Physiology of ensemble playing revealed…by a violin-playing skeleton – Classical Music UK. Well Duh! (Here’s the link to the skeleton playing. I hope he/it has a good chiropractor.) “They found that the most useful tempo information was in the head…
How to Listen to Classical Music, and Enjoy It
How to Listen to Classical Music, and Enjoy It – Culture – The Atlantic. Excellent article in a series. This is the way I listen to classical music. Less theoretical and more imaginative. I “see” the music as shapes and…
Poem: The Pavilion of Music
Short and sweet, this poem conveys the memory of a concert in the image of the flowers, which “seem to still listen.” In this translation, there is also the lovely alliteration of lilacs, lutes and listen. The Pavilion of Music,…
‘The sitar is the West’s first link to any Indian music’ The Times of India
‘The sitar is the West’s first link to any Indian music’ – Interviews – Opinion – Home – The Times of India. I love his quote about music, which could also describe Western classical music. Indian classical music has a…
B’ville, Beethoven and JFJO? It’s all OK Mozart | Tulsa World
B’ville, Beethoven and JFJO? It’s all OK Mozart | Tulsa World. Entire sections of Beethoven symphonies with jazz quartet improvising along, around, on top of, and through the symphony. Hmmm. Got my attention. Anyone out there who heard it? Today…
Concert marries music, paintings
Concert marries music, paintings | Cincinnati.Com. Classical music and paintings are a good match. We are used to images and music in movies. In fact movie music has become the leading edge of creative orchestral music. Consider the vast and…