Music And Ballades
Whenever I walk into a room that is full of music I get this feeling of peace inside
of me, my organs are jumping from excitement to dance with the flow of the music. The
blood in my veins is flowing at the beat of the music causing my bodies individual urges
to glide away swiftly but gracefully with the wind at the speed of the beat. My mind is
lost in the composition of the music and my heart slowly sinking to the floor in ease from
the soft sounds of the music. The look of enjoyment on my face is unexplainable. Which
is exactly how I felt on April 13th, 2005 at 1 PM, when I attended a piano recital at
Queensborough Community College in the Kurzweil Recital Hall. The concert that I
attended is Jeb Patton, The Pianist.The Pianist Jeb Patton played six different pieces.
The first two are preludes. The first prelude is the E major and the second is the B
minor dedicated to Sir Roland Hanna (1932-2002). The next four pieces are Ballades.
No.1 is a G minor Op.23. Ballade No.2 is a F major Op.38. Ballade No.3 is A flat
major Op.47. And the last Ballade is No.4 in F minor Op.52. These four Ballades are
dedicated to Chopin. The crowd was a moderate size of 60 people. Fortunetly I had
my digital camera with me which allows me to take pictures and make movies.
Frequently we ask ourselves, how are these beautiful unique pieces of music
formed; what are they; how are they learned and from where? All these questions crossed
my mind several times during the recital.While I was listening and watching Mr. Patton
play the piano I realized certain things that I thought are important in learning how to
play the piano. The first thing that is important in learning how to play the piano is timing;
a pianist requires timing. Which can take months to years of practice. Secondly, the
physical movements of the hands,...
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