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Phi
I think this is beautiful. A very creative expression of a very natural, ubiquitous sequence. Simply wonderful, wouldn’t you say? Advertisements
Posted in Greetings, music, Music Theory
Tagged Fibonacci Sequence, Michael Blake, Phi
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Originally posted on Stupidityflowering:
I think one of the biggest embarrassments facing our nation today is the state of our national passenger rail system. And I’m not just talking about the level of customer service provided by Amtrak, which is…
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Elliott Carter RIP
You will be missed. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/arts/music/elliott-carter-avant-garde-composer-dies-at-103.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 I once attended a concert in Manhattan featuring some wind quintet music of Elliott Carter. I believe it was on or around his 101st birthday and at the end of the concert he was announced … Continue reading
Posted in Connections, Greetings, music, Music Theory
Tagged composers, contemporary composers, Elliott Carter, modern music, music
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Handpan Mania!
Well, okay, maybe not mania… This is truly blissful music here, such a relaxing and peaceful sound.
Posted in Connections, Greetings, music, Music Theory
Tagged handpan, live music, music, musicians, paradise
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Avoid AVID
Signatures have meant nothing to the greedy bosses at AVID, so now it’s time to hit them where it hurts – the only place these greedy fat cats have any nerve endings at all: their wallets! Boycott AVID! Here’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Connections, music, Sibelius software
Tagged activism, AVID, corporate greed, Sibelius 7, sibelius music notation software
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Flash Mob !
This is why New York City and the One World Symphony Orchestra will always be the best: http://www.oneworldsymphony.org/watch.shtml Man I would have loved to have been shopping that day… As it was, I was working a few teasingly close blocks … Continue reading
Posted in Connections, Greetings, music, One World Symphony
Tagged Carmen, classical music, concerts, flash mob, live music, music, One World Symphony, opera, Whole Foods
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End of the World?
For anyone who uses the music notation software Sibelius, the news some years ago that AVID was taking over was like a kick in the gut. Only the blindly optimistic didn’t see the grim reaper lurching over the shoulder of … Continue reading
