Walk Softly

Ya know, traveling quietly with a large piece of wood, and all that.

[weloveshortvideos]

[irishqueenc]

A Day in the Life of a Harpist

Wheeling around the big blue oven mitt.

[irishqueenc]

A Day in the Life of a Harpist

Is that a harp? Can I touch it?

[compositiontheoryandarranging]

[soyoumusik]

!!!!!SCREAMS INTO THE ABYSS!!!!

This is what i’ve been waiting for and more. I CAN ASCEND. 

And here’s a brief article about it

[intj-irl]

As socially awkward as I can be, I’ve never felt introverted. Around deeply introverted people, I act as if I were an extrovert, and yet when I’m around pure extroverts, it’s blatantly obvious how much of an introvert I really am. It’s so confusing.

Submitted by anonymous (via intj-irl)

[i-remember-there-was-mist]

Folks, it’s not talent.  

It’s years and years of training in multiple fields.

It’s the dance classes that made us sweat.

It’s the voice lessons that made us cry.

It’s the tech rehearsals that exhausted us.

It’s rejection after rejection after rejection.

It’s hours and hours on that stage, always striving for the best.

It’s endless passion.  

It’s taking harsh criticism, struggling to not take it personally, and using it to fuel your progress.

It’s not letting somebody’s judgment of you slow your stride.

It’s questioning whether you’re good enough constantly.

It’s never ever giving up on yourself.  

It’s constantly wondering if this is the right career.

It’s feeling like we’re not making progress, but still striving every day to be better.

It’s facing every obstacle head on, no matter how daunting, and fighting to clear every hurdle.

It’s being told by almost everybody you know that your career path is not a viable option.

It’s dealing with endless stereotypes that you can never seem to fight off.

It’s committing to following your dream, no matter what that path may bring.

It’s staying curious, and always seeking to learn more, no matter where we are in our training.

So no, talent doesn’t get us where we are.  Don’t discount your hard work.   Don’t discount how much you’ve devoted to your craft.

[violaboss]

I’ve seen a lot of curious people wanting to dive into classical music but don’t know where to start, so I have written out a list of pieces to listen to depending on mood. I’ve only put out a few, but please add more if you want to. hope this helps y’all out. :)

stereotypical delightful classical music:

battalia a 10 in d major (biber)

brandenburg concerto no. 5

brandenburg concerto no. 3

symphony no. 45 - “farewell” (haydn)

if you need to chill:

rondo alla turca

fur elise

anitra’s dance

in the steppes of central asia (borodin) (added by viola-ology)

if you need to sleep:

moonlight sonata

swan lake

corral nocturne

if you need to wake up:

morning mood

summer (from the four seasons)

buckaroo holiday (if you’ve played this in orch you might end up screaming instead of waking up joyfully)

if you are feeling very proud:

pomp and circumstance

symphony no. 9 (beethoven; this is where ode to joy came from)

1812 overture

symphony no. 5, finale (tchaikovsky) (added by viola-ology)

american (dvořák)

if you feel really excited:

hoedown (copland)

bacchanale

spring (from the four seasons) (be careful, if you listen to this too much you’ll start hating it)

la gazza ladra

death and the maiden (schubert)

if you are angry and you want to take a baseball bat and start hitting a bush:

dance of the knights (from the romeo and juliet suite by prokofiev)

winter, mvt. 1 (from the four seasons)

symphony no. 10 mvt. 2 (shostakovich)

symphony no. 5 (beethoven)

totentanz (liszt)

quartet no. 8, mvt. 2 (shostakovich) (added by viola-ology)

young person’s guide to the orchestra, fugue (britten) (added by iwillsavemyworld)

if you want to cry for a really long time:

fantasia based on russian themes (rimsky-korsakov)

adagio for strings (barber)

violin concerto in e minor (mendelssohn)

aase’s death

andante festivo

if you want to feel like you’re on an adventure:

an american in paris (gershwin)

if you want chills:

danse macabre

russian easter overture

if you want to study:

eine kleine nachtmusik

bolero (ravel)

serenade for strings (elgar)

scheherazade (rimsky-korsakov) (added by viola-ology)

pines of rome, mvt. 4 (resphigi) (added by viola-ology)

if you really want to dance:

capriccio espagnol (rimsky-korsakov)

blue danube

le cid (massenet) (added by viola-ology)

radetzky march

if you want to start bouncing in your chair:

hopak (mussorgsky)

les toreadors (from carmen suite no.1)

if you’re about to pass out and you need energy:

hungarian dance no. 1

hungarian dance no. 5

if you want to hear suspense within music:

firebird

in the hall of the mountain king

ride of the valkyries

night on bald mountain (mussorgsky) (added by viola-ology)

if you want a jazzy/classical feel:

rhapsody in blue

if you want to feel emotional with no explanation:

introduction and rondo capriccioso

unfinished symphony (schubert)

symphony no. 7, allegretto (beethoven) (added by viola-ology)

canon in d (pachelbel)

if you want to sit back and have a nice cup of tea:

st. paul’s suite

concerto for two violins (vivaldi)

l’arlésienne suite

pieces that don’t really have a valid explanation:

symphony no. 40 (mozart)

cello suite no. 1 (bach)

polovtsian dances

enigma variations (elgar) (added by viola-ology)

perpetuum mobile

pieces that just sound really cool:

scherzo tarantelle

dance of the goblins

caprice no. 24 (paganini)

new world symphony, allegro con fuoco (dvorak) (added by viola-ology​)

if you feel like listening to concertos all day (I do not recommend doing that):

concerto for two violins (bach)

concerto for two violins (vivaldi)

violin concerto in a minor (vivaldi)

violin concerto (tchaikovsky) (added by iwillsavemyworld)

cello concerto in c (haydn)

piano concerto, mvt. 1 (pierne) (added by iwillsavemyworld)

harp concerto in E-flat major, mvt. 1 (added by iwillsavemyworld)

and if you really just hate classical music in general:

4′33″ (cage)

a lot of these pieces apply in multiple categories, but I sorted them by which I think they match the most. have fun exploring classical music!

also, thank you to viola-ology and iwillsavemyworld for adding on! if you would like to add on your own suggestions, please reblog and add on or message me so I can give you credit for the suggestion!

