Tempo: Music Between Tradition and Technocracy
You will see two score examples. Both are four bars long. Answer without thinking too much about it: Which one is shorter?
Great Moments of Operetta: the Vienna Johann Strauss Theater
123 years ago today, the operetta Die Faschingsfee by Emmerich Kálmán was premiered at the Johann Strauss Theater in Vienna. This house, which unfortunately no longer exists today, was one of the top addresses at the beginning of the 20th century when it came to operetta.
Conductor’s Tools 1: the Baton
For many concert-goers it is a mystery: What does the conductor need a baton for? Indeed, the baton is an extremely useful tool for us conductors. In the following I will explain why.
Corona in Concert – Three Approaches
Munich, Bielefeld, Weimar – three cities, three different approaches to dealing with corona requirements. At least one of them is really curious.
Upgrade Your Melody Vol. II – Time Signature
Maybe you know this: When you wake up, a sequence of tones buzzes around in your head. What do you do with it now? One possibility: create different pieces of music with one and the same tone sequence – by using different time signatures.
Where circus, politics and music meet: the Bucharest Athenaeum
Bucharest, 1865: A building for the benefit of society is to be constructed. What should it be? A circus, a parliament building or a concert hall? The Bucharest Athenaeum was all of that.