Author Archives: Kelly Sedinger

NOW where the hell have I been???

Yup, that was another unplanned hiatus, folks. This time it was technological in nature: my computer failed spectacularly eight days ago, to the tune of doing a factory reset on the machine (basically, returning it to “Just out of the … Continue reading

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Tone Poem Tuesday

As I write this, it’s still Tuesday! Wow! Romanian composer George Enescu is endlessly fascinating, straddling the line between Romanticism and Modernism. He is probably the greatest composer to ever spring from Romania, and much of his work is of … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday (Friday Edition)

OK, I need to find some consistency here again…I’ll get back to that Song Challenge thing soon, but for now, here’s a favorite musical number of mine. This comes from the movie High Society, which is a musical remake of … Continue reading

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Tone Poem Tuesday

I don’t believe I’ve heard this work before, or even of the composer, Silvestre Revueltas of Mexico. Revueltas lived 1899 to 1940, and was not only short-lived but also a late bloomer, so his output is not large. The work … Continue reading

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Life Of Late: A mood, in one photo

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Where the hell have I been?

Why, right here. And while I’ve been right here, I’ve been focusing on applying first edits to The Savior Worlds in order to be able to get the book out to the beta readers, and today, off it went! Whew. … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

I missed last week, boo! But I’m back this week, yay! Setting aside the Song Challenge thing for a while, here’s a nifty bit of movie music…for a teevee movie, anyway. Back in 1983 there was a miniseries on NBC … Continue reading

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Tone Poem Tuesday (Wednesday, I forgot-to-post-it-yesterday Edition)

Yeah, I just straight-up lost track of my days yesterday. It happens! Here’s a famous piece by Gustav Holst, probably his most famous work after The Planets. He wrote two Suites for Military Band, and both have become essential staples … Continue reading

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Letchworth in Spring

The other day we traveled to Letchworth State Park, a stunning place where the Genesee River flows through a massive, deep canyon and over three cliffs on its way north to Lake Ontario. It was a stunning, perfect day to … Continue reading

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Tone Poem Tuesday

It’s interesting how many of the great composers push others out of the limelight, isn’t it? If not for Antonin Dvorak, likely the greatest of Czech composers, the music of Bedrich Smetana might be better known today. Dvorak’s work is … Continue reading

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