It's 12 degrees in Helsinki as I write this post. So it's a Finnish music kind of day. Today's listening included the following:
Esa-Pekka Salonen: LA Variations, Five Images After Sappho, Giro, Mania, Gambit
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Symphony no. 7, Annunciations, Cantus Arcticus (Concerto for Birds and Orchestra), Piano Concerto no. 1, Symphony no. 3
Aulis Sallinen: Shadows (Prelude for Orchestra), Cello Concerto, Symphony no. 4
All are dramatic and colourful works. Get thee to a record store (most likely online)!
That is all.
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Survey...
I got this off of Kyle Gann's blog. A little fun for a lazy day.
Four jobs you've had in your life: Grocery store kitchen clerk; video store clerk; retail salesman; marketing and sales for an arts organisation (Crap! Where's the music?)
Four movies you could watch over and over: North by Northwest, Chinatown, Star Wars (IV-VI), Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Braveheart (Okay, that's 5-7. Whatever.).
Four places you've lived: Kansas City (which is in Missouri), St. Joseph (MO), Kirksville (MO), small midwestern town
Four TV shows you love to watch: The Family Guy, House, Grey's Anatomy, The West Wing
Four places you've been on vacation: Chicago (x2), Los Angeles (x3), Greeley, CO, New York.
Four websites you visit daily: filmscoremonthly.com, Kyle Gann, soundtrack.net, Mt. St. Helens (though they haven't updated the camera in awhile).
Four of your favorite foods: my wife's lasagna, black and bleu bacon cheeseburgers, caramel apple croissant french toast, Guinness (not only is a food, it's its own food group!)
Four places you'd rather be: The Newman Scoring Stage, Helsinki, Tuscany, New Zealand
4 days until Christmas and Chanukah
Four jobs you've had in your life: Grocery store kitchen clerk; video store clerk; retail salesman; marketing and sales for an arts organisation (Crap! Where's the music?)
Four movies you could watch over and over: North by Northwest, Chinatown, Star Wars (IV-VI), Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Braveheart (Okay, that's 5-7. Whatever.).
Four places you've lived: Kansas City (which is in Missouri), St. Joseph (MO), Kirksville (MO), small midwestern town
Four TV shows you love to watch: The Family Guy, House, Grey's Anatomy, The West Wing
Four places you've been on vacation: Chicago (x2), Los Angeles (x3), Greeley, CO, New York.
Four websites you visit daily: filmscoremonthly.com, Kyle Gann, soundtrack.net, Mt. St. Helens (though they haven't updated the camera in awhile).
Four of your favorite foods: my wife's lasagna, black and bleu bacon cheeseburgers, caramel apple croissant french toast, Guinness (not only is a food, it's its own food group!)
Four places you'd rather be: The Newman Scoring Stage, Helsinki, Tuscany, New Zealand
4 days until Christmas and Chanukah
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Just a Few Observations...
Rational, intelligent people do not get offended when someone tells them "Merry Christmas".
Rational, intelligent people do not get offended when someone says "Happy Holidays".
When you say that you want to be greeted with a big sign that says "Merry Christmas!" at Wal-Mart or Target, subtextually it means that you're okay with the commericalization/secularization of one of Christendom's two most sacred holidays.
When Christians get themselves in a kerfluffle over the "Holiday tree" versus the "Christmas tree" remember this: the Christmas tree was a pagan symbol first!!! Like so many things, the Church incorporated it at an attempt to encourage seemless conversion of Pagan peoples. But most people don't know the history of their religion that well so I guess it doesn't matter.
"Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!"
Rational, intelligent people do not get offended when someone says "Happy Holidays".
When you say that you want to be greeted with a big sign that says "Merry Christmas!" at Wal-Mart or Target, subtextually it means that you're okay with the commericalization/secularization of one of Christendom's two most sacred holidays.
When Christians get themselves in a kerfluffle over the "Holiday tree" versus the "Christmas tree" remember this: the Christmas tree was a pagan symbol first!!! Like so many things, the Church incorporated it at an attempt to encourage seemless conversion of Pagan peoples. But most people don't know the history of their religion that well so I guess it doesn't matter.
"Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!"
Thursday, December 08, 2005
Celebrating the American Composer...
How appropriate for my 100th post.
So I thought that today would be a good day to listen to some good American music.
So, without any further ado, well I guess technically that is ado, and so was that, aw forget it. Here's the playlist:
Aaron Jay Kernis: Colored Field, Musica Celestis, Air for Cello and Orchestra.
Michael Torke: An American Abroad, Jasper, Rapture
Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians (that should drive the office a little batty, all that repetition).
John Adams: Road Movies, China Gates, Phrygian Gates, American Berzerk, Hallelujah Junction
George Crumb: Black Angels
So I thought that today would be a good day to listen to some good American music.
So, without any further ado, well I guess technically that is ado, and so was that, aw forget it. Here's the playlist:
Aaron Jay Kernis: Colored Field, Musica Celestis, Air for Cello and Orchestra.
Michael Torke: An American Abroad, Jasper, Rapture
Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians (that should drive the office a little batty, all that repetition).
John Adams: Road Movies, China Gates, Phrygian Gates, American Berzerk, Hallelujah Junction
George Crumb: Black Angels
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Waking A Sleeping Giant...
Today's playlist will include scores for two of the greatest (the greatest?) war films of all time.
Patton and (in honor of today) Tora! Tora! Tora!
Patton and (in honor of today) Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
What Kind of Day Is It?
It's a Star Wars marathon kind of day.
That's right. We're listening to the entire original trilogy at work today.
What are you doing today??? BWHAHAHAHA!!!
That's right. We're listening to the entire original trilogy at work today.
What are you doing today??? BWHAHAHAHA!!!
Friday, December 02, 2005
10...
...major works I would have difficulty living without (unless I absolutely had to and not in any particular order):
1) Star Wars ("It still only counts as one!"; if you twist my arm: Empire)
2) The Lord of the Rings (still one work; Just one? The Return of the King)
3) Symphony no. 7 "Angel of Light" - Einojuhani Rautavaara
4) The Rite of Spring - Stravinsky
5) Symphony no. 2 "The Mysterious Mountain" - Alan Hovhaness
6) Symphony no. 7 "Seven Gates of Jerusalem" - Penderecki
7) Music for 18 Musicians - Steve Reich
8) Grand Pianola Music - John Adams
9) The Omen - Jerry Goldsmith
10) Appalachian Spring (probably the original version for 13 instruments)- Aaron Copland
Certainly not definitive but I think you'll find that it fairly accurately reflects my musical interests.
1) Star Wars ("It still only counts as one!"; if you twist my arm: Empire)
2) The Lord of the Rings (still one work; Just one? The Return of the King)
3) Symphony no. 7 "Angel of Light" - Einojuhani Rautavaara
4) The Rite of Spring - Stravinsky
5) Symphony no. 2 "The Mysterious Mountain" - Alan Hovhaness
6) Symphony no. 7 "Seven Gates of Jerusalem" - Penderecki
7) Music for 18 Musicians - Steve Reich
8) Grand Pianola Music - John Adams
9) The Omen - Jerry Goldsmith
10) Appalachian Spring (probably the original version for 13 instruments)- Aaron Copland
Certainly not definitive but I think you'll find that it fairly accurately reflects my musical interests.
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