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Prokofiev Romeo

Prokofiev Romeo

Does anyone know where I can download Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet Suite No 1 Op.64bis sheet music for free?

or have it? Thanks

This music is in copyright until 2023 and so is only available for purchase or rental.

PROKOFIEV - Romeo & Juliet - Ballet

Prokofiev Piano

Prokofiev Piano

PROKOFIEV PIANO SONATA No.7 Precipitato war ! sonata

Prokofiev Violin

Prokofiev Violin

Four Steps to Choosing Your First Musical Instrument

You are looking to find an instrument for yourself, or perhaps your child. You want to pick the right one, but it is so overwhelming! Woodwinds, piano, brass,strings, and percussion, and that is just the groupings. How can you decide which instrument is right for you?

Do some Research
Here are few suggestions that will help you to narrowdown the search. First, do some research into what the different instruments sound like. You do not want to bestuck playing, or listing to someone play, aninstrument you cannot stand the sound of. Check out some orchestra CDs from your local library, or go online to find sound clips of different instruments. A
music teacher may be able to demonstrate the sound of some instruments for you. Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf is a great piece that showcases several instrumental solos.

Try Some Out

Once you have found a few sounds that please you, see if you can try some out. If you know someone who plays an instrument, ask them if you can try it. They may not want to let you put your mouth on their mouthpiece, but you can at least hold the instrument and feel how it feels in your hand. Also, if you are looking for an instrument for your child, their school orchestra teacher will most likely have some student models they can try. Some music stores may be willing to let you try an instrument. Keep in mind that you will not play a symphony on the first try, but you do want to have an instrument that feels somewhat comfortable in your hands.

When looking at an instrument, there are some physical capabilities you need to consider. For example, if you have tiny hands, you may have trouble reaching some chords necessary to play the piano. The trombone requires relatively long arms, and a child that is younger than fifth grade is probably too small for it. Kids with braces will have a difficult time beginning
a brass instrument, as the pressure on their teeth will be painful. Think about the size of the arms, hand, and mouth of the person you are choosing and instrument for, and try not to force them into something that is too big or small for their build.

Match with personality

Next, think about the new musicians personality. A quiet, shy young person is most likely not going to be comfortable with a loud brass instrument. Likewise, the tough football player would be mortified playing the flute. Piano students need to be capable of working on their own, while band students need to enjoy working in groups. Think about your home environment too.

Is there a place where the student can practice? If space is at a premium, choose a smaller instrument. If there are close neighbors, think of quieter instruments.

Think about your budget.

The fact is, some instruments take more financial dedication than others. For instance, strings have to be upgraded as the student grows, whereas a brass instrument usually comes in one size. Also, keep in mind the repairs the instrument will need, whether it be tunings for a piano, strings for a violin, or reeds for a clarinet. These considerations may help you decide between one or two once you have narrowed it down.

The bottom line is, choose an instrument you can see yourself or your child enjoying. Practicing an instrument is hard work, and in order for it to pay off, you need to enjoy it. By taking time to choose your first musical instrument, you will ensure
that you have made a choice you can stick with until the final curtain call.

Hilary Hahn plays Prokofiev violin concerto (1/3)

Prokofiev Peter

Prokofiev Peter

Steel & Chrome Parade, a Poem, by Peter Menkin

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Steel & Chrome Parade
a poem by Peter Menkin

The parade of town & county people

and painted cars with chrome

tailpipes was a glee on old Grant

street--miles long parade.

A testimony to American

history, 55 Chevy Station Wagon

with red back lights

like a jet plane nose.

Sculpted Shelby Cobra,

a coveted car from Hollywood

amidst the rolling thunder

patrolled by local police

in their late model fast pursuit

vehicles, complete with air scoops.

The girls sit close to the guys

on the bench seats, though

a Ford Mustang (worth $20,000)

has buckets--edge thigh to thigh,

hers against the stick shift.

A tuneful race of piston sounds,

clouds of dark exhaust after

sunset to crowds who stand, sit,

call out and gawk at industrial

promises and the freedom that

auto brings. Sex, steel, paint

is a hot combination on a June

evening, for county excitement.

Mating calls to drag and thump,

teenage postures, and adult

moments with some families attuned

to their social position in a

maroon 48 Plymouth coupe. What

now, a festive undertaking

like a community dance in thunder

and success. Glory, excitement!

Summertime summertime stars a

song of parade in car colors

brought out for show and bravado.

A cultural dance on wheels into

the night, and tomorrow, too

on the regular roads and driveways.

This is an endless parade

of favored and polished pets;

even the Chevrolet 409,

will ride around seeking

a Woody Wagon or something sleek.

We have met the 21st Century

and it is still us, again, on parade.

Audio reading of the poem is here, read by the writer, aspiring poet Peter Menkin:

http://www.archive.org/details/ChromeAndSteelParade2000ByPeterMenkin

This poem from 2000 recently posted on the Academy of American Poets writers workshop received few comments, I am sorry to say. But I like the work, and here it is from its almost original version eight years ago when the car parade took place in Novato, California (Marin County), north of San Francisco.

This note to a fellow poet was posted on the writers workshop by me:

I had an idea that not everyone knows about car parades. This one was held in Novato, California (about 45,000), and there people fix up older and even old cars. They are stunning! So many people line the street for this popular event, it is like a town fair.

Novato is in Marin County, north of San Francisco by about 30 or so miles. I believe they hold the parade yearly. That year I did go to the car parade, and I was impressed by it and remembered there is in America such a thing as "car culture." So the poem.

Notes on photograph: The Reverend Richard Helmer, Rector of Church of Our Saviour, Mill Valley, California USA took this snapshot and gave permission to use it on my blog. The blog is mainly spiritual and religious poetry, and though the poem posted today is about Chrome & Steel Parade, I thought Father Richard's snapshot a good choice since it shows flowers and has chrome. Readers of this blog will have noted that most photographs accompanying the poetry shows a flower or flowers.

So here is another flower shot, location of snapshot unknown.

As a P.S., Peter Menkin attends Church of Our Saviour, Mill Valley, California USA, located in Marin County, north of San Francisco. By the way, the man at the piano also illustrating the poem shows The Reverend Richard Helmer at work. The title is "Richard at Piano."

"Prokofiev: Sonata No. 3 in a, Op. 28
Liszt: La Campanella
Chopin: Etudes Op. 10, Nos. 1, 2, 4, and 5; Polonaise in A-flat, Op. 53, Prelude in G
Debussy: Estampes"

Prokofiev - Peter And The Wolf March