Monday, September 19, 2016

PARTITA

pOYM FOR THE fantastical RAYMOND PETTIBON


"Deciphering the content of the Bach Partitas and figuring out how to communicate it with passion and conviction requires knowledge, hard work, discipline and endless imagination. The fact that there is flexibility in the assembly of this musical puzzle, and more than one right way to do it, is endlessly fascinating, challenging and a joy." Miriam Fried

I play a Bach partita on guitar. The piece is in basic 3/3 time, but I realized at one point that I could play it in 5/5 time, which I can't even quite fathom mathematically. Is that even possible? But it worked and became something wholly other. I somehow just slipped into it while I was playing it one day. Total mind bender.

BTW I disagree with Fried on the "knowledge, hard work and discipline" part. You just keep doing it because you love it. But the endless imagination and "more than one right way to do it" is on point.


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"The fact that there is flexibility in the assembly of this musical puzzle, and more than one right way to do it, is endlessly fascinating, challenging and a joy." Miriam Fried on the Bach Partidas

I play a Bach partita on guitar. The piece is in basic 3/3 time, but I realized at one point that I could play it in 5/5 time, which I can't even quite fathom mathematically. Is that even possible? But it worked and became something wholly other. I somehow just slipped into it while I was playing it one day. Total mind bender.

three crossroads pics from anselm.

point of the cape


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