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Author Archives: ksedinger
Tuesday Tones
Continuing our tour of music inspired at least in part by water, we have a bit of film music by the master himself: the title track from John Williams’s score to the 1984 film The River. The movie is about a … Continue reading
Your Daily Dose of CHRISTMAS!!!
A harpsichord will have around 61 keys. Some more, some less. A piano famously has 88 keys…but not always. The Bosendorfer company makes pianos with up to 97 keys. A pipe organ can have as many as 200 keys…and adds … Continue reading
Your Daily Dose of CHRISTMAS!!!
I would absolutely wear overalls to a Christmas party, were I to be invited to one…but I’d also likely not get invited to the kind of Christmas party where wearing overalls was a serious faux pas. Anyway, I always like this one.
“You only have one life to live. So make it chicken shit, or chicken salad!”
(This is a repost from a number of years ago. I recently saw the movie Cousins for free on YouTube, so watched it over several breaks and lunches at work, as I hadn’t seen it in quite a few years. It … Continue reading
Your Daily Dose of CHRISTMAS!!!
My alma mater, Wartburg College, puts on a big music concert every year for Christmas. Called Christmas With Wartburg, it’s a big production that involves several, if not all, of the school’s largest music ensembles in a night of Christmas music … Continue reading
“Chim chiminey, chim chiminey, chim chim cher-ee….”
I do not remember a time in my life when I was unaware of the existence of one Richard Wayne Van Dyke. The man has just always existed, you know? Likewise, I couldn’t begin to tell you what the first thing … Continue reading
Your Daily Dose of CHRISTMAS!!!
I’ve noticed that I listen to chamber music more in the colder months than I do during the warmer. I’m not sure why that is, but maybe being inside more results in me responding more to the intimacy of good … Continue reading
Your Daily Dose of CHRISTMAS!!!
I went to YouTube and searched under “The Night Before Christmas read by”, and obviously my hope was to find a good, solid reading of the classic poem. But then I saw this.
Something for Thursday
I know I said the other day that I’ve always had difficulty with the music of Claude Debussy, but that doesn’t apply to everything he wrote. There’s a piano miniature of his that I have always loved, called “The Girl … Continue reading
Your Daily Dose of CHRISTMAS!!!
Two weeks out! I hope your shopping is done. And if it isn’t, well, you have time. Anyway, here’s something just outstanding. I usually feature the full soundtrack album of A Charlie Brown Christmas at some point during this series, and … Continue reading
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