prokofiev
2019-10-25 16:01:34
I saw them live at Yokohama Arena which was marvellous. They've been strutting their stuff since they were children so don't sell them short. At the end of the last encore they bowed onstage soaking up the applause. The received thunderous applause and a standing ovation. The group and the dancers and acrobats who were invited to perform gave a superb performance. The choreography, the stage design, lighting design and the light sticks were magnificent and exceeded expectations. Yesterday I assigned six hours for practising their songs on my harp, violin, viola, cello and double bass. I practised with my friends who played glockenspiel, marimba, xylophone, vibraphone, chimes, celesta and timpani (kettle-drum), all of which have definite pitch. Adding these instruments makes the music more rhythmic. Saxophone, cor anglais and clarinet are transposing instruments. Saxophone, clarinet and bass clarinet are single reed instrument while oboe, cor anglais, bassoon and contrabassoon are double reed instruments. Flute is a reedless instrument. My friend Joe isn't very well-to-do while his girlfriend is very well-off. He gave a party at his place last week where cheap wines were served. The sofas in his apartment are made of cheap material. His television is cheap and nasty. Recently he bought some clothes on the cheap from a shop that's facing possible liquidation. He bought a pair of cheap trainers that fell apart after a couple months so I bought him a good quality pair. He's too mean to buy new sneakers. He's very cheap with the air conditioner too-it's only on for an hour each day then he turns on the fans and opens the windows instead but the air conditioner was dirt cheap. He holidayed in Macau last week but he's so cheap he didn't even buy us postcards. He stayed at a three star hotel where it serves cheap and cheerful food and sells cheap and cheerful clothes. He's a piano teacher. He explained to us regarding a piece by Haydn "This passage should be played beautifully rather than rhythmically. Otherwise it's a bit cheap." I saw a lot of pencil marks on the score such as: silence, no pause here, cantabile, just separate, clean pedal, more melodic voicing, remain soft, quiet, hear tenor, clearer, articulate, in time, silvery soft, gentler, take time.... Regarding teaching he said "I prefer payment in blocks. My students pay monthly or for four lessons at a time. For this month you can pay on a lesson-by-lesson basis. From next month onwards you pay monthly. Students of all standards are welcome. I'm also a piano accompanist who accompany instrumentalists, singers and other performers for live performances, exams and auditions. He asked me to get him some Muzio Clementi scores for him as I can get them on the cheap from a friend of mine. We watched a boxing fight where Paul hit Chris with a cheap shot after he lost to Chris. We watched a comedy show as well which was full of cheap laughs. The comedian is famous for his vulgar manner and wearing a vulgar suit. His grandfather was a cheap gangster and liar. His jokes and jibes were cheap and vulgar.