Forms: Passacaglia and Fantasia or Fugue and Fantasy
“Classical music” can be interpreted so many ways. Is it an era of composition or a musical genre? Does it pay more attention to form than to substance? I know that Classical and Baroque periods of music are European, white, and male-dominated. Because this is part of my background, I have influenced by it. I
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Clouds and More from the Finger Lakes
In a time of war, I seek peace. In a time of deadlines, I turn to beauty. Clouds My sister and I continue to share cloud photos with each other several times a week. Here are a few that I captured in the Finger Lakes region of central New York state. No matter how many
Is it too “early” to tell? Another album preview.
First there was “Wayfaring Stranger“. Now, there’s “Early”. How To Rise and Keep Rising Just a few weeks ago, I shared the only cover song from my upcoming album as a first preview. Thanks for all the wonderful response to that. Next up is one of the 8 original folksongs that will be part of
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Listen to Synth Music from Whatsisname? Here’s why.
Not long ago, I met Whatsisname on BlueSky. I’m so glad I did. What Is His Name? I don’t know many details about the composer/recordist behind this name. They are into prog-rock and synthesizers. It would seem that his name is Tim and he’s from West Sussex. Based on one segment of his BlueSky posts,
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“Ritual & Mayhem” by the numbers
Numbers may mean something. Or they may be random. Let me break it down for you. Five, Six, Seven In my suite named “Ritual & Mayhem“, I created three tracks: Invocation, Mayhem, and Ritual Dance. The first of these I wrote in 5, the second in 6, and the third in 7. What I mean
Release, release, release
I have three music releases. I’d call them “new”, but that would only be 33% true. My B3 Release on Bandcamp Coming to Bandcamp for the first time is my 2021 release “Be (5) Yourself”. Though it ended with three tracks centered on the sounds of the Hammond B3 organ, this was a fun and
Why Sing In A Choir?
Why sing in a choir? You can’t get harmony with one voice. Singing Together I’ve been singing with the Trumansburg Community Chorus (TCC) for a few years. When I first joined, I wondered if it would really work for me. The singers are quite varied. Some are trained vocalists and others struggled to read the