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[Source](https://www.buzzfeed.com/ninamohan/things-that-are-only-funny-to-musicians?utm_term=.kkO4GxvVx#.fhOedyxpy)

This is a curation of all the interesting stuff that has crossed in front of the #classical-music community this last week!

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Onwards to the interesting stuff!

# Listening

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First up is a track from out resident pianist, @bernardtjames, sharing the piece [Saintpaulia](https://steemit.com/classical-radio/@bernardtjames/saintpaulia) from his CD “Risurrezione”.

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All of Bach's inventions done a capella by @bethwheatcraft! Here is the beginning of a [potentially epic journey!](https://steemit.com/music/@bethwheatcraft/oh75ku2c) Good luck guys!

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@guifaquetti gives us a bit more guitar goodness with an [Andantino by Carcassi](https://steemit.com/dsound/@guifaquetti/20180417t160442748z-matteo-carcassi-andantino-dsound)

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Resident orchestra (@musicapoetica) gives us a [collation of performances and writings](https://steemit.com/classical-music/@musicapoetica/our-first-collation-of-performances-and-writings) from their time on Steemit. Some very nice videos are there, drop in and take a look! Disclaimer, I play with @musicapoetica.

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@adreini gives us  a [Venezuelan merengue by Luisa Elena Paesano](https://steemit.com/openmic/@adreini/steemit-open-mic-week-81-no-me-mires). Pretty tricky stuff there!

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After being inspired by a First World War documentary, @alexworld composed [this piece.](https://steemit.com/dsound/@alexworld/20180416t203236443z-world-war) Worth a listen, it's pretty good!

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@alepianist gives us this performance of  [El becerrito (La vaca mariposa) - Simón Díaz](https://steemit.com/spanish/@alepianist/steemit-classical-24-el-becerrito-la-vaca-mariposa-simon-diaz) as part of her Steemit Classical compilation. Guys, did I mention it is easier for me to find your work if you use the #classical-music tag! I'm not a BOT!


# Reading

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[Genetics and classical music](https://steemit.com/music/@kayannepepper/coding-music-to-resemble-dna-life-governing-patterns-pt-2)! What could possibly go wrong? Thanks to @kayannepepper for this write up, sorry we missed the first one! (Please use the #classical-music tag so we can easily find you!)

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Ask a musician! On our discord we have a wide range of talents, not just musical! @laviq gives some [quick advice about recording](https://steemit.com/recording/@laviq/some-thoughts-on-a-recording-setup-for-the-steemit-artist-0f6e3df98fdaa) to @moccamonica's question on the [Discord](https://discord.gg/ppVmmgt)!

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@giobardzero takes us through a [Journey of Learning Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2](https://steemit.com/classical-music/@giobardzero/journey-of-learning-liszt-s-hungarian-rhapsody-no-2). Congratulations on being picked up by @curie! Another reason to follow the @classical-radio curation trail, we picked him up before he got famous, generous curation rewards for all!

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@grayarty writes about [Golliwogg's Cakewalk by Debussy](https://steemit.com/classical-music/@grayarty/song-of-the-day-golliwogg-s-cakewalk) which was also one of our Guess the Music answers from the previous week! Definitely a title for a piece that wouldn't pass muster in these modern times!

[Why do we study and play music](https://steemit.com/classical-music/@somtow/why-music) by @somtow has a look into the possible reasons why someone would want to play music. Me, I'm in it for the fame and fortune!

Not only does @guifaquetti play a decent guitar, but he also writes! Here is his [song of the day for recordpool](https://steemit.com/recordpool/@guifaquetti/song-of-the-day-mazeppa-by-franz-liszt-1811-1886)



# Me Me ME!

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I had a relatively difficult project this last week. One of my all time favourite pieces being done in a way that I didn't fully agree with or understand. All creative workers face this problem, [How do we keep motivated in difficult circumstances?](https://steemit.com/motivation/@bengy/keeping-motivated-in-difficult-creative-cirumstances)

# Competitions

[Educator Showdown](https://steemit.com/educatorshowdown/@novili/educator-showdown-round-5-or-a-music-tutorial-contest-from-the-steem-music-alliance-dsound-community-initiative) by @novili

[Joke of the Week]... Ah poop, already!!!! I have to write this one!

[Guess the music Quiz](https://steemit.com/classical-music/@classical-radio/guess-the-music-quiz-4-sbd-payout-share)

[Composer of the week](https://steemit.com/classical-music/@classical-radio/composer-of-the-week-5-bolling-and-ginastera-sbd-share)

# Administration stuff

All the SBD from the last curation has been paid out. My writing allocation returns back to 25% again, unless there is another large upvote like last time, in which case I will decrease it again! All posts featured here share in the rest of the SBD payout!

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