Massimo Guida Music

Italian-Canadian Composer-Arranger, Music Theorist, Music Copyist, Educator, & Guitarist. Puccini scholar. Music Enthusiast. Not really on here now. (He/Him)

[Massimo Guida Music @MusicGuida]

@esjesjesj As Harrison Ford already said to Trump when the latter praised Ford’s president in the movie “Air Force One”: “[Elon], it’s just a MOVIE!”

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@amwilson_opera Do you know if Carner’s Critical biography is still available? It’s definitely dated & flawed, but for scholars of course it was very important at the time, & an interesting read, as he does have some good points. It’s also a nice glance into how he was perceived at the time!

[Massimo Guida Music @MusicGuida]

@amwilson_opera I’m not sure…possibly they are? That’s really unfortunate if they aren’t.

You’ve mentioned the big ones. But I might add that for more general readers interested in opera, I thought that Conrad Wilson’s 2008 biography was nice as an accessible introduction to Puccini, too!

[Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra @H_P_O]

🎵Join us on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 7:30PM for our concert Feher Conducts Brahms with guest conductor Andrei Feher and mezzo-soprano Rebecca Cuddy. We can't wait to see you in the concert hall again! 🎟️Click the link in our bio to get your tickets!

[Massimo Guida Music @MusicGuida]

@MusicOfLee Right before the first time I listened to his piano concertos, I was so excited, as I thought his orchestral writing would be ahead of its time in comparison to his contemporaries, as was the case with his piano writing…boy was I disappointed…😂

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@Klassical_Kat @MusicOfLee I literally explained something to another musician using those exact two terms as analogies today…😂

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Excited to have one of my works on a new album by the brilliant pianist @pianoPanizza, “Everything Waits for the Lilacs,” Akashic Rekords, featuring some great music by several fantastic contemporary Canadian composers! Stream & follow at the link below:

https://t.co/zqNMn6jhq8

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@Komaniecki_R OMG I did the same thing haha.

[CBC Music @CBCMusic]

The winners of global music album of the year,
@okanmusica
were featured in our piece on the sounds of new Canada: https://t.co/5g64JUQles

[Massimo Guida Music @MusicGuida]

Some exciting news for me! I feel very privileged to announce that I will be participating in the @H_P_O’s Composer Fellowship Program for the 2024-25 season. Congratulations to Tsz Long (Fish) Yu, Neda Samavati, and Sky Yang as well! I’m looking forward to working with the HPO!

[Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra @H_P_O]

We are pleased to announce the participants of our Composer Fellowship Program for the 2024-25 season. Click here to read more!
https://t.co/jtZW5XR9Rj

#HPO #HamiltonPhilharmonic #HamOnt #Orchestra #Orchestral #Symphony
#HPOComposerFest

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Take your place on stage for this one-of-a-kind special event in support of music education programs in schools and the community!

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[Massimo Guida Music @MusicGuida]

Excited to have one of my piano works on a new album by pianist Alexander Panizza: “Everything Waits for the Lilacs” produced by Akashic Classics!

The launch concert is on Sat March 9 at 8pm at Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto! Get tickets here:

https://t.co/lWHf98Dkwu

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@arvofart When I am Laid, I agree; also Wachet Auf Ruft Uns Die Stimme; Morricone’s score to Cinema Paradiso; Romeo & Juliet Love Theme, Rota; Prelude to the afternoon of a Faun; end of Dante Symphony…I’m cheating a bit haha. I feel like it’s mainly the famous ones that come up in 20 secs

[Massimo Guida Music @MusicGuida]

@arvofart Wow! That’s so tough…Manon Lescaut Intermezzo; Nielsen 3, ii; Chopin Nocturne in Db; Mahler 9; Barber Adagio; Sibelius 5; Like as the Hart, Howells; Beethoven appassionata; Tchaikovsky 6; Strauss Im Abendrot; Tristan prelude; Schönberg Pelleas und Melisande; Elgar, Nimrod…also

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@Komaniecki_R Obviously it’s quite a generic accompaniment figure though, so it could also reflect the river.

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@Komaniecki_R Cool! Didn’t think about that! Also, this is more on a surface level, but the ascending and then descending phrygian progression/ostinato has a triangular contour, which also reminds of a pyramid! That musical gesture makes the themes in the lyrics even more powerful for me!

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Slow Rise Music is a concert series that explores the voice, and their next performance spotlights sopranos with a feminist theme - read our Preview/Interview with artistic co-directors Tristan Zaba & McKenzie Warriner #classicalmusic #opera #Toronto
https://t.co/r7IdFjVvk2

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@aksocolofsky prevent potentially brilliant musicians from growing & pursuing an outstanding & fulfilling career?! And even for music schools it doesn’t make sense…it would be absurd to have these barriers in place when they could be missing out on exceptional students as a result of them!

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@aksocolofsky Agreed. There are students who don’t read music well when they start uni, as they didn’t have as much formal training as most other students, but they are great players, have really good ears, & excellent musical instincts, so they’re quick learners. Why have barriers in place to