Trauermarsch

“Heavens, what is the public to make of this chaos in which new worlds are forever being engendered, only to crumble into ruin the next moment? What are they to say to this primeval music, this foaming, roaring, raging sea of sound, to these dancing stars, to these breathtaking, iridescent, and flashing breakers?” Gustav Mahler,... Continue Reading →

Something Blue and Borrowed

Well the podcasting bug struck again.  This time I was inspired by all the places you hear the chord progression that makes up the twelve bar blues.  The blues is a sound that has been borrowed and incorporated into a variety of genres of music.  I try to point out and follow a few examples... Continue Reading →

Happy New Year

Soon, 2014 will be over and the New Year holiday will bring 2015, full of promise.  The start of a new year always seems like a punctuation, and place for new beginnings.  Resolutions, opportunities, and the time for a fresh start.  First, however, we have to send off the old year with a party.  ... Continue Reading →

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