From a South American dance to a romantically rubato performance piece, Bach’s Violin Partita in D minor has some funky rhythms and bizarre chromaticism!
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Sarah Davachi on the Tuning and Resonance of Synths and Acoustic Strings, and More
Welcome back to Soundfly’s weekly interview series, Incorrect Music, curated by guitarist, singer, and composer Lora-Faye Åshuvud (of…
Allegro! Exploring the Legacy and Technique of the Great Django Reinhardt
A fire roars with life on a cool summer night somewhere in the north of…
Hear 9 Inspiring String Quartet Arrangements Written by Soundfly Students
Last fall, we debuted the first-ever session of our course Orchestration for Strings that included personalized support…
Why a Video of a Young Ukrainian Accordionist Went Viral
By Shinjoo Cho If you’ve spent any extended time scrolling social media this year, you’ve probably…
Why Every Piano You’ve Ever Played Is Too Small
Beautiful, versatile, and astoundingly complex, the piano holds a key place in nearly every form of music.…
Breaking Down Radiohead’s Orchestration in “Burn the Witch”
Radiohead’s new release “Burn the Witch” marks the end of a long period of silence…
The Weird and Creepy World of String Harmonics
I have played stringed instruments for my entire musical career — namely, the electric bass,…
How to Run a Flawless Recording Session with Strings
In order to create all the videos, resources and course assets for our popular Mainstage…
The Underground Classical Music Movement
Last year, Slate magazine published an article arguing that classical music is dead in America.…