Artists who left us much too early

@Noflaps said in #8:

That's a composer whose music I have never played on the piano. I hope to rectify that soon. Very interesting stuff -- classical form with a certain abstract, delightful quirkiness.

It won't be easy to play. That's true of so much goodness.

Yeah, Schubert looks manageable on paper, but the devil is in the details. For starters you need to have a clear idea what is the difference between pp and ppp but with an accent ;)

Or do you mean Stanchinsky? That's a different problem... Half a year practicing only this, full time :D

@MusicGarlic said in #11:

Yeah, Schubert looks manageable on paper, but the devil is in the details. For starters you need to have a clear idea what is the difference between pp and ppp but with an accent ;)

Or do you mean Stanchinsky? That's a different problem... Half a year practicing only this, full time :D

I confirm this. I played the Lied "Auf der Strom" this year and I must say that the work on the nuances was very important to find the balance with the singing and the melodic instrument (in this case the cello because we used a transcription). The writing itself can be tricky, especially when there are three-note chords played with the left hand in particular when it's in a short rythmic value, it can quickly sound broad and you sometimes have to play very close to the keys if the nuance requires it. On the other hand, I used a lot of Una Corda (left pedal) for that, maybe even a little too much compared to the demands of the style, but it compensates for the power of the modern piano compared to the fortepiano of Schubert's time.

Hank Williams Sr.

Vincent Van Gogh

Or they all left right on time, as the Super Clocky Clocky theory from Swatzerlund necessarily suggests.

Be that what it may, what's with this obsession with talking about dead people, who, PREFERRABLY, have died young, after leading a miserable, excruciating, maddening life? Where's the upside? Or is this one of those Moaning Myrtle things, that I simply cannot understand? An emo vampire army on the move?

How artistically put of me. And I'm not even dead!

@WerkyWalker said in #15:

Be that what it may, what's with this obsession with talking about dead people, who, PREFERRABLY, have died young, after leading a miserable, excruciating, maddening life?

An edgy way of putting it, but this is actually a great question.

Usually, it's just a pretext to once again appreciate and relive the beauty, emotions, a vague feeling of some profound truth, unique artistic wisdom... things that make life worth living. Sometimes, dealing with personal loss. In some cases, trying to save something of immense cultural value from oblivion. To educate, hopefully without sounding obnoxious.

Diogo Jota. He left us at the age of 28. He assisted, scored and defended (a little) and he will be a red forever

Chester Bennington (1976-2017) -
my all time favorite vocalist. His Linkin Park songs helped so many including me while walking through a bad mental neighborhood.
The greatest of all time, hands down.

https://youtu.be/jFl0A8lxRnU?si=GysFxwcufBotdGMS

Jimi Hendrix died at 28...