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Tactic Tuesday - Big Eyes

Tactic Tuesday - Big Eyes

Simon Rattle rehearses the choir and orchestra of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra as they get ready for a performance of Haydn’s Creation. This brief clip demonstrates rehearsal instructions centered choral diction around a brief passage in Haydn’s Creation. The frequent stopping and starting indicates rare high-quality footage of a professional organization engaged in a true detail rehearsal, not merely a dress rehearsal run-through.

Notes on Haydn

Notes on Haydn

“It gets worse: not only are there too many works, they are all fantastic.”

Haydn Tempo Markings According to Czerny

Haydn Tempo Markings According to Czerny

Czerny’s metronome markings for Haydn’s London Symphonies. Czerny was a student of Haydn. Download the pdf here.

Source: Early Music. February 1988: 77-78.

Tests of Greatness, Part One

Tests of Greatness, Part One

The most obvious concrete benchmark for quality is the demonstration of compositional craft. Here are some elements and composers that can be recognized for their innovation and/or mastery. 

Jordan Randall Smith is the Music Director of Symphony Number One.