08-11-2019, 10:52 AM
Secret Songs 8/11/19
God Music Bug Music - Hannah Lash: This is based on 5 repeated notes and variations. Started out very dissonant. I thought the god music was the bug music and vice versa.
Psalm without Words - Preben Antonsen: Seven long single phrases, but it was shorter than I thought it was going to be. It seemed to end abruptly.
Earworms - Vivian Fung: Allegedly based on 'The Wheels on the Bus' but was really based on Lady Gaga's 'Bad Romance'. It worked well - reminded me of Chuck Jones Bugs Bunny music at times, and soundtracks at other times. New orchestral music often reminds me of soundtracks.
Nu Shu: The Secret Songs of Women - Tan Dun: No Tan Dun wasn't there, but this was the centerpiece of the show - symphony for 13 micro films with a harp solo, based on research of oppressed women of Nu Shu village - a secret language and culture passed down through women since the 13th century. I was excited to hear something non-soundtrack by Tan Dun (he's the John Williams of Chinese cinema, if you didn't know - Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon was his, along with all the other artsy mainland martial arts films - http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomFor...p?tid=3402). I was disappointed at first with the video turning this too into a soundtrack, but soon captivated by the multimedia story and thoroughly engrossed. It inspired me to write a op-ed essay on tradition in Kung Fu in my head - I'll publish that on the ezine someday, after I write it. It touched on so many ideas, and this is why I consume so much music - for that inspiration. Music is my muse, or one of them.
Note 1 - I had another devastating allergy attack and was suffering through the whole show, just like with Pride & Prejudice 2 weeks ago (http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomFor...4#pid33874 ). Not sure what's going on with me. My qigong practice has fallen apart with my office downsizing and my mom's caretaking. I must struggle to get back to a regular routine. As some of you know, my allergies are crippling - a curse, an achilles heel, my kryptonite is plants having sex in the air. Get a goddammed rooms, feckin plants.
Note 2 - We invested in season tix last year before our combined financial catastrophes of our house tenants destroying our house (still haven't caught up with the repairs and being unoccupied for 6 months), my mom's expenses (so many out-of-pocket expenses - she pays for the big stuff but the little stuff is like the death of a thousand cuts), and not getting financial aid this summer for Tara's university. These tix will be our last indulgence for a while. Must buckle down after. But man, row C center aisle seats have been a treat.
Note 3 - Tonight is the final concert. WYNTON!
God Music Bug Music - Hannah Lash: This is based on 5 repeated notes and variations. Started out very dissonant. I thought the god music was the bug music and vice versa.
Psalm without Words - Preben Antonsen: Seven long single phrases, but it was shorter than I thought it was going to be. It seemed to end abruptly.
Earworms - Vivian Fung: Allegedly based on 'The Wheels on the Bus' but was really based on Lady Gaga's 'Bad Romance'. It worked well - reminded me of Chuck Jones Bugs Bunny music at times, and soundtracks at other times. New orchestral music often reminds me of soundtracks.
Nu Shu: The Secret Songs of Women - Tan Dun: No Tan Dun wasn't there, but this was the centerpiece of the show - symphony for 13 micro films with a harp solo, based on research of oppressed women of Nu Shu village - a secret language and culture passed down through women since the 13th century. I was excited to hear something non-soundtrack by Tan Dun (he's the John Williams of Chinese cinema, if you didn't know - Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon was his, along with all the other artsy mainland martial arts films - http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomFor...p?tid=3402). I was disappointed at first with the video turning this too into a soundtrack, but soon captivated by the multimedia story and thoroughly engrossed. It inspired me to write a op-ed essay on tradition in Kung Fu in my head - I'll publish that on the ezine someday, after I write it. It touched on so many ideas, and this is why I consume so much music - for that inspiration. Music is my muse, or one of them.
Note 1 - I had another devastating allergy attack and was suffering through the whole show, just like with Pride & Prejudice 2 weeks ago (http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomFor...4#pid33874 ). Not sure what's going on with me. My qigong practice has fallen apart with my office downsizing and my mom's caretaking. I must struggle to get back to a regular routine. As some of you know, my allergies are crippling - a curse, an achilles heel, my kryptonite is plants having sex in the air. Get a goddammed rooms, feckin plants.
Note 2 - We invested in season tix last year before our combined financial catastrophes of our house tenants destroying our house (still haven't caught up with the repairs and being unoccupied for 6 months), my mom's expenses (so many out-of-pocket expenses - she pays for the big stuff but the little stuff is like the death of a thousand cuts), and not getting financial aid this summer for Tara's university. These tix will be our last indulgence for a while. Must buckle down after. But man, row C center aisle seats have been a treat.
Note 3 - Tonight is the final concert. WYNTON!
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