Archive for August, 2008

Repetition in music

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

One of the biggest challenges that the common music lover has with so-called “modern” or “atonal” music is its lack of repetition. I came out early and confessed to the world that I have a terrible memory and prefer music that incorporates elements of repetition. I put my money where my mouth was and my [...]

Now death

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

As the topic of “friends” was something that appeared everywhere I looked a few weeks back, lately it has been “death.” I’ve had four friends die in the last month. Today Paul and I had lunch and we both seemed to dwell on dying, death, and maladies. It wasn’t that we normally chat about dark [...]

My photography is on Flickr

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

One of my loves is taking photos. I make no claims to be a great photographer but I find it rewarding and an excellent complement to composing. I am putting up many of my sets/shows on Flickr and are I hope you’ll take a few minutes and flip through them. It gets a bit confusing [...]