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Tag: classical music

  • CONCIERTO DE ARANJUEZ

    CONCIERTO DE ARANJUEZ

    It was just before Christmas. The year was closing out quietly, but inside my home — newly filled with the restored breath of my antique piano — something stirred. The instrument, long silent, had finally begun to sing again. Not just tinkle or protest, but sing — offering melodies that matched your mood, your silence,…

  • MUSICAL MYSTERY STORY

    MUSICAL MYSTERY STORY

    Suddenly, I was facing not just a tune, but a timeline. Had Beethoven — the young admirer, the rising star — heard Mozart’s clarinet concerto? Could he have borrowed its essence for his own violin piece? After all, in those days composers didn’t worry about copyright. They borrowed, adapted, and paid homage. Music was a…

  • MOZART AND I… AND MY AI BUDDY CP

    MOZART AND I… AND MY AI BUDDY CP

    Mozart Symphony No. 40 – one of only 2 as I recall in a minor key. I dubbed it the “Roo Symphony.” Because