A music blog written by Rich Brown
The symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven are perhaps the most often recorded body of music in the history of sound. A quick search on Amazon reveals over 2,000 different items for purchase, on all sorts of media, analog and digital. Beethoven’s culminating work in the genre of the symphony, his glorious Ninth, even had an... Continue Reading →
In this day and age, I am not convinced a composer can make a career out of simply composing music. At least, not “classical” music in the western concert music tradition. There are plenty of modern day composers, people of great talent and genius, but in general they must earn their living doing something additionally,... Continue Reading →
I have been in an introspective, contemplative, meditative frame of mind as of late. That is not an unusual state in which to find myself. I am a pretty thoughtful and analytical sort of person, maybe too much so. I have been accused of thinking too much, and at times, that accusation is entirely accurate.... Continue Reading →
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