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The Good Musician

Archive for the ‘Ethnomusicology’ Category

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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