Last week my dear friend Holly shared a poem she came across in Writer’s Almanac. Its simple beauty speaks for itself, and I wanted to share it with all of you. Bach and My Father by Paul Zimmer Six days a week my father sold shoes To support our family through depression and war, Nursed… Continue reading Bach and My Father
Category: Just for Fun
Fun (or funny) classical music-related topics. Holiday-themed and seasonal classical playlists, data visualization and sonification with classical music, and more!
Boccherini: He’s a composer, not a cheese.
Recently, details of a UKÂ survey identified how little people seem to know about classical music. Even Sir Edward Elgar, who used to be featured on UK bank notes, was barely recognizable by whoever it was who took this survey. My favorite part of all, however, is that four percent of those surveyed confused composer Luigi… Continue reading Boccherini: He’s a composer, not a cheese.
Vegetable Orchestra!
Yes, it’s true. This group of musicians made instruments out of fresh vegetables! So awesome.
10 Reasons Why Classical Music Rocks
Two of the top searches that drove internet surfers to the Salon97 site in the past couple weeks included the following: “classical music” and “what is so great about it.” I was pretty surprised to see this, but I also saw this as a great opportunity to make a top 10 list of things that… Continue reading 10 Reasons Why Classical Music Rocks
A great quote.
A good friend of mine was recently sifting through old magazine clippings and emailed me when she found this quote: “A lot of people regard classical music as a foreign language. But what counts isn’t your ability to distinguish a sonata from a concerto. It’s your emotional response to the music. Sometimes friends who hear… Continue reading A great quote.
Cellphone symphony…
So check out this dude rocking the cellphones. Whoa!