Author Archives: ksedinger

Let’s compare how two composers conveyed the emotions of a sleigh ride! Here’s Mozart, who wrote a pleasant and stately minuet befitting Viennese nobility: And here’s Leroy Anderson, who envisioned the equestrian rhythm and the bells and even, at the … Continue reading →

We’re ten days away.

“You DO remember working with Bing Crosby?” “I’m not sure if at that time BING was aware that we were working…I think that we were both working with each other, but COMPLETELY UNAWARE that we were…in our own different ways … Continue reading →

This isn’t my favorite tune, but I do have a particular reason for posting it THIS day. Hmmmm!!!

It’s Sunday, which means that hopefully you’ve got some time on your hands today. If you do, may I suggest you take an hour and a half to watch some wonderful ballet? Because it’s time for Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. The Nutcracker … Continue reading →

You know the drill, folks: every year at some point I mention how I don’t like “Carol of the Bells”, and then I post a version of “Carol of the Bells” that I do like. So, is it really the … Continue reading →

Ladies and gentlemen, the Jackson 5.

I discovered this by some random YouTube searching. It’s an entire album, coded as a single video, by a Canadian composer named Wendy Jensen. Jensen’s album is a compilation of traditional songs and original works, and it’s quite a lovely, … Continue reading →