Whispering Pines Trio

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  • Set Up Jamulus for Remote Music Making

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    ….. This post is the continuation of previous post “We Tried to Rehearse During the Pandemic”. Set Up a Jamulus Server On AWS After acquired the necessary equipment, including: (1) an Ethernet cable and a USB adapter, (2) an Audio interface, (3) a Headphone, and (4) a Microphone, I connected them to a laptop PC…

  • We Tried to Rehearse During the Pandemic

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    Because of traveling, our Trio halted regular rehearsals since December 2019 but continue planning the repertoires. On February 28, we gathered and played Mendelssohn’s piano trio #1, 2nd mov. etc. Soon after, the rehearsals were interrupted again due to traveling, and we planned to restart in late April. Then, the Pandemic came suddenly, and we…

  • Study on Franz Schubert Piano Trio Op.100, 2nd movement

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    “The last Piano Trio in E-flat major, Op. 100, D.929, is a gigantic masterpiece that, with Beethoven’s Archduke, could be considered among the few greatest piano trios in the traditional repertory. It is gigantic in length and breadth, wealthy in thematic ideas, constant transformations and ingenious details of construction.” [https://www.earsense.org/chamber-music/Franz-Schubert-Piano-Trio-No-2-in-E-flat-major-Op-100-D-929/] I decided to use Schubert’s Trio…

  • Study on Clara Schumann Piano Trio Op. 17

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    “I once believed that I possessed creative talent, but I have given up this idea; a woman must not desire to compose—there has never yet been one able to do it. Should I expect to be the one?” – Clara Schumann, 1839 https://www.earsense.org/chamber-music/Clara-Wieck-Schumann-Piano-Trio-in-g-minor-Op-17/ The G minor Piano Trio is undoubtedly one of Clara Schumann’s best-known…

  • Care of Violins

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    Note: Recently, my old German violin had the back board detached. My friend, Johnny offered to help glue the board back. This post is a copy of my earlier post published many years ago at my web site “Taiwan Missions“, in which, it described how Johnny repaired this German violin. ******************************************** Violins are delicate instruments…