136. Share with us a few of your favorite books, poems, authors, films, plays, pieces of music, musicians, performers, paintings, artists, blogs, magazines, or newspapers. Feel free to touch on one, some, or all of the categories listed, or add a category of your own. (U of Chicago)
Once, a friend showed me the music sheet and said that the technique and expression required for the piece are just amazing. That is how I got to know about the piece that lives with me since grade 7: Fatasie-Impromtu by Chopin.
Born in a musical family, I always looked for a piece that would make me think that the piece is for me; and one day, when I was going through the collection of Chopin's pieces, I was attracted to this piece, Fatasie-Impromtu, full of clashing yet harmonizing music notes. Captivated by the sound that started to ring in my head, I found the history about the piece; it was written by Chopin and was the piece hated by Chopin because he had to submit the piece to the Queen of his time and play it whenever she wanted.
This little story of Chopin's feeling added to my expression while playing the piece. With different rhythms of melodies played by right hand and left hand, the technique of the piece was very difficult. Yet, it took me very little time to learn as I was so motivated to play the piece. Soon, I played the piece everyday, every time I wanted to calm myself down or express happy or sad feelings. And surprisingly, every time I played the piece, it really helped me control myself. As I play the piece, sometimes I think about what Chopin must have felt while he was forced to play the piece in front of the Queen whenever he was called, and sometimes I think about how beautiful the piece was made by Chopin with different sounds of clashing notes become harmony.
Music certainly lives in me. And here is one piece that helps me to survive through days: Fantasie-Impromtu.
Once, a friend showed me the music sheet and said that the technique and expression required for the piece are just amazing. That is how I got to know about the piece that lives with me since grade 7: Fatasie-Impromtu by Chopin.
Born in a musical family, I always looked for a piece that would make me think that the piece is for me; and one day, when I was going through the collection of Chopin's pieces, I was attracted to this piece, Fatasie-Impromtu, full of clashing yet harmonizing music notes. Captivated by the sound that started to ring in my head, I found the history about the piece; it was written by Chopin and was the piece hated by Chopin because he had to submit the piece to the Queen of his time and play it whenever she wanted.
This little story of Chopin's feeling added to my expression while playing the piece. With different rhythms of melodies played by right hand and left hand, the technique of the piece was very difficult. Yet, it took me very little time to learn as I was so motivated to play the piece. Soon, I played the piece everyday, every time I wanted to calm myself down or express happy or sad feelings. And surprisingly, every time I played the piece, it really helped me control myself. As I play the piece, sometimes I think about what Chopin must have felt while he was forced to play the piece in front of the Queen whenever he was called, and sometimes I think about how beautiful the piece was made by Chopin with different sounds of clashing notes become harmony.
Music certainly lives in me. And here is one piece that helps me to survive through days: Fantasie-Impromtu.
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