Pah-Gah-Nee-Nee

When I was young, docile, and significantly more ambitious than I am right now, I dreamed of becoming a violin virtuoso. I am a bit afraid because one of these days my younger self will come via time machine and slap my facial features into nothingness considering I haven't achieved her goal. This post serves as an apology (she might read this.)


Today I am relieved of any school work (I don't have a copy of my Calculus homework! So typical) so I spent six hours damaging my already-poor eyesight. I stumbled across the Wikipedia page of La Corda d'Oro (one of those anime shows I used to watch back in high school. Yes, I was a geek-- still am, and you have no right to judge me) for some reason and, for lack of anything better to do (cleaning my room, of course, is not "something to do") I pored over the list of pieces they performed during the five selections of the music competition.

Paganini is my favorite. People think he had Marfan syndrome, a genetic disorder (dominant) indicated by arachnodactyly (long limbs and fingers), problems with the cardiovascular system, and dural ectasia, among others. Fortunately for our dear Niccolo, it also caused his joints to be really flexible. Some say this is why he composed pieces that are so hard to play.



The word "caprice" means "impulsive tendencies of changing one's mind." I think it suits this series of compositions incredibly; they all require the player to change hand positions and stings fast.

Here is Jascha Heifetz with Caprice No. 24. (Go ahead, stick me with your "Ay hinde, teh! Hinde!" Obvious-ba one-liners)  This is the Paganini piece featured in the fourth selection in La Corda d'Oro and is also, as I have observed, played the most, especially by pushy ten-year-old kids who think they rule the music world with their violin bows. Silly Asians.



I feel like dancing. Is that weird?