A music blog written by Rich Brown
I don’t see the flaw in my plan. I can’t tell where it went wrong. March 20, 2014 is the first day of Spring on every calendar I can find. I blasted The Rite of Spring from my stereo as loud as possible, put on my shorts and sunglasses, then took the lawnmower to the... Continue Reading →
Le Sacre Du Printemps : in english, The Rite of Spring. The subtitle reads “Pictures of Pagan Russia in Two Parts”. After the record breaking cold and snow of the Polar Vortex 2014, springtime cannot come soon enough. I have to share a tradition I have for myself on the first day of Spring. For... Continue Reading →
Ludwig van Beethoven is famous for being one of the greatest composers that ever lived and probably equally famous for going deaf. He slowly, torturously, went deaf over a period of 16-18 years in a process that increasingly alienated him from the people and world around him. His likeness is immortalized in marble busts and... Continue Reading →
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