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17 September 2008 05:59

Grove on Pink Floyd

There is endless fun to be had browsing Grove Music Online. Prompted by some email discussions of Rick Wright's death with the erudite and witty Guy Robinson, I looked up the entry on the Floyd. It ends with the savagely... Read More...
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16 September 2008 03:40

Torelli, Torelli and Torelli

Research in Grove (now Oxford Music Online) to find out more about the composer of the trumpet concerto that stayed with me for so long finds, as is so often the case, more than one composer of that name. The... Read More...
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08 September 2008 03:47

CYCO

I heard a piece of music on the radio that I had not heard for forty years, Torelli's Trumpet Concerto. It is a commonplace piece of baroque writing for the trumpet, but the opening figure, played first by the orchestra... Read More...
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05 August 2008 15:26

Songs my father used to sing: number 1

My mention of the song Constantinople, which turned out to be by Paul Whiteman and his orchestra, c. 1928, reminded me of more songs that my father would sing. He was prone to song while driving, while walking the dog... Read More...
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05 August 2008 04:28

cleepr

cleepr, the music video search engine. That pretty much sums it up to be honest. Pop in a band or musician and see what it comes up with. I'm in a public area at the moment so I can't actually... Read More...
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