In my previous post, some may have felt that I was being rather disparaging, in comparing the seemingly random piano-tinkling done by my cat in the video, with the work of German composer Arnold Schoenberg. However, as proof of Schoenberg’s less than enjoyable atonalities, there is one incident that comes to mind that I would [...]
As someone who rarely gains an appreciation for newer music (past articles here indicate how I tend to have steeped myself in Schubert, hymns, and the Red Army Choir, with occasional forays into Johnny Cash and other classic bands), I would not have expected that a fresh new electronica-ish group (who doesn’t do Commodore 64 [...]
Well, Christmas 2008 finally arrived with much fanfare, and after all that preparation – the endless cooking of feasts, decorating the tree, and getting the ideal gifts for everyone – a return to the routines of the working world (at least for those of us not in retail) is now imminent. Of those three things, [...]
For most people, the question of selecting their favourite classical composer comes down to choosing between the emminent triumvirate of Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven. One of my personal favourite classical composers, though, would probably be Franz Schubert, an Austrian living in the nineteenth century. I wrote a bit about him previously, when I posted a brilliant little-known impromptu piano piece of his. He has [...]
Ah, we are finally beginning a new year afresh, again. Though we have been entertained with just slow news days since midnight of three days ago, certainly there will be many heights and troughs awaiting us this coming year. As usual, each event will be rapidly forgotten, to be replaced in our minds with the next breaking item, and presented with enough flashy [...]