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Author Archives: Kelly Sedinger
Improving the Books
There’s a thing going around the Interwebs where it’s said that you can automatically make any book better by inserting the sentence “And then the murders began” right after the first sentence. I didn’t believe this, so I tested it … Continue reading
“Let me help” (Thoughts on “The City on the Edge of Forever”, on its 50th anniversary)
Edith Keeler: And you, um, don’t want to talk about it? Why? Oh. Did you… did you do something wrong? Are you afraid of something? Whatever it is, let me help. Capt. Kirk: “Let me help.” A hundred years or … Continue reading
Something for Thursday
Emmylou Harris just turned 70. Like many a great artist, I actually haven’t heard that much of her music over the years. As I’ve noted before — just last week! — my relationship with country music is complicated, and Harris … Continue reading
Tone Poem Tuesday
I heard this work on the radio just the other day and I found it captivating. It is Im Sommerwind — “In the Summer Wind” — by Anton Webern. I am honestly not sure if I have ever heard anything … Continue reading
Bad Joke Friday
For those of a musical mind: An Eb note, a C note, and a G note walk into a bar. The barman says, “Sorry, we don’t serve minors here.” C sends Eb a dirty look. “I told you to act … Continue reading
Something for Thursday
You all need an earworm. I’m here to provide. Or, if former teen idols are more your speed: Hey, if your musical life doesn’t include the occasional bubblegum song once in a while, you’re doing it wrong.
Something for Wednesday
I know, it’s not Thursday. But hey, whoever said I had to stick to the schedule? I’ve had an odd relationship with country music my entire life. On balance, it generally isn’t my cup of tea, but when a country … Continue reading
Tone Poem Tuesday
Easter is coming, so in that vein, a concert overture by the great orchestral master Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. His Russian Easter Festival Overture is a work that pays tribute to Easter and the Russian Orthodox liturgies. The composer actually uses a … Continue reading
Something for Thursday (Friday edition)
Oops. Time got away from me yesterday. So what to do? Resort to the old favorites, of course. Lerner and Loewe, performed by Maurice Chevalier. Here is “I’m Glad I’m Not Young Anymore” from Gigi.
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