Opening Ramble

Yay, I managed to write this before the last one paid out! Hopefully a reduced workload, however, by the looks of all the open tabs, it could still be a long write! At least the baby has stopped screaming.... I'm trying out new headings for this week, let's see how that works out.

So, just a quick reminder for people to use only the #classical-music tag and NOT the @classical-radio tag. It's very nice that you use it, but I don't check it!

Community stuff

Community contests and events, easy way to get a bit of extra SBD!

Guess the music
Music jokes
Composer of the Week

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Comment, upvote and resteem. Support each other and we will grow strong together as a community!

Community Performances

Plucked instruments

@digitalopus leads up the listening round with a virtuosic performance of O Voo da mosca (The flight of the fly), a Gabán y Catira and a special composition for his wife Por toda la eternidad. (For all eternity). Thanks for the great playing!

@heatherthebard gives us a great interpretation of Der Haupff Auff on a baritone ukelele. I had no idea there were different sizes of ukelele, you learn something new every day!

@mayneth is a newcomer, but they have started strongly with this duo Tango Suite by Piazolla

Thank you to @laviq for his performance of Heitor Villa-Lobos - Etude No1

@guifaquetti gives us Leo Brouwer - Estudios Sencillos, n1 Movido. Thank you, I'll never get tired of your talking at the start!

Keyboard instruments

@bernardtjames wishes his mother a very beautiful Mother's Day with Amanda’s Ballad. He also gives us A Song To Remember.

@cmp2020 is back with a performance of his composition, Assurance of Grace

Strings

@montanacellist gives us some Bach - Prelude in G with Crystal singing bowls, I'm sure that Bach would have thought of this had he the bowls on hand!

@kkarenmp tackles the great Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto! Congratulations! Next with orchestra?

Singers

@moccamonica continues to impress us with another great performance of I've got the world on a string.

I guess this is singing, even though there is a guitar! Thank you to @davidcentenor for sharing this ensemble of "LA Guitarra del Joven Soldado - Silvio Rodriguez.

Reading

@freyman continues his comparison series with Irving Berlin >> "Cheek to Cheek".

@edje gives us a write up about a new and interesting Dutch harp, a unique type of instrument, played by Remy van Kesteren.

@zpedro gives us his insight into Schumann, my friend in insanity

MEMEMEME!!!!

This week I collected my favourite personal recordings on Steemit, and I began my expedition for @blockmountain here. I also wrote about one of my more unusual instruments that I play, the Viola d'amore.