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Topic: The most unchallenging piece ever
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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?
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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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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.
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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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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..
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Re: The most unchallenging piece ever
Reply #5 on: May 18, 2005, 03:30:18 PM
Chopsticks
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thierry13
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Re: The most unchallenging piece ever
Reply #6 on: May 21, 2005, 07:34:01 PM
Quote from: Ludwig Van Rachabji on May 17, 2005, 11:53:12 PM
Possibly the easiest, AND the hardest piece at the same time -
4'33" by John Cage
Why the hardest?
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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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c18cont
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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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