Tag Archives: A-to-Z 2013

I haven’t heard a great deal of the music of Gerald Finzi, but what I have heard is always pleasurable, lyrical, and restrained, in the great tradition of the British composers who came to the fore after the Romantic period … Continue reading →

Form in music is a tricky thing. There are many forms, and they all determine how the melodic material is treated. Sonata form, passacaglias, toccatas, canons, fugues, double fugues, waltzes, theme-and-variations – lots and lots of forms, and studying nothing … Continue reading →

Antonin Dvorak is often cited as Czechoslovakia’s greatest composer. His music is melodic and emotional, without being overly cloying; his orchestrations are always marked by clarity and deftness. He’s not the most profound composer around, but I’ve never yet heard … Continue reading →

One part of my character make-up against which I have struggled all my life is my tendency to simply not work that hard at stuff I don’t care as much about as other stuff. I suppose everybody has that tendency … Continue reading →

“Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.” –Somebody (we’re not really sure who) Yesterday I indicated that I don’t much care for Baroque music, because of its inherent sanity. But as in all things, there are exceptions, and the … Continue reading →

Welcome to this year’s Blogging A-to-Z Challenge! My topic this year, as I indicated yesterday, is Classical Music. My approach will be generally of a piece with my approach to all such things: personal reflections and whatnot. So, let’s get … Continue reading →

Yup, folks, it’s that time again — the A to Z Blogging Challenge! The idea is to simply blog each day in April on a certain topic (excluding Sundays), using the letters of the alphabet as your guide. This year, … Continue reading →