Pleasure Points of Music
July 25 2010
The Pianobabbler has been thinking. Again. About music. And the music business. Again. Pithily. Compact points. To wit: 1. Make music for both yourself and others. If you make it only for yourself, others will shut off. If you make it only for others, you will. 2. Never apologize for...
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Racism's Ravages Revenged
July 18 2010
The ravages racism has wrought. The tragedies. The brutal waste. Civilisation in general. Music in particular. Many suffered and died at the hands of intolerance. Some, however, faced with the racists’ closed ‘no’, found portals of ‘yes’ in maligned outposts of music. They, with...
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What Happened to the Song? or How the Song Became a Hamburger
July 12 2010
What happened to the song? Song. Sing. Songs. The song. A song. Singsong. When did the song become the Big Mac? The Pianobabbler composes songs. Instrumental only. Most people expect to find a duality in songs. Words and music. Like all musicians, though, the Pianobabbl...
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The Pianobabbler Plays Favourites: 10 Best All-Time Piano Recordings
July 05 2010
...as I was saying in last week’s post, the Pianobabbler plays favourites. Musical favourites. I talked about embracing our musical opinions. Eschew timidity in admitting delight, and fear in asserting dislike. Go on-enjoy Céline...
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Play Favourites. Go Ahead.
June 28 2010
Be brave. Play favourites. Favourite. From the Latin faveo, favere meaning to have favour for. The Pianobabbler plays favourites. The Pianobabbler plays musical favourites. He has and he plays, with...
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Why You Must Know Glenn Gould
June 20 2010
Glenn Gould. Know him. Digital editing 20 years before it existed. Mashups, when that only meant potatoes. A fierce and lonely battle for recording as a different art than performing. Art over commerce, but never at his public’s expense. Understanding modern media’s import...
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Critics Are People
June 14 2010
Critics are people. Critic. From the Greek for discern or judge. Not a very pretty word. The double k (phonologically, a velar plosive,) double i (dorsal high vowel), and lone t (alveolar plosive). Yecch. None of the beauty of liquids or gli...
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July 25 2010
The Pianobabbler has been thinking. Again. About music. And the music business. Again. Pithily. Compact points. To wit: 1. Make music for both yourself and others. If you make it only for yourself, others will shut off. If you make it only for others, you will. 2. Never apologize for...
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Racism's Ravages Revenged
July 18 2010
The ravages racism has wrought. The tragedies. The brutal waste. Civilisation in general. Music in particular. Many suffered and died at the hands of intolerance. Some, however, faced with the racists’ closed ‘no’, found portals of ‘yes’ in maligned outposts of music. They, with...
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What Happened to the Song? or How the Song Became a Hamburger
July 12 2010
What happened to the song? Song. Sing. Songs. The song. A song. Singsong. When did the song become the Big Mac? The Pianobabbler composes songs. Instrumental only. Most people expect to find a duality in songs. Words and music. Like all musicians, though, the Pianobabbl...
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The Pianobabbler Plays Favourites: 10 Best All-Time Piano Recordings
July 05 2010
...as I was saying in last week’s post, the Pianobabbler plays favourites. Musical favourites. I talked about embracing our musical opinions. Eschew timidity in admitting delight, and fear in asserting dislike. Go on-enjoy Céline...
- read full post
- view comments
Play Favourites. Go Ahead.
June 28 2010
Be brave. Play favourites. Favourite. From the Latin faveo, favere meaning to have favour for. The Pianobabbler plays favourites. The Pianobabbler plays musical favourites. He has and he plays, with...
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Why You Must Know Glenn Gould
June 20 2010
Glenn Gould. Know him. Digital editing 20 years before it existed. Mashups, when that only meant potatoes. A fierce and lonely battle for recording as a different art than performing. Art over commerce, but never at his public’s expense. Understanding modern media’s import...
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Critics Are People
June 14 2010
Critics are people. Critic. From the Greek for discern or judge. Not a very pretty word. The double k (phonologically, a velar plosive,) double i (dorsal high vowel), and lone t (alveolar plosive). Yecch. None of the beauty of liquids or gli...
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