{"id":6412,"date":"2015-03-03T15:16:08","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T14:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=6412"},"modified":"2015-03-03T15:16:08","modified_gmt":"2015-03-03T14:16:08","slug":"image-gallery-the-variation-a-day-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2015\/03\/03\/image-gallery-the-variation-a-day-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Image Gallery: the ‘Variation a Day’ project"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over ten days, Your Loyal Correspondent has been exploring the Variations for Judith <\/em>with a performance each lunchtime of the aria (‘Bist du bei mir,’ sung by fourth-year soprano, Kathryn Cox) followed by one of the modern reflections from the set.<\/p>\n

It’s been a fascinating odyssey, during which the aria has changed, developed, altered, as we’ve explored the resonances between it and the ensuing variation; a daily visit to the same piece of music, performed ten times in front of different people, has seen the aria sung differently on each occasion; more intimately, more expansively, at different tempi, exploring a wider dynamic range.<\/p>\n