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Something that was supposed to be for Thursday but some stuff happened and the problem persisted into Friday but now it’s Saturday and I think the problem is fixed, so….

Posted on April 19, 2025 by ksedinger

The problem was that my Samsung Galaxy earbuds suddenly stopped producing audio with my Samsung laptop. They would connect and I could use the tapping motions to make videos stop and start, but the sound refused to come through the … Continue reading →

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Something for Thursday

Posted on April 10, 2025 by ksedinger

Sticking with the theme for this month (which I’ve only just now decided was a theme for this month), here in National Poetry Month, I’ll continue exploring the intersection of music and poetry. Back when I was a serious music … Continue reading →

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Something for Thursday

Posted on April 3, 2025 by ksedinger

A tie-in to National Poetry Month today: Loreena McKennitt’s wonderful, evocative setting of one of my favorite poems by one of my favorite poets. Here is The Lady of Shallott. Words by Alfred Lord Tennyson.

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Something for Thursday

Posted on March 27, 2025 by ksedinger

So for Tuesday Tones the other day, I went to feature a piece of music that I know I’ve featured here before but I couldn’t remember how long it’s been, so I looked it up. I featured it less than … Continue reading →

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Something for Thursday

Posted on March 20, 2025 by ksedinger

For years I basically wanted nothing to do with Antonio Vivaldi. I have been coming around on him for a while now–maybe ten years?–so I’m happy to present this, which Roger helpfully shared with me. No, it’s not a “straight” … Continue reading →

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Something for Thursday

Posted on March 13, 2025 by ksedinger

Last week we watched Say Anything, which has been one of my favorite movies ever since it hit me between the eyes when I saw it in spring 1989 when it came out. To this day I consider it the best … Continue reading →

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Something for Thursday (Friday edition)

Posted on March 7, 2025 by ksedinger

Oops. I had this picked and ready to post yesterday. I just…didn’t. Hey, whaddaya gonna do. Anyway, here’s Buddy Rich on drums with a big band playing some Count Basie: it’s “One O’Clock Jump”. This is amazing stuff!

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Something for Thursday

Posted on February 27, 2025 by ksedinger

In memoriam for Roberta Flack:

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Something for Thursday

Posted on February 20, 2025 by ksedinger

It’s always struck me as a shame that as the trumpet became a fully chromatic instrument in the 1800s, with the invention of valves, it still languished in the back of the orchestra, getting few opportunities for feature solo work. … Continue reading →

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Something for Thursday

Posted on February 13, 2025 by ksedinger

The birthday of the great Jerry Goldsmith was the other day, on the 10th. And honestly, Goldsmith deserves a more poetic tribute than I’ve got in me right now, because it’s late in the work week and I’m tired and … Continue reading →

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