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Have you ever heard of a composer named Gotovac?
Well, now you have. I’ve told you of my delight in the TV music channels run by a company called Music Choice. The classical music channel (either 1848 or 1948, depending on whether you have Spectrum or Verizon) seems to … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, The Facts of Life
Tagged "The Lark Ascending", Bach, Dvorak, Jacov Gotovac, Mozart, Music Choice, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sibelius, Spectrum, Sviatoslav Richter, TV music channels, Verizon
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National anthems: a brief consideration
At the moment I’m listening to a lovely orchestral tone poem by Sibelius called “Finlandia,” which sets out the tune that became Finland’s national anthem. Me, showing off a surprising bit of knowledge I had to double check on Wikipedia: … Continue reading
Posted in Koch Bros Final Solution to Democracy, Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged Aaron Copland, Fanfare for the Common Man, Finland independence, Finlandia, Francis Scott Key, God Bless America, Irving Berlin, John Philip Sousa, Koch Bros final solution to democracy, national anthem, Scott Joplin, Sibelius, Star Spangled Banner, Stephen Foster
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