A Classical Education

Back in December I stumbled upon an online course on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. It was presented by Hillsdale College and was a free course. It consisted of 4-6 lectures and I truly enjoyed it. Recently, I finished up yet another online course from Hillsdale on the History of Classical Music. As someone who … Continue reading A Classical Education →

“Seasonal” Favorite

As the "Nostalgic Italian," I would be wrong to not mention that today is the 346th birthday of Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi. He (along with GF Handel and JS Bach) is considered to be one of the greatest Baroque composers of all time. His work consisted of many concertos for violin, choral works, and even … Continue reading “Seasonal” Favorite →

Musical Questions

Sorry to be absent, the flu hit our house and it's been a slow recovery. Here's something I saved from a week or so ago I think you will enjoy: I believe Maggie over at From Cave Walls posted this last week. I saved the questions in a draft and am finally getting around to … Continue reading Musical Questions →

A Blog in Three Quarter Time

There is a thing that circulates on Facebook every so often that says, "Every thing I learned about Classical Music, I learned from Looney Tunes." In a way, that is true for me (and a lot of people). Here is a link to an article from Classic FM: https://www.classicfm.com/composers/liszt/cartoonist-how-generation-learned-classical-music-bugs-bunny/ I bring this up for a … Continue reading A Blog in Three Quarter Time →

Turntable Talk – “Shock Rock”

Welcome to another edition of Turntable Talk hosted by Dave over at A Sound Day. Check out his site here: https://soundday.wordpress.com/ His topics have ranged from very easy to thought provoking. This time around, I find it truly thought provoking. Here are the instructions that Dave sent to each of the participants describing what this … Continue reading Turntable Talk – “Shock Rock” →