Category Archives: On Music

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Tuesday Tones

Yes, we’re still here! I’ve been posting more on social media lately than here, but a return to the longer-form thing is definitely in the offing. Basically the last several weeks have seen a whole bunch of things all come … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday (Friday edition)

Regular posting still isn’t resuming (I just finished up an extremely busy work week, and now The Wife and I are getting out of town for a short getaway, and then next week has some other challenges forthcoming but we’ll … Continue reading

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Tuesday Tones

My long string of overly busy, and just this side of crappy, days continues. So, here is Rossini: the overture to La Cenerentola.

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A Turnip Cures Elvis (Something for Thursday, Friday edition)

Like I said the other day, there’s a kind of perfect storm of STUFF all coming to a head at once that isn’t leaving me with a ton of time for posting, so posting much, I have not. This is … Continue reading

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Tuesday Tones

Lots going on right now, so I’m putting the Moon Music series on pause. Here, as is my tradition when I haven’t had time to vet something new, is an overture by Franz von Suppe.

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