Michael Monroe
@MMmusing
Pianist, Professor, Blogger - "tweeting about music is like twitching about architecture" (not that twitching about architecture is a bad thing....)
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To quote Sondheim: "I'm still here!" Check out my unique multimedia creations, many either visualizing or distorting (or both) the classics. YouTube: youtube.com/MMmusing Blog (16+ years): mmmusing.blogspot.com Random Sampler (spin the wheel!): thedoctorinspiteofhimself.com/machine.html
HAPPY AUGMENTED SIXTH DAY!! To celebrate, I wrote a little waltz featuring MANY augmented sixth chords. Hear here: youtube.com/playlist?list=… Read more about it here: mmmusing.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-au…
When two students named Claire and Elise request a mashup of two famous Claire and Elise pieces, there's no saying no. youtube.com/watch?v=xupQTV… Read more about it here: mmmusing.blogspot.com/2025/07/claire…
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Claire Elise
Just before 5/4 is over, a new re-working of a Star Wars theme in 5/4 time: youtu.be/uAF7GILA7mo Read a little more about it here: mmmusing.blogspot.com/2025/05/may-fo…
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May the Fourth Be With You in Five!
New interactive website for diving into the THREE dances Mozart combines in the Act One Finale of Don Giovanni. Get in there! thedoctorinspiteofhimself.com/dondances/ Read more about it here: mmmusing.blogspot.com/2025/04/mischi…
Strange new smash-up of Bernstein's "Officer Krupke" and Bizet's "Le bal." youtube.com/watch?v=6al-SN… Read more about it here: mmmusing.blogspot.com/2025/04/this-k…
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The Jets Have a Ball
Oh, today is the 150th birthday for the great #Ravel. Made this a few years back: youtube.com/watch?v=1yK4lh…
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Ravel Sketch
It's March, but very much still Winter (projected to be below 20 tomorrow.). Here's a full Winterreise for you from...the previous century. With full text/translations to follow along to: youtube.com/watch?v=oiW9yb… Read a little more about it here: mmmusing.blogspot.com/2025/02/winter…
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Schubert: Winterreise (Risinger/Monroe), with translations
New "Christmas Eve" anthem...for Christmas Eve. Hear here: youtube.com/watch?v=OPjRg1… Read more about it here: mmmusing.blogspot.com/2024/12/christ…
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Monroe: Christmas Eve
The blog is cookin' these days. Here, I present a little piano piece built from the musical notes in this staircase. Hear here: youtube.com/watch?v=x6j2fk… Blog post here: mmmusing.blogspot.com/2024/10/riding…
New blog post featuring a new recording (with scrolling score) of Fauré's perfect song, "Lydia" (as piano solo). youtube.com/watch?v=6YHiTW… Blog post here: mmmusing.blogspot.com/2024/10/songs-…
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Fauré: Lydia, Op. 4, No.2 (piano solo)
A new blog post featuring many takes on Messiaen's sublime motet "O sacrum convivium!" - including a few of my own. If you love this music and wish it lasted more than four minutes, I have good news! youtube.com/watch?v=f66hQW… Read more about it here: mmmusing.blogspot.com/2024/10/timele…
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Messiaen: O sacrum convivium! (extended edition)
What happens when you combine music by the two most famous composers named Gustav? Something like this: youtube.com/watch?v=WaJ2Hp… Blogged about here: mmmusing.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-tw…
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The Two Gustavs
New choral setting of The Prayer of St. Francis: "Lord, make me an instrument of your peace," here with voices sung by instruments: youtu.be/vscozK4PxJ8?si… Read more about it: mmmusing.blogspot.com/2024/10/voices…
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MM: Prayer of St. Francis (instrumental)
My new Vivaldi/Dre mashup now has a rap to go along with it. Head on over and listen to the Red Priest drop some knowledge: STILL VIVALDRÉ (4.1) IT'S A RAP! youtube.com/watch?v=FQNEZD…
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STILL VIVALDRÉ (4.1) IT'S A RAP!
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