Robert Hillier
Carpe Diem - play Bach
Sometimes it's a good idea to ignore your better judgement and just go for it. Offered the chance to play the baroque flute with the...
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DORSET BAROQUE PLAYERS
Robert Hillier
Jul 20, 20231 min read
Practising a baroque instrument
My blogs usually focus on baroque music but once in a while I come across something more general that's worth a mention. All players...
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Robert Hillier
Jul 17, 20231 min read
Not a plug for the SWBO
This website has mentioned the South West Baroque Orchestra before but they're worth another mention following their very successful...
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Robert Hillier
Jul 5, 20231 min read
Tempi for Alessandro Scarlatti - and others?
(From the alessandroscarlatti.co.uk website): >>>>>”dove è segnato grave, non intendo malenconico; dove andante, non presto ma arioso;...
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Robert Hillier
Jun 17, 20231 min read
Baroque concert in Sherborne Abbey next month
The South West Baroque Orchestra is giving a concert in Sherborne next month (I'll be in the audience this year - last year was a great...
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Robert Hillier
Jun 16, 20231 min read
Recent baroque happenings in Dorset
Dorset Rural Music School is running a short series of lecture recitals entitled Baroque Basics starting on the 22nd June 2023:...
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Robert Hillier
May 28, 20232 min read
My baroque expert says ..... (2)
"Different keys are suitable to express different "affects" ( sets of feelings)" - this idea was hotly debated in the baroque period....
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Robert Hillier
May 17, 20232 min read
My baroque expert says ..... (1)
Let's consult an expert. What should we do when we have triplets (notated as quavers with a 3 above them) in a piece which also has the...
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Robert Hillier
May 15, 20232 min read
Which baroque composers do YOU esteem?
"Esteemed baroque composers"?? Which baroque composers spring to mind? Put JS Bach to one side. Who does that leave? Probably not many...
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Robert Hillier
May 3, 20231 min read
Baroque myths and good stories (1)
It really does pay to go back to the original sources for your information. Everyone likes a good story but good stories often improve on...
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Robert Hillier
Apr 30, 20231 min read
Baroque players need to add light and shade
At first sight the notes in a piece of baroque music look very plain, almost as if the composer didn't know what sort of expression was...
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