Dr. Fuddle's Musical IQ Test 35
Answers
to Musical IQ Test 34
1. d. All of the above
2. a. A French Organist and composer
3. c. Gustav Holst
4. a. Playing a piece of music for the
first time
5. b. 4/4 meter
Musical duo brings fun twist to classical music
By Elaine Quijano
(CBS News) Pianist Richard
Hyung-ki Joo and violinist Aleksey Igudesman are bringing Mozart, Bach, and
Beethoven to a new generation. But they are not traditional performers. Their
current show, "A Little Nightmare Music," can only be described as
non-traditional.
At New York's
legendary Carnegie Hall, a venue with a rich tradition of hosting classical
performances, the two classically-trained modern music virtuosos mix the
classical and contemporary.
Their YouTube channel has
more than 28 million hits, and their fans now include musical greats like the
piano man himself, Billy Joel, who joined them recently at Carnegie Hall.
Igudesman and Joo both fell
in love with classical music as kids. And as adults, their show is aimed at
making others fall in love with it, too.
Igudesman, when he spoke to
CBS News at The Russian Tea Room, said that he knows people think classical
music is stuffy. But he said, "The music itself is not stuffy at all. It's exciting. It's
fun. Mozart is crazy. Mozart is fun."
But their onstage antics can't hide their undeniable musical talents and
commitment to their craft. Igudesman plays an antique violin made in the 18th
century.
Igudesman said, "We
always say we don't make fun of the
music we make fun with the music.
Dr. Fuddle's Musical IQ Test 34
Answers to Musical IQ Test 331. c. A German Baroque composer famous for Canon in D Major
2. d. A famous Piano Concerto in b-flat minor
3. a. He married three times
4. b. A melodic movement of more than one step
5. a. Robert Schumann
Roll Over Beethoven: Classical Music For Dogs?!
A couple weeks ago, I was out walking my dog with a friend and her
two dogs. One of her dogs is a sweetie, but the other is a real handful.
As we discussed the behavior problems she was struggling to tame, she
mentioned that she was using special music CDs for dogs.
"For dogs?" I asked.
"For dogs," she replied. "It's called 'Through a Dog's Ear.'"
"What will they think of next?" I chuckled.
"Don't laugh," my friend said, "One of their CD's is on the Billboard list of best-selling classical albums!"
OK, that got my interest. I tracked them down on the Internet and
contacted Lisa Spector, co-founder of Through a Dog's Ear to find out
more about this classical canine music.
BJG: I recall that old RCA logo of a black and white dog listening to the horn of a wind-up gramophone -- their slogan was "His Master's Voice." That's what comes to mind when I read the name of your company, Through a Dog's Ear. Tell me more about music and dogs.
LS: I'm a concert pianist and I used to own a music
school. In 2003, I attended a seminar on psychoacoustics -- the study of
how sound effects the human nervous system -= with sound researcher Joshua Leeds.
After that, I started applying those principles to my piano students. I
learned how to use music to charge -- or discharge -- their nervous
systems. I found it was extremely effective in helping them calm and
focus.
About that time, I was also a volunteer puppy raiser for Guide Dogs for the Blind
and I was raising a very high-energy puppy. I began to notice that when
I played the slowed-down, simplified, re-arranged, classical music I
used to relax my piano students, my rambunctious pup would be snoozing
in no time. The music I had used with my students also worked on this
dog!
I began to wonder if the psychoacoustic principles I learned from
Joshua would also benefit dogs, so I approached him with the idea of
collaborating on creating music recordings to calm canines and relieve
anxiety issues. We then went into two years of clinical testing. The
results inspired us to launch Through a Dog's Ear, which currently
consists of a book and a music series for dogs.
Read Full Interview Here
Dr. Fuddle's Musical IQ Test 33
Answers to Musical IQ Test 321. d. Sergei Rachmaninoff
2. a. A British Baroque composer
3. c. The Marriage of Figaro
4. a. A well known twentieth century composer
5. a. A gourd percussion instrument
Van Cliburn: A Portrait
Van Cliburn is one of the most celebrated this country has produced. Though he will always be remembered as the winner of the first Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition (and remains the only American ever to have won it), this 1966 documentary from the archives of the Bell Telephone Hour highlights Cliburns true distinction as a musician of remarkable range and depth. Cliburn himself narrates the film, and offers many personal insights on music.
Dr. Fuddle's Musical IQ Test 32
Answers to Musical IQ Test 31
1. d. Sergei Rachmaninoff
2. a. A British Baroque composer
3. c. The Marriage of
Figaro
4. a. A well known twentieth century composer
5. a. A gourd percussion instrument
Allegro? Adagio? Who knows? Who cares?
Laurence Vittes
Classical Music: An Investor's Guide
Details Here
Good news for classical music lovers: Spotify has just announced the
launch of Classify, a new groundbreaking classical music app designed to
be the easiest way to browse, discover and listen to classical music
over the Internet. Classify is created to be your Spotify home for
classical music.
You can choose by mood or instrument.
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