Category Archives: On Music

Something for Thursday

Posted on August 29, 2024 by ksedinger

In honor of James Cameron’s 70th birthday–which was just a couple weeks ago–I’m going to share some selections from the scores to his movies over the next few weeks. I’ll start with my favorite Cameron film, the often overlooked The Abyss, … Continue reading →

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Tone Poem Tuesday

Posted on August 27, 2024 by ksedinger

Leonard Bernstein was born 106 years plus two days ago, on August 25, 1918. Oddly, I’ve never written much about him here, have I? I really should change that one of these days…maybe after I finally get Maestro off the … Continue reading →

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Something for Thursday

Posted on August 22, 2024 by ksedinger

There is an orchestra in Prague that specializes in concert performances of film music. I did not know this! It is called, appropriately enough, the Prague Film Orchestra, and they have a YouTube that is loaded with their performances. Here … Continue reading →

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Tone Poem Tuesday

Posted on August 20, 2024 by ksedinger

I get asked all the time: “Hey, when you were a young musician, what was the first Sousa march you ever played?” [RON HOWARD NARRATOR VOICE: This is false. Nobody asks him this.] OK, fine, but anyway: when I was … Continue reading →

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Tone Poem Tuesday

Posted on August 13, 2024 by ksedinger

Longtime readers will recognize (I hope!) the name of Russian composer Vasily Kalinnikov, who was a deeply gifted composer who seemed destined to rise to towering greatness in late Russian Romanticism had he not sadly died of tuberculosis when he … Continue reading →

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Something for Thursday

Posted on August 8, 2024 by ksedinger

Sometimes you just need a bit of Bach, so…here’s a bit of Bach. This is Hillary Hahn, playing the third movement of the Partita No. 3 in E Major. This is very likely the first work of Bach’s that I … Continue reading →

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Tone Poem Tuesday (oops, it’s Wednesday edition)

Posted on August 7, 2024 by ksedinger

EDITOR’S NOTE: This post was cued up and ready to go and then the person responsible for clicking “publish” did not execute. Unfortunately that person cannot be sacked, as that person is also the person writing this and the content … Continue reading →

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Something for Thursday

Posted on August 1, 2024 by ksedinger

It’s August! People seem to idolize July as far as summer goes, but for me, August is where summer’s at. In August the temperatures start to moderate just a bit, and the shadows get longer just a bit earlier. The … Continue reading →

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Tone Poem Tuesday

Posted on July 30, 2024 by ksedinger

I don’t think I’ve featured Alexander Borodin in quite a while! Time to rectify that with a piece I’ve featured before, and will feature again, because it’s just that good. First, though, a question: Who is an artist whose output … Continue reading →

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Something for Thursday

Posted on July 25, 2024 by ksedinger

I think I’m becoming a fan of the band The Killers. I don’t know much about them yet, and I’ve only listened to one album of theirs all the way through, and it’s not even a studio album. But I’ve … Continue reading →

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