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Monthly Archives: March 2015

Too legit to quit

2015-03-31by MusicConSpirito Leave a comment

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If it ain't baroque....

La Campanella — Niccolò Paganini

2015-03-30by MusicConSpirito Leave a comment

When learning an instrument (specifically the violin) there are stretch goals. There are lofty goals. There are impossible goals. Then there are Paganini goals. Maybe one day I will get there. The […]

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Madden Collection

Beethoven’s 9th Symphony

2015-03-27by MusicConSpirito Leave a comment

Better than a 6 pack of Jolt Cola and an 8-ball, this was one of my power songs in college. The power and drama of the music just opened the […]

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Musical Inspiration

Getting Started. For real this time.

2015-03-27by MusicConSpirito Leave a comment

I was invited by one of the most extraordinary women in this world to come to her yearly retreat in the mountains to spend an extended weekend with other likeminded […]

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Practice Makes Progress

Getting Started. Again.

2015-03-26by MusicConSpirito Leave a comment

My husband is a pretty good guitarist. He is also a study in what sheer determination and endless repetition can accomplish. He has zero natural musical ability. But he is […]

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Practice Makes Progress

Wieniawski – Op. 18 – No. 3

2015-03-25by MusicConSpirito Leave a comment

This piece stood out to me in the collection. It is a photocopied, hand bound triptych of a single piece of music. Each page is carefully taped over as if laminated. This […]

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Madden Collection

Vivaldi Concerto for 4 Violins in B Minor, Op. 3, No. 10, RV 580

2015-03-24by MusicConSpirito Leave a comment

Under the direction of the Original A., our little quartette of violins will be tackling this precious Concerto by Vivaldi. I am super excited to play this piece. M.K. has […]

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If it ain't baroque....
Violin

Getting Started.

2015-03-24by MusicConSpirito 1 Comment

The first time I saw a violin up close was in the bedroom of my childhoods best friend’s big sister. She played in the schools orchestra. And I thought it […]

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Violin

Vivaldi: Concerto In A Minor For 2 Violins, RV 523 – 2. Larghetto E Spiritoso

2015-03-22by MusicConSpirito 1 Comment

Vivaldi is what sparked the fire in me to want to learn the violin. I love that he wrote most of his music during the time he oversaw the Ospedale della […]

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Madden Collection
Le Songe de Tartini par Louis Leopold Boily 1824

The Devil’s Trill Sonata

2015-03-22by MusicConSpirito Leave a comment

I am obsessed with this song. I have listened to little since receiving my Garrett vs. Paganini CD a few weeks ago. I could listen to nothing else for the […]

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Madden Collection

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