Author Archives: ksedinger

Recent Adventures in Overalls Nation!!!

Posted on October 13, 2021 by ksedinger

No doubt all of you* have been asking, “Look, dude, all this music writing and book stuff and all is great, but what’s new with your bib overalls collection?!” And I am always one to give the public what it … Continue reading →

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Tone Poem Tuesday

Posted on October 12, 2021 by ksedinger

A few weeks ago we finally introduced Richard Strauss to this ongoing feature, and now we continue! When I wrote about Eine Alpensinfonie, I noted that I came to Strauss at the end of his tone-poem career: though he composed a … Continue reading →

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From the Books: SO MANY WAYS TO LOSE

Posted on October 11, 2021 by ksedinger

It’s been my experience that any baseball fan will hate at least one of New York City’s two teams, either the Yankees or the Mets. I’ve never really hated either, which makes me an outlier, I suppose. I just like … Continue reading →

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Something for Thursday

Posted on October 7, 2021 by ksedinger

Compilation-arrangements that gather selections from Broadway musicals are a long-time staple of “pops” concerts everywhere, and for good reason: when they are done well, there’s a certain kind of charm to these compilations in their own right. Robert Russell Bennett … Continue reading →

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Tone Poem Tuesday

Posted on October 5, 2021 by ksedinger

I used this piece as part of my 2020 exploration of Beethoven over on Byzantium’s Shores, but it’s a cracking good piece and it even feels appropriate, given my shift to this space as my primary blogging home now. Beethoven wrote … Continue reading →

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A test! (And a picture)

Posted on October 5, 2021 by ksedinger

Nothing really to say here! I’m just trying out WordPress’s mobile app, for those moments when I am away from the computer but am also just DYING to post something. Also, here’s a photo of my street, taken using the … Continue reading →

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“All right, Mr. Sulu. Let’s see what she’s got!”

Posted on October 4, 2021 by ksedinger

Well, here we are! As noted the other day, I’ve been thinking about permanently moving my blogging operations to this site, and retiring Byzantium’s Shores after nearly twenty years of service. As you might surmise…I’m generally the type of person who, … Continue reading →

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Under the Hood

Posted on October 2, 2021 by ksedinger

Greetings, programs! You may notice a bunch of new content here all of a sudden. This is because I am very strongly leaning toward migrating the content of Byzantium’s Shores to this space, and closing down operations over there. I think … Continue reading →

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Behold THE SAVIOR WORLDS

Posted on June 27, 2021 by ksedinger

Check out my page for The Song of Forgotten Stars, because…THE SAVIOR WORLDS is at long, long last available! As of this writing it’s paperback only, but I’m working on the ebooks and will update accordingly. Huzzah!

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Four-month Check In

Posted on August 2, 2020 by ksedinger

So, here we are, four months since my last check in! And so much and so little has changed. The pandemic continues, and for a while it seemed as if things might be slowly getting better…and then, for a lot … Continue reading →

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