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As a persnickety composer, I can't wait to run the proofreading tool on my existing compositions and see what (Dorico thinks) I've missed. I was just telling with someone else that I will soon be explaining that Dorico’s new proofreading function doesn’t replace the need for a human proofreader. Th...

I immediately envisioned a sonata on the back of a postage stamp.

"In conclusion: While the term "authentic" can be used in different ways, a modern edition of an earlier piece of music can be considered authentic if it demonstrates faithfulness to the original score, an understanding of the historical context, and a sincere expression of the perfo...

Or a reminder to look up because that’s when the hot dancers are on stage.

John, I laughed out loud at your first reharmonization using the triplet turn in the right hand as inspiration for the bass line. That’s cute. :) For me, this ambiguity of harmonic specifics is what makes motivic or thematic writing powerful in skilled hands. You occasionally see this put to good us...

Because of the leap of a fourth in the low register in all the examples, I do hear a root position dominant and then a root position tonic chord implied as if the C and following F were the bass voices for what follows. Stylistically, for this piece, I can’t argue with your interpretation. It’s per...

Anyone hear the upbeat to the first movement of Beethoven's piano Sonata op. 2 no. 1 as a dominant harmony (a C triad in root position) resolving to a tonic harmony (F minor) in measure 1? I definitely hear this as implied dominant harmony. I would not go so far as to specify what inversion. There’...

John Ruggero wrote: ↑16 Sep 2024, 15:38 I lift my lamp beside the golden Dorico!

I have lost all respect for you.

I use a little flip phone for traveling. No smart phone and, even better, no smart phone bill. It warms my heart to know that you don’t have a smart phone. I have never owned a cell phone, which befuddles many colleagues. I’m no technophobe, but I never had a desire or particular need for one. I do...

That is some sharp analysis, John!