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Topic: The most unchallenging piece ever  (Read 2095 times)

Offline Nightscape

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The most unchallenging piece ever
on: May 17, 2005, 10:50:58 PM
What is the easiest piece you can think of?

Offline Ludwig Van Rachabji

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Re: The most unchallenging piece ever
Reply #1 on: May 17, 2005, 11:53:12 PM
Possibly the easiest, AND the hardest piece at the same time -

4'33" by John Cage
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Offline abe

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Re: The most unchallenging piece ever
Reply #2 on: May 18, 2005, 12:21:53 AM
The second "piano" part of a very simple duet involves clapping...although that does involve maintaining tempo and rythm.
--Abe

Offline lostinidlewonder

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Re: The most unchallenging piece ever
Reply #3 on: May 18, 2005, 12:36:45 AM
Czerny's Opus 599 First Instructor for piano. Goes from 1 through to 100 where of course 1 is much easier than 100. Goes through very preliminary keyboard co-ordination, for instance 1 is held semi breves against minum then minims in Bh in similar motion. 2 introduces contratry motion as well as maintains similar motion, using the same two note elements, minums and semibreves. He gradually introduces intervals as well, different note values, chords, tempo, dynamics, etc as you go along.
It is usually sectioned up as
1-10: First excerises for the knowledge of notes.
11-18: Excersises for the 5 fingers with the quiet hand.
19-26: First excercises for the thumb.
27-31: Excersises exceeding an octave.
32-35: Excersises with the bass clef.
36-38: Excercises in sharps and flats.
39-42: Excercises in other easy tunes.
43-57: Rests
58-70: Excercises in Velocity (which is further developed in his School of Velocity)
71-100: Melodies with and without Ornaments
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Offline Goldberg

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Re: The most unchallenging piece ever
Reply #4 on: May 18, 2005, 02:40:35 AM
Bartok's very first (and many of the earliest ones as well) Mikrokosmo...or however you say it..

Offline Glyptodont

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Re: The most unchallenging piece ever
Reply #5 on: May 18, 2005, 03:30:18 PM
Chopsticks

Offline thierry13

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Re: The most unchallenging piece ever
Reply #6 on: May 21, 2005, 07:34:01 PM
Possibly the easiest, AND the hardest piece at the same time -

4'33" by John Cage

Why the hardest?

Offline c18cont

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Re: The most unchallenging piece ever
Reply #7 on: May 21, 2005, 11:01:53 PM
"why the hardest..."  (Cage)

Boredom..

John Cage

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Re: The most unchallenging piece ever
Reply #8 on: May 21, 2005, 11:02:41 PM
Jus Kiddin

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