Teammate on most recent team gave me this parting feedback: “I learned a ton, we got lots done, our team dynamics were awesome, and I’ve never felt this kind of team feeling before.”

If your business makes software, I might be good for your business.

https://schmonz.com/snac/schmonz/p/1750949585.435936

The week-starting-with-my-birthday is ending. This’ll have to do. Between fever, attempted naps, and coughing (oh the coughing), here’s a very special piece at maybe half speed: Medtner’s Sonata-Skazka, Op. 25 #1. https://youtu.be/HijPpVLOmaI #weeklypiano #medtner #romanticism

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Was hoping to do some Medtner for the-week-with-my-birthday-in-it, but with luck I’ll do one before the-week-starting-with-my-birthday is out. Meanwhile, these Mordasov Jazz Miniatures are perfect for miniature amounts of spare time. No. 5, “Stroll”: https://youtu.be/zg_mFDevEjE

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Birthday winnings:

- time for actual lazy cuddling on the couch with my one and only (this got rare somehow)
- a passel of sick kids managing to still be mostly sweet and funny
- homemade cards and not-cake
- nonzero piano minutes
- feeling familiar (and long-lost) efficacy at work

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Another short week, another short #pianominiature, another of the #Mordasov #Jazz 30: the fourth one, “A Long Time Ago.” #weeklypiano #pianominiatures https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eNRJ1gMBbs&list=PLkuryjnRFclTzNyap3TRgLtWxgQmbu5Am&index=15

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Last week got short when the sick going around the house finally came for me. Much better now. For a belated #weeklypiano, here’s another #Mordasov quickie, the third of his Jazz Miniatures: https://youtu.be/dnpMWPofB0M

#pianominiature #pianominiatures #jazz

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Trying mob.sh in a new scenario. Challenges:

1. Two simultaneous sessions on the same repo
2. Each session involving multiple repos

MOB_WIP_BRANCH_QUALIFIER and https://myrepos.branchable.com are my ideas. What are yours, please?

#MobProgramming #EnsembleProgramming

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@MTnv after meeting and being blown away by the piece, I looked up Uch-Kosh. Indeed looks like the sort of place where majestic flowing would occur.

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Thinking about how this piece will sound after
1. I work on it a bunch
2. Someone works on the piano a bunch
Pretty great, will be how.
https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkxj5Bp3HdTyUs93-Q8LfhPNpSJ8VbdSgUS #bortkiewicz #bortkevych @classicalmusic

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After throwing my back out last week, I’m happy to be upright, even as this baby grand sounds honky-tonk. Gotta get it looked at.

Here’s a quickie #weeklypiano, the second of Mordasov’s 30 Jazz Miniatures. https://youtu.be/Pzgql21X738

#pianominiature #pianominiatures #mordasov #jazz #pianosolo #solopiano #pianomusic

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Pretty good hire for Tuition Manager, assuming Mrs. Dollar Franklin was unavailable.

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It was Medtner’s birthday last week, so for this #weeklypiano we’re belatedly celebrating with his “Elf’s Tale”. I’ll have to give this another go with the gain a bit lower once the piano’s been fixed up. But don’t worry, this music will find you.

https://youtu.be/Jbs-J3wq9aY

#pianominiature #pianominiatures #classicalpiano #pianomusic #pianosolo #romanticism #medtner #skazka #skazki #maerchen

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@abhayakara@mastodon.lol Glad you like! I did a bunch more Alkan miniatures during my #dailypiano project earlier this year. Maybe there's more stuff to your taste in this YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkuryjnRFclQJqoIVpk9W9-eIRswejo-R

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Weather’s the same chilly rainy gray. Back at my own piano, clearly it needs some work done. Not sure what/when/how. In the meantime, we’ll make do. This #weeklypiano #pianominiature is Ressouvenir (“Remember”) from Alkan’s Op. 63 Esquisses (“Sketches”).

https://youtu.be/at5Qfhgd1oA

#pianominiatures #pianosolo #pianomusic #classicalpiano #classicalmusic #romanticism

@classicalmusic

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Happy Medtner’s birthday to us (1/2). @classicalmusic

https://octodon.social/@schmonz/109609410563323582

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Happy(-enough) new year. #medtner @classicalmusic

https://octodon.social/@schmonz/109609410563323582

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Some stay up for New Year’s Eve; some aren’t well rested enough for that. Either way, here’s our final #weeklypiano for 2022: Medtner’s Op. 37 #1 “Insomnia”, with the vocal part played on piano and overdubbed.

https://youtu.be/nkXmiBDDEi8

#classicalmusic #classicalpiano #pianominiatures #artsong #artsongs #romanticism #medtner #medtnersongs

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@ToddVierling 2.5yo kid go “spin it again” and again and again etc.

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אַ פֿריילעכן חנוכה (און ניטל נאַכט)

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Very, very good recording of Medtner “Elf’s Tale” new on YouTube this morning. Merry Christmas to us from Thomas Ang. https://youtu.be/a_dA3FZrlWU @classicalmusic #classicalmusic #pianomusic #romanticism #medtner

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For this week’s #weeklypiano, we return to the #dailypiano well for another #Grieg Lyric Piece. This one’s called “Christmas Eve.”

Just kidding, it’s “Elegi”. The night-before-Christmas vibes are pretty strong, though.

https://youtu.be/K-SF0tXL28A

#pianominiature #pianominiatures #pianomusic #pianosolo #classicalmusic #classicalpiano #romanticism #jul

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Back on schedule, it’s time for a #weeklypiano #pianominiature! This one’s from the best composer’s late-career “Romantic Sketches for the Young”.

The best composer, of course, is #Medtner. Let “Hymn” grow on you by listening several times.

https://youtu.be/ycZWReggFk4

#pianominiatures #pianomusic #pianosolo #classicalmusic #classicalpiano #romanticism

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Working on some Medtner (for the next #weeklypiano) is always timely, as this 🧵 from a year ago (but really 15 years ago) reminds us.

https://octodon.social/@schmonz/107441444306734083

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I don’t have this #weeklypiano quite where I want it, but that’s nothing new. What’s different is how much I still want to get it righter. A bit off schedule, though, and gotta take my chances when they come.

#Bortkiewicz Nocturne Op. 24 #1 (Diana): https://youtu.be/E1JTPUAD8Pk

#pianominiatures #pianominiature #classicalpiano #classicalmusic #pianomusic #pianosolo #solopiano #ukrainianpianomusic #ukrainiancomposers #ukrainiancomposer #bortkevych

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