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The Good Musician

Archive for May 2008

May 31st, 2008

Music venues in Central Europe

The Good Musician travelog talked about Hungarian and Czech composers. Here are some of the astounding churches and cathedrals where those composers wrote and made music, and where Chorus Austin will perform this summer. I’ve been browsing the concert schedules, and it looks like there will be lots of fantastic music while we’re there.
Budapest […]

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May 30th, 2008

Prague–TGM musical tour continues

Next stop, Prague–capitol of the Czech Republic. Rich in ancient church music tradition, documented from the Sixth Century, this is a hotspot of Central European music. Bohuslav Martinu, Antonin Dvorak (sorry, don’t know diacritical marks yet), Leos Janacek, and Bedrich Smetana are composers you’ve likely run across, Romantic and 20th Century exemplars.
You can download Czech […]

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May 29th, 2008

Slovenian composer got it done

Jacobi Handl (Lat. Jacobus Gallus Carniolus), 1550-1591, is perhaps the best known Slovenian composer. Writing primarily masses and motets (374 of those mamas), he worked with a printer in Prague to ensure his compositions were printed before his death. Pretty remarkable in any period.
Here is a fascinating Web site that gives a run-down on […]

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May 28th, 2008

Flute flutterings–aerophones

I have a 1977 Sankyo Prima flute, sterling, low B foot. I love it. It has been my faithful companion for three decades. Flutes can be made out of wood, metal, stone, clay, most any material you can fashion into a long tube. The sound is made by the air spiraling through the tube, usually […]

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May 27th, 2008

“The Kite Runner” soundtrack Spanish-Arabic crossover

My three favorite foreign movies this decade are Pontecorvo’s The Battle of Algiers, Deepa Mehta’s Water, and The Kite Runner from Swiss director Marc Forster.
I happen to adore Bollywood, it reminds me of the sumptuous saturated colors of 1950’s musicals of my childhood. Operetta under the stars on a Dallas summer evening was a […]

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May 25th, 2008

Budapest–a TGM travelog

Any ethnomusicologists out there who are curious about the great Hungarian composers? Talking mostly about my faves, Bartok and Kodaly. The Good Musician will be in Budapest mid-June and welcomes suggestions for good sounds. in addition to churches and cathedrals.
The exquisite Hungarian Opera House is one of Europe’s jewels.
Speaking of jewels, here’s a nice […]

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May 23rd, 2008

Pachanga Latino Music Festival this Saturday!

The first annual Pachanga Latino Music Festival explodes in Waterloo Park this Saturday, May 31.
Pachanga Fest makes its debut on May 31st, 2008 at Waterloo Park in Austin, Texas!!! Featuring Latin Music’s best regional and local bands, food and arts. Bands scheduled to appear include:
Grupo Fantasma, Nortec Collective Presents Bostich & Fussible, Vallejo, Maneja Beto, […]

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May 22nd, 2008

Green–the music

Here is a video which is significant in that

the cellist was one of my longest-standing, dearest friends
it’s an excellent example of a jazz-classical-pop ’60’s mashup
that’s my black cat, Saturn, in the window
shows our corner of Topanga Canyon
great example of John Martin’s classical guitar
great example of Wilson Fisher’s writing/singing for 12-string guitar
that was my life

Listen to […]

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May 20th, 2008

iTunes gift certificate giveaway by Crooner Culture

Our good friend Lara at Crooner Culture is kicking off the festivities leading up to her first birthday at b5media with a contest to give away a $25 iTunes gift certificate. Should you prefer, she’ll make it an amazon.com certificate–either way, you can pick up some tunes you’ve been waiting to get.
The very modest rules […]

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May 19th, 2008

The Dusty Groove fills unique niche

Looking for hard-to-find vinyl from the last half century? The Dusty Groove probably has what you’re looking for. A friend pointed me to an album that’s been out of print for decades. The band Green was way ahead of its time. A sound that included jazz, rock, and classical influences in a stand-out collection of […]

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