"A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to
be ultimately at peace with himself."
AUTHOR: Abraham Maslow
“To be truly content in life people must be able to express themselves through their
their special talents."
COMPOSER
RAVEL
Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte
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| A Pavane, Edwin Austin Abbey http://vivoperlei-kat.blogspot.com/2010_07_01_archive.html |
Conductor: Ozawa
The Pavane (a slow Spanish dance that was first popular in the 15th and 16th centuries), written as a piano solo in 1899 when Ravel was 24, was immediately popular. Ravel orchestrated it in the version played today in 1910. Ravel did not have a specific princess in mind, but rather a mood of a dance a princess might have danced long ago in a bygone era. The main theme is introduced by the horns, and from there it moves about the orchestra. The Pavane is deceptively simple, with an appealing charm and beauty.
GENERAL MUSIC
01. BOW HOLD (USING NATURAL SHAPE OF FINGERS)
........a. FINGERS PLACED ON TOP OF BOW WITH MIDDLE KNUCKLES
........b. THUMB PLACED IN BETWEEN BOW STICK and HAIR LIGHTLY TOUCHING IN BETWEEN THE 2
MIDDLE FINGERS
........c. PINKY MOVED TO SIT NATURALLY CURVED ON TOP OF BOW
.............1) PINKY IS THE BALANCE FINGER
........d. SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT OF POINTER FINGER MIDDLE KNUCKLE ON TOP OF BOW
02. BOWING ON THE SHOULDER
........a. USING DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BOW
.............1) FROG to MIDDLE (TRIANGLE to SQUARE) USE OF ELBOW and SHOULDER
.............2) MIDDLE to TIP (SQUARE TO TRAPEZOID) USE OF ELBOW
ADV. STRINGS
JUNE 5th 5:00 PM (4:30 CALL TIME) DEDICATION FOR PATRICK'S GARDEN
VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION TO PLAY "STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN"
ICE CREAM PARTY IN MR. ROA'S ROOM
BEG. STRINGS
ICE CREAM PARTY IN MR. ROA'S ROOM