Earth Day

Symphony 6, mvt. 1 “Awakening of cheerful feelings upon arrival in the countryside”  L. Beethoven (1770-1826) Canticle of the Sun      W. Zeitler “Blue Danube” Waltz Op.314           J. Strauss II (1825–1899) It’s a commonplace in Christian thinking that God reveals Herself in ‘the Book of Scripture’ (the Bible) and…

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Richard Rohr, a contemporary Christian writer and teacher, says that the Spiritual Path is a race between 'Enlightenment' and dementia. Too true! And sometimes the music box is a race between my own 'clarity' and the submission deadline! So with your indulgence I'd like to clarify a point I was trying make badly last week……

Sonata Form

Sonata No. 4, 1st mvmt.    L.Beethoven (1770-1826) Down through the aeons, various ways of structuring a piece of music have come in and out of fashion. Currently by far the most popular form is verse/chorus, verse/chorus,  rinse and repeat — namely, most every popular song written in the last 100 years. In other ages, other…