“Nights in the Gardens of Spain” – Complete edition Being 2026 the 150th anniversary of Manuel de Falla, his works are played even more than usual. Thanks to that important event, it is the second time this year that I play his wonderful “Nights in the Gardens of Spain”. The first time was last April,… Continue reading “Nights in the gardens of Spain” – Complete edition
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More on cymbals and Russian notation
More on cymbals and Russian notation. Last week I wrote THIS article. While researching on another issue which I will write about soon, I found more music that proves my previous article; namely, that “+” means suspended cymbal played with a soft stick and “o” means cymbals “a 2”. Rimsky-Korsakov wrote the opera-ballet “Mlada”. Its third… Continue reading More on cymbals and Russian notation
Cymbals and their notation in the Russian tradition
Cymbals and their notation in the Russian tradition. If you have ever played cymbals in works from the Russian repertoire (specially from the late 19th-century and the first half of the 20th-century), you may have seen the following symbols: “+” and “o”. They have been driving percussionists mad for a very long time, but this… Continue reading Cymbals and their notation in the Russian tradition