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Re: Quasi una folia

null@example.com (dazric) — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 14:17:38 +0000

There seems to be a hint of late 16th / early 17th century keyboard style in that closing section, which I like very much.

Re: Quasi una folia

null@example.com (Stephen_Doonan) — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 21:12:14 +0000

Great idea and gorgeous execution. Thank you, Gerard.

Re: Quasi una folia

null@example.com (Philippe Guillaume) — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 17:11:44 +0000

An incredibly beautiful recording done in Foix (close to Toulouse, France):
Inédits pour piano de Déodat de Severac played by Isabelle Legoux-Laboureau
https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb38123687b

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yDR_vupY3E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJHpO61BsUE

Re: Quasi una folia

null@example.com (Gaston) — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 15:31:03 +0000

About Déodat de Séverac, a touch of piano pedagogy :
Vera Tsybakov dissects "La fontaine de Chopin" by Déodat de Séverac (en Français)

https://youtu.be/CLn3tRqxIHM

Re: Quasi una folia

null@example.com (Gaston) — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 13:49:41 +0000

Philippe Guillaume wrote:

Just beautiful!
It reminds me a bit the music from Déodat de Séverac, a French composer that lived in Saint Felix Lauragais, a nice and small village near Toulouse.

I didn't know much about Deodat de Séverac, who was stored somewhere in my locker of secondary composers.
So I spent part of last night researching and listening.
How could I have neglected this genius?
Thank you Philippe for leading me to this useful research.

I understood the relationship you could find with my little pieces of music:
Deodat de Séverac was at first an improviser, improvisation being an important step in his writing process.*
If he lived in our time I imagine he would be a great user of Pianoteq !

*A very interesting analysis of this process (which sounds familiar to me, although I don't play in the same division... :

https://medias.ircam.fr/xb2b132

And some links to listen :

En vacances
https://youtu.be/ew3D_iIeubw

Nymphes au crépuscule
https://youtu.be/cuKlhhWBmGQ

Re: Quasi una folia

null@example.com (Philippe Guillaume) — Sat, 10 Nov 2018 13:53:50 +0000

Just beautiful!

It reminds me a bit the music from Déodat de Séverac, a French composer that lived in Saint Felix Lauragais, a nice and small village near Toulouse.

Quasi una folia

null@example.com (Gaston) — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 22:05:55 +0000

Today I tried to write something that looks like a Folia...
(Pianoteq Petrof Dreamy)

https://hearthis.at/xnwdv7yv/quasi-una-folia/