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Miss Music Nerd Finds Fame, Fortune!

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Miss Music Nerd

NaBloPoMo Day 31! I made it — woot! Well, fame, at least. Sorta. You’ve gotta start somewhere! 😉 Last fall while I was in the …

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Rhythm and the City

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Miss Music Nerd

NaBloPoMo Day 30! I realized recently that I really need to remedy a particular gap in my musical knowledge: I can tell when a rhythm …

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Posted in music | Tagged Sally Potter, Sex and the City, The Tango Lesson, Tom Jobim, Yo-Yo Ma

A Classical Riot!

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Miss Music Nerd

One of my favorite stories from music history concerns the audience reaction at the première of Igor Stravinsky‘s ballet Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite …

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Posted in 20th century, classical, concerts, milestones, music | Tagged Carl Van Vechten, Igor Stravinsky, Le Sacre du Printemps, The Rite of Spring, Vaslav Nijinsky

Happy Birthday, György!

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Miss Music Nerd

NaBloPoMo Day 28! I was just reading the Composers Datebook (like a good little Music Nerd 😉 ) and I noticed that today is the …

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Posted in 20th century, classical, contemporary classical, contemporary music, music | Tagged Barbara Hannigan, György Ligeti, Stanley Kubrick

A Little Housekeeping

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Miss Music Nerd

NaBloPoMo Day 27! I found out recently that the audio hosting site I had been using isn’t working anymore. It might come back at some …

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Posted in 30 Days, classical, composition, contemporary classical, contemporary music, music, new music, news

Memorial Day

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Miss Music Nerd

NaBloPoMo Day 26! It’s been a quiet Memorial Day here at McVirgo Manor. McDoc is on call at the hospital, and I puttered around the …

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Diseases of the Great Composers!

Posted on May 25, 2008 by Miss Music Nerd

NaBloPoMo Day 25! It’s pretty nice having one’s own in-house physician. McDoc tells me when it’s time to use my inhaler (sometimes I don’t notice …

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Posted in classical, music | Tagged Beethoven, John O'Shea, Mozart, Ravel, syphilis

Search Me, vol. 2: The Word!

Posted on May 24, 2008 by Miss Music Nerd

NaBloPoMo Day 24! A funny search came up on my blog stats the other day. It warrants a visit from the One Word Answer Man …

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Mahler's 9th, postscript: A Little Eye Candy!

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Miss Music Nerd

NaBloPoMo Day 23! Not that kind of eye candy (sorry to disappoint!) 😉 A quick post today, as I’m visiting my sister-in-law, who is due …

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Mahler’s 9th, part 3: Getting Gotten

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Miss Music Nerd

NaBloPoMo Day 22! You know, I have a confession to make: I thought it would be pretty easy to capture my experience of hearing Mahler’s …

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Posted in classical, concerts, music, music criticism | Tagged American Beauty, Detroit Symphony, Gustav Mahler

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