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Offline pianistimo

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nutcracker suite
on: December 06, 2005, 11:16:55 AM
last night, the nutcracker suite was playing (with george balanchine, of course) and i happened to think that i could play a part finally.  you know, the part where the dolls are all stiff and they can't move their joints.  and then finally they loosen up.  (before and after at the piano under pic thread sometime).