A "typical" day routine of Harvard student?

[silverturtle]

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In turn, what pieces are you working on at the moment?

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<p>I am finishing up the third movement of Beethoven’s Sonata No. 9 in E Major and am about to learn the second movement (I’d already completed and performed the first movement, so I figured that I should finish the piece). Grigory Sokolov has an excellent recording of this piece on his DVD; I’m afraid, however, that this has not been uploaded on YouTube. I also recently performed Bach’s Prelude and Fugue No. 15 BWV 884. I’m starting the very famous Chopin Ballade (No. 1) soon. </p>

<p>But recently most of my time has been spent trying to make a satisfactory recording of my improvisations.</p>

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This is so pretentious that I am literally just getting diarrhea

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<p>I don’t spot anything even remotely pretentious in that post.</p>

[Basajaun]

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I don’t spot anything even remotely pretentious in that post.

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<p>I generally use the word “pretentious” as a malapropian adjective to describe statements that come off as even remotely snobby.</p>

[mifune]

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@silverturtle

I am finishing up the third movement of Beethoven’s Sonata No. 9 in E Major and am about to learn the second movement (I’d already completed and performed the first movement, so I figured that I should finish the piece). Grigory Sokolov has an excellent recording of this piece on his DVD; I’m afraid, however, that this has not been uploaded on YouTube. I also recently performed Bach’s Prelude and Fugue No. 15 BWV 884. I’m starting the very famous Chopin Ballade (No. 1) soon.

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<p>Fantastic. I very much enjoy Sokolov’s performances. It is rather misfortunate that his name is fairly obscure within the United States, even to classical music enthusiasts; to be honest, I was not very well acquainted with his talent until you brought a few of his recordings to my attention. </p>

<p>I sincerely hope that you enjoy the Ballade. In my opinion, Chopin’s Ballades are some of the most wonderful pieces of music ever written.</p>

[mifune]

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@Basajaun

I generally use the word “pretentious” as a malapropian adjective to describe statements that come off as even remotely snobby.

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<p>Why exactly do you find it snobby to inquire about what he is currently playing? Or was it snobby because I stated that I have listened to recordings of a certain piece? Either way, your comment is quite petty and not the slightest bit defensible. Also, you are using “pretentious” as a malaprop for what?</p>

[Basajaun]

<p>Nah nah nah, it was just about this discussion about piano, and I’ve always (erroneously) viewed piano as an upper-class thing. </p>

<p>And I was feeling really obnoxious last night so you should probably just ignore that. And I agree that it’s pretty petty.</p>

[mifune]

<p>Okay, no problem.</p>

[intenex]

<p>Hilarious. Hey, Mifune and calico, who are you in real life? My name’s Ben Yu, Thayer 210, a little curious to see if we’ve met</p>

[mifune]

<p>I sent you a Personal Message (with my name/residential information).</p>

[Admiral]

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You wake up in the morning to the sounds of trumpets acknowledging how special you are.

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<p>I was about to link to my old post</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/269083-day-life.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/269083-day-life.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>when I saw someone already had! I’m glad to see people still find it entertaining four years later.</p>

[decrescendo]

<p>I think post #2 sums this up quite well.</p>

<p>@mifune and silverturtle: Violin > Piano :)</p>

[mifune]

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@mifune and silverturtle: Violin > Piano

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<p>You are certainly entitled to your opinion, but I find most violin performances quite displeasing to my ears.</p>

[decrescendo]

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You are certainly entitled to your opinion, but I find most violin performances quite displeasing to my ears.

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<p>Really? I must admit, it’s more difficult to hit the notes just right and produce a pleasing sound in comparison with the piano, but the most talented violinists produce beautiful music (and I’m not just talking about Midori and the like). The violin’s sound is quite enjoyable, IMO.</p>

[BusinessScholar]

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@Admiral

I was about to link to my old post</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/…-day-life.html%5B/url%5D”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/…-day-life.html</a></p>

<p>when I saw someone already had! I’m glad to see people still find it entertaining four years later.

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<p>Haha, yes! I loved your post and thought of it immediately after reading the OP’s post.</p>

[mifune]

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@decrescendo

I must admit, it’s more difficult to hit the notes just right and produce a pleasing sound in comparison with the piano, but the most talented violinists produce beautiful music (and I’m not just talking about Midori and the like).

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<p>I agree; obtaining a euphonious sound on the piano can be quite effortless simply by avoiding certain intervals where the note frequencies terribly interact (i.e. C and B♭ played together). Violin music can be very exquisite when performed with a high level of finesse; nevertheless, the shrill resonance that I often hear from ordinary experience can be rather difficult to endure.</p>

[decrescendo]

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Violin music can be very exquisite when performed with a high level of finesse; nevertheless, the shrill resonance that I often hear from ordinary experience can be rather difficult to endure.

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<p>I concur. I love hearing professional violinists play on my Suzuki CDs and others (I rarely go to live concerts). However, the sound produced by the violinists in my high school orchestra… are rarely pleasing to my finely tuned ear. ;)</p>

[Kamenskih]

<p>"However, the sound produced by the violinists in my high school orchestra… are rarely pleasing to my finely tuned ear. "</p>

<p>hahahahaha, tell me! I used to have a neighbour living upstairs, who thought he was good in violin.</p>

[mifune]

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However, the sound produced by the violinists in my high school orchestra… are rarely pleasing to my finely tuned ear.

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<p>That is perfectly understandable.</p>

[Communist101]

<p>^ I second that.</p>

[mathsciencedude]

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@mifune

I usually begin moderate-sized papers the night before they are due since I produce my best work under a moderate degree of time pressure, so I will usually stay up for the night and sleep sometime later in the afternoon to provide myself with the most time possible.

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<p>I agree that essays lend themselves to procrastination. While I like to finish my readings, math problems, and even lab reports as soon as possible, I like to wait until the weekends to work on my essays.</p>

<p>I must know–what is a moderate sized paper for Harvard?</p>

[mathsciencedude]

<p>Also, piano>>>violin</p>