A music blog written by Rich Brown
The fourth of July is Independence Day in America, bringing with it fireworks bursting in air, hamburgers sizzling on the grill and a celebration of the hard-earned freedoms that this country enjoys. I plan to offer a series of posts celebrating orchestra music composed by American composers for the entire month of July. Hopefully, I... Continue Reading →
Earlier in the month I wrote about Alexander Scriabin, and how I was first introduced to his music by one of my best friends. That article can be read on this blog, at “Scriabin the Mystic”. Another favorite chunk of music I was first introduced to by my old buddy are the piano Preludes by... Continue Reading →
Every year in Dublin there is a celebration on June 16th called Bloomsday. James Joyce set the events of his novel Ulysses on June 16, 1904, and the main character’s name in the book is Leopold Bloom. Bloomsday evolved as a commemoration of the life of James Joyce and the events described in that great... Continue Reading →
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