[yodiscrepo]

Cuerda del violín en slow motion.

[operamusings]

talk dirty to me

[preciousnugget]

Classical Pieces You've Probably Heard but Might Not Remember the Name

William Tell Overture- Rossini (Most famous part at 8:45, but why not listen to the whole thing?)

Also Sprach Zarathustra- Strauss

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik- Mozart

Symphony 94, Mvt. 2 “Surprise Symphony”- Haydn 

Toccata and Fugue in d Minor-Bach

Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2- Chopin

Rondo alla Turca- Mozart

Sinfonie de Fanfares: Rondeau- Jean-Joseph Mouret

The Four Seasons: Spring- Vivaldi (I just linked to the whole thing because it’s great)

Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring- Bach

O Fortuna (from Carmina Burana)- Carl Orff

Funeral March- Chopin

Orpheus in the Underworld: Infernal Galop (A.K.A. Can Can)- Offenbach

Pomp and Circumstance (You probably graduated to this)- Elgar

Gayane: Sabre Dance- Aram Khachaturian

A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Wedding March- Mendelssohn

Carmen: Les Toreadors- Bizet

The Ride of the Valkyries- Wagner

Für Elise- Beethoven

Dance of the Hours- Ponchielli

Rigotello: La Donna e Mobile- Verdi

Night on Bald Mountain- Mussorgsky

Romeo and Juliet: Love Theme- Tchaikovsky

Entry of the Gladiators- Julius Fucik

Lakmé: Flower Duet- Delibes

Peer Gynt: In the Hall of the Mountain King- Greig

Rodeo: Hoedown- Copland

Peer Gynt: Morning Mood- Greig

New World Symphony Mov. [2][4]- Dvorak

Ave Maria (You knew this, but did you know that it was by Schubert?)

Canon in D- Pachelbel

Add others if you want! Have fun!

[jsbachtopus]

Dies Irae (from Requiem) - Mozart

Flight of the Bumblebee - Rimsky-Korsakov

Finale to the 1812 Overture - Tchaikovsky

Der Holle Rache kocht in meiner herzen (aka the Queen of the Night aria) - Mozart

Libiamo ne’ lieti calici - Verdi

Largo al factotum - Rossini

Overture to The Barber of Seville - Rossini

The Blue Danube Waltz - Strauss

Moonlight Sonata (mvmt. 1) - Beethoven

Symphony No. 5 - Beethoven

I’m sure there are more but these were some of the first that came to mind as missing!

[teunvolkarin]

I think this one’s missing, one of my favourites:

Danse Macabre - Camille Saint-Saëns

[verymaryanna]

iPmaythecorpsbewithyou:

This is one of the best classical music master-posts I’ve ever seen. I’m so proud of yall

Yay let’s add more!!!

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (from The Nutcracker) – Tchaikovsky

Dance of the Russians (from The Nutcracker) (every Christmas commercial ever uses this) – Tchaikovsky

Rose Waltz (from Sleeping Beauty) – Tchaikovsky

Dance of the Four Little Swans (from Swan Lake) – Tchaikovsky

Dance of the Knights/ Montagues and Capulets (from Romeo & Juliet) (also was on The Apprentice) – Prokofiev

Rhapsody in Blue – Gershwin

Enter Three Sailors (from Fancy Free) – Bernstein

Jazz Waltz (Waltz No. 2) – Shostakovich

Major-General’s Song (from Pirates of Penzance) – Sullivan

Nessun Dorma (from Turandot) – Puccini

Marriage of Figaro Overture – Mozart

Figaro’s Aria (from Barber of Seville) – Rossini

The Rite of Spring – Stravinsky

Minuet in G Major – Bach/ Petzold 

Symphony No. 7, Second Movement – Beethoven

String Quartet in F Major, Second Movement (it’s in those ancerstry.com commercials and The Royal Tenebaums) – Ravel

Bolero – Ravel

O Mio Babbino Caro (from Gianni Schicchi) – Puccini

String Quintet in E Major, Third Movement – Boccherini

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 – Liszt

Yay for classical music!

[irishqueenc]

Day in the Life of a Harpist

Tuning...always tuning.

[irishqueenc]

Things Heard in Dance Studios

Random person: Oh, cool. Like Dance Moms! Me:...no

[irishqueenc]

Things Heard in Dance Studios

*CRACK*

[irishqueenc]

Things Heard in Dance Studios

You know what…I didn’t need that toenail anyway. Good riddance!

[irishqueenc]

Things Heard in Dance Studios

Perfectly synchronized groans (Usually preceded by “reverse it,” “let’s do planks,” or another equally painfully suggestion.)

[irishqueenc]

Day in the Life of a Harpist

Them:"Oh, cool! Is that a harp?" Me:*with extreme sarcasm* "No, that’s my guitar”

[irishqueenc]

Things Heard in Dance Studios

Do you think I need to wear pants?