Monthly Archives: August 2007

The 30 Days Project: Day 20

Click here to subscribe to the blog by email! Make bets with your friends on what time I’ll get my piece posted every day! Another piece with sleep/dream-related theme today — I guess you could say I’m following that old … Continue reading

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The 30 Days Project: Day 19

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The 30 Days Project: Day 18

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The 30 Days Project: Day 17

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The 30 Days Project: Day 16

The Peregrine Muse I mentioned on Day 11 that I love the viola. But I have to confess that my affections are divided. I really can’t pick just one favorite instrument, any more than I could limit myself to one … Continue reading

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The 30 Days Project: Day 15

There are a few of my favorite intervals… A couple of days ago I talked about our friend Arnold Schönberg, and the musical ills he’s been blamed for — unfairly, in my view. It is true, though, that he was … Continue reading

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The 30 Days Project: Day 14

An online buddy of mine, the hilarious and award-winning blogger known as Bill in Portland Maine, listened to the piece for Day 6, and commented that it reminded him of the score for the film JFK. Taking a cue from … Continue reading

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The 30 Days Project: Day 13

Triskaidekaphobia! Since today is Day 13 of the Project, I naturally started thinking about Arnold Schönberg, who is generally held responsible for the invention of 12-tone music, also known as serialism. He was also scared to death of the number … Continue reading

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The 30 Days Project: Day 12

I thought about doing something with another hymn tune today — the one I had in mind was Be Thou My Vision, which is one of my favorites. And it would have satisfied the Celtic requirement from Andy’s request, because … Continue reading

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A Special Tribute

VirgoMom passed away on August 23, 2000. (Read the VirgoMom story here.) I’ve been giving my recording equipment a real workout lately, and as long as I had everything set up, I thought I’d record a tribute to her. The … Continue reading

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