Michael AllenNov 9, 2017Bass DoublingI wrote something yesterday that was confusing even to me when I read it again today. Mea culpa. The offending sentence was: Wright notes...
Michael AllenSep 24, 2017Farnaby's ConceitThe Fitzwilliam Virginal Book comprises nearly 300 works composed for keyboard by notable English court composers from the time of Queen...
Michael AllenSep 15, 2017Breaking up the RomanceToo soon? I'm having too much fun with these titles. I promised to talk about the decision to transpose this movement of Robert...
Michael AllenSep 14, 2017More advice on RomanceOne of the things I appreciated about teaching was that I learned things about my own playing by observing and articulating ideas to...
Michael AllenSep 12, 2017Limoges - The Big NewsSadly, only a few of the sketches by Victor Hartmann that inspired Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition have survived. We must rely on...
Michael AllenSep 8, 2017Mussorgsky's PicturesI'm always surprised that some still believe that Maurice Ravel's orchestration of Pictures at an Exhibition is the 'original