidul National Liberal

Dear PNL,

Inteleg ca nu poti reprezenta cu adevarat doctrina politica liberala in contextul intelectual romanesc actual (aici, de pilda, se gaseste si o explicatie verosimila pentru aceasta situatie). Programul tau mi s-a parut, insa, cel mai putin indepartat de propriile mele idei despre ce s-ar putea face, din punct de vedere legislativ si economic, in Romania.

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Saptamana pozelor – Duminica

Gata, s-a terminat saptamana pozelor. Tema zilei de azi a fost “Eu”. Daca fiecare dintre noi ar fi crezut ca se oglindeste perfect in celalalt si ne-am fi gandit amandoi la asta in acelasi timp, probabil ca ar fi fost funny, fiindca va induceam in eroare. 🙂

Inainte sa vedem poza de azi, insa, hai sa revedem pozele de pe parcursul saptamanii (ok, probabil ca o sa dati scroll direct la sfarsit):

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Saturday Noon Concert (11): Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 11 in Bb, Op.22

Omg, we’ve had 10 weeks of “concerts” already! 🙂

The credit goes to Bunji Hisamori 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.