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SMASHED the world record for the most piano notes played in a minute
16 June 2017, 14:25
Domingos-Antonio Gomes breaks the Guinness World Record for 'Most piano key hits in one minute'
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By Amy MacKenzie
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Domingos-Antonio Gomes hit the piano keys a staggering 824 times in one minute.
Portuguese-American pianist Domingos-Antonio Gomes has smashed the record for the 'Most piano key hits in one minute', proving he has the fastest fingers in the business.
The pianist played B7, the second highest key on a piano, a mind-blowing 824 times in 60 seconds – that’s more than 13 hits a second!
In order to beat the previous record of 765 hits, Gomes practised his technique for four months, which involved alternating between two fingers to press the key as well as a metronome to keep a steady rhythm.
The Backstreet Boys' 'I Want It That Way' in the style of a Bach Allemande
14 June 2017, 17:49
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The Baroque master meets 1990s boyband, and it's as wonderful as you hoped it would be.
A+ music geek and counterpoint hero Michael Monroe has given us something very special. Something we didn't know how much we needed, until we heard it: Bach meets 1999 pop hit.
Michael renders The Backstreet Boys' 'I Want It That Way' in the style of a courtly German dance, the Allemande, perhaps most famously found in Bach’s solo suites.
Melodically, every irresistible contour of The Backstreet Boys original is there. Counterpoint is strong. There's no sign of any gelled hair or baggy chinos. But full bravos are reserved for the title: The Bach Suite Boys: Allemande That Way.
The Bach Suite Boys - Allemande That Way
An ingenious Baroque version of The Backstreet Boys' 'I Want It That Way', by YouTuber Michael Monroe.
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and here's the original, for reference (and 90s nostalgia)
Michael has a number of absolute treasures on his YouTube channel. Take a look - and while you're there, don't forget to subscribe and support his wonderful work.
Here's another one that tickled us - Tchaikovsky arranged into a forever ascending audio-illusion, akin to the M. C. Escher endless stairway...
