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Something for Thursday (Rachmaninoff at 150)
Rachmaninoff wrote his first piano concerto when he was 17 and 18 years old. He dedicated to his teacher and cousin, Alexander Siloti, a composer and pianist who would later play the concerto himself a number of times. The work … Continue reading
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Something for Thursday
One of my favorite bands has been releasing some new music! Here’s “Find Your People” by Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors. I really love their sound; it’s the kind of music that speaks to me of warm backyards in glowing … Continue reading
Something for Thursday
ALL RIGHT! LET ME HEAR YA! A-ONE! A-TWO! A-THREE! TAKE ME OUT…. Yup, today’s Opening Day for another baseball season! Hope springs eternal…with differing degrees of “hope”, obviously. For fans of, say, the Astros, Dodgers, Mets, and Braves, “hope” is … Continue reading
Something for Thursday
Last night we watched an episode of The Repair Shop (wondering what that is? You wouldn’t if you subscribed to my newsletter!), and someone brought in a music box for repair. The box’s tune was a popular song for a movie … Continue reading
Something for Thursday
You know the drill: a lot going on, so here’s something by Franz von Suppe.
Something for Thursday
Because the movie has been on my brain since we saw it on Sunday, here is a suite of Max Steiner’s amazing music from Casablanca. The score’s greatness is all the more amazing when you consider yet another bits of this … Continue reading
Something for Thursday
Stupid busy days at work! I mean, they do make the days go by faster. But they also make me almost forget to post! Today would have been the 73rd birthday of Karen Carpenter. I first heard this song not … Continue reading
Something for Thursday
Oof. Today was a day. An ice storm led to a 13-hour blackout at home, and work was an adventure, too. I don’t have a whole lot of extra mental bandwidth for musical commentary…so here’s a song that doesn’t need … Continue reading
Something for Thursday
In the 1940s and 50s, there were quite a few Black singing quartets recording music. Many early Black solo artists got their start in groups like this (Sam Cooke being a prime example), but I’ve just learned something very interesting … Continue reading
Something for Thursday
Burt Bacharach has died. He was one of those ultra-prolific songwriters (along with frequent partner Hal David) who, for every song you knew he wrote, there’s probably two songs you know well that you did not know he had a hand … Continue reading