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Today is Saturday 17 October 2026.

Born on this day:
Domenico Zipoli (1688-1726). Maybe not exactly his date of birth, but it is thought to be around the 17th. An Italian composer best-known for his keyboard music, but he also wrote church music during his time spent in Peru where he worked as a Jesuit.

Listen today:
Scriabin has never been high on the list of my personal favourites when it comes to composers. This could change my mind and Horowitz is always worth listening to.

Etude in D-Sharp Minor, Op. 8, No. 12


Musical terms:
D-sharp minor is a little unusual. Six sharps in the key signature but that's ok. It just more usual to see the enharmonic equivalent of E♭ minor but since this has six flats in its key signature, it doesn't make a lot of difference.



D sharp minor involves the use of a double sharp when raising the seventh note by a semitone as it (the C) is already sharpened by the sharp in the key signature.

Musical terms:
Old Philharmonic Pitch is a term that describes the pitch that was tuned to durng the 19th century.

Despite pitches from older times generally being lower than today's standard, this was deliberately high at 452 Hz to give a brighter sound. It was used at specific events such as the Handel Festivals at the Crystal Palace.

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