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Category Archives: On Music
Tuesday Tones
This theme ought to yield some good things! That’s right: after completing an exploration of music inspired by the moon, we’re going to explore music inspired by water, in all its forms. And we’re going to start with a work … Continue reading
Something for Thursday (Oooooo! edition)
Tomorrow is Halloween, so it’s time for a selection of some spooky/moody/scary music for your enjoyment!
Tuesday Tones
Today we’ll conclude my exploration of music inspired by the moon, with a work I had no idea at all existed until just the other day when I was searching for a piece to wrap this mini-series up with…and as … Continue reading
Something for Thursday
This has been on my mind of late, which means it’s probably time to track down the movie and rewatch it: “Building the Barn”, from Witness. Music by Maurice Jarre.
Tuesday Tones
Today a long tone poem by composer Michael Kamen, who is famous for his film scores (Highlander, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, The Three Musketeers) as well as his work with many rock musicians, often providing orchestrations for their songs that required … Continue reading
Something for Thursday (Friday because I lost track of time yesterday edition)
I’ve been thinking about reviving my dormant Substack newsletter and one feature I’m thinking about is an occasional (maybe monthly) deep look at an entire album that I love or that has special significance to me, but I have no … Continue reading
Tuesday Tones
Continuing, but not completing, our exploration of classical music inspired by the Moon, we have a work that I have been waffling on whether or not to include…because it is not inspired by the Moon, even though it always shows up … Continue reading
Something for Thursday
Last weekend we watched the original Jurassic Park, which still holds up amazingly well! Especially for a movie made in the pre-cell phone era. (That doesn’t necessarily mean anything, but I have found that lots of times I watch movies in … Continue reading
Tuesday Tones
Returning after several weeks to our series of music inspired by the moon, we have a work by Julian Anderson, a composer with whose works I am unfamiliar. One bio of Anderson I read provides this information: Julian Anderson is … Continue reading
Something for Thursday
It’s autumn at last! I mean, sure, it’s been autumn, technically, for about two weeks now. But still, it’s autumn! And sure, “meteorological autumn” started a month ago, but this is different. This is October. So, we have Meteorological Autumn, which … Continue reading