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no sorry i dont really use instagram, i can contact you via ouija board, spirit box, fluctuations in temperature, flickering lights, and certain rituals. i am also on tumblr.

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New "Chopin, Chopin!" posts on Polish social media ‼️

Source: kinova TVP on facebook

Bonus: Chops with Liszt

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I don't think he has, lads

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yourpianobestie

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Right so maybe not everyone remembers but the preliminaries to the 19th Chopin Piano Competition are taking place right now!

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Tower Records, Tacoma Washington, 1978

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One of the things I like best about history research is just the detective work of it. For example, 19th century, in one letter chopin wrote to his friend, he says something to the effect of, and I am deeply paraphrasing here: whew I sure am glad you're 40 miles away since you're so mad at me. Now chopin is in Warsaw when he's writing the letter, and his friend is in poturzyn. That's 320km or almost 200 miles. So I'm sitting there like ok either somebody is not where they're supposed to be, or chopin is measuring miles differently.

Turns out he's straight up measuring miles differently. He used the russian/prussian/austrian measure of a mile, which is about 7.5km as opposed to the 1.6km mile. 320km is about 42 of these miles. Really goes to show u can't assume anything works the same way you're used to.

Also, so funny to me that the 3 empires each had slightly different measures (7.58km vs 7.53 vs 7.47) that are nonetheless essentially the same unless u want to be really annoying about it, which is such a microcosm of the partitions overall lol

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So I've actually heard somewhere here that Duolingo for Latin is actually a Bad Idea since it doesn't teach you the grammar structures correctly. Honestly, a good manual with exercises and maybe YT videos explaining everything would be a better idea; you can easily find some resources lists even here on Tumblr. (I don't remember any, sorry)

Latin is difficult and you'll ask yourself "why did I decide it was a good idea" every step of the day but ultimately you'll be able to understand Cicero et al. Additionally, it should help your brain

Also, apart from Italian licei and classical lit students it's a dead (oops) ability, so you'll be able to show it into everyone's faces I guess

Well, my brain definitely needs all the help it can get these days. My son suggested Duo Lingo and some youtube videos that helped him...

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Johann Bernard Bach (1676-1749) - Orchestral Suite No. 4 for Strings and Basso continuo in D-Major, IV. Passepied I & II. Performed by Florilegium on period instruments.

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the contrabass saxophone is such an absurd instrument

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Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) - Concerto for 2 Cellos, Strings and Basso continuo in g-minor, RV 531, I. Allegro. Performed by Maurizio Naddeo & Antonio Fantinuoli, cellos, and Fabio Biondi/Europa Galante on period instruments.

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the contrabass saxophone is such an absurd instrument

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Today is @chopinski-official 's death day.

TB is such a dreadful disease, took the lives of too many wonderful people. Chopin could've composed more musical masterpieces. Emily Brontë could've published more than Wuthering Heights.

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Karol Kurpiński (1785-1857) - Elegy for Orchestra in c-minor. Missing fragments from the score reconstructed by Jarosław Thiel. Performed by Jarosław Thiel/Wrocław Baroque Orchestra on period instruments.

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it sucks ass how easy to know an insufferable amount about music and be really annoying about genres and stuff. its just so INTERESTING is the thing

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To all Pupils and Artists whom may concern: Official Invitation to #LISZTOBER

Your Contribution is to be accepted in any creative and artistic Medium, such as: Drawings, Sketches and Paintings; Stories or Tales, Poetry, or any Written and Spoken Word; and, as in itself best fitting for the Recipient: Music; Songs, Componiments, Sheet Music and or Cylindrical Recordings. Also welcome come the Practical Arts of Sewing, Stuffing, Sculpture and Animating.

Dates with Asterisks near their Suggestion entail Anniversaries and Historical Happenings in the Month of October. Especially Noteworthy is the 22nd of October, for known Reasons. Your Partecipation is encouraged and invited. Maestro F. Liszt will answer to your submittals, no matter how humble, and reward your Will to Contribute.

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Chopin Competition: tickets

Tickets for the 19th International Chopin Piano Competition (October 2025) will be available on sale from 1st October 2024 at 12:00 noon CET

Chopin Competition is coming!