This week, the Ether Game Brain Trust is tapping our foot and trying to keep time. We're exploring some memorable rhythms and tempos, in a show we're calling " Tactus"!
Did you know...
Ludwig van Beethoven was one of the first composers to use a modern metronome, invented by Johann Mälzel, although most of his metronome markings are much faster than we're used to hearing!Leonard Bernstein and Glenn Gould sparred over the tempo of Piano Concerto No. 1 by Johannes Brahms in a famous concerto with the New York Philharmonic on April 6, 1962. Gould wanted to take it slowly, and Bernstein warned the audience before the concert.Leonard Bernstein (again) sped up the coda to the finale of Symphony No. 5 by Dmitri Shostakovich, and Shostakovich liked the change!Missa Prolationum by Johannes Ockeghem is a remarkable work where all the voices sing the same melody, but at different time scales.See the full playlist below:
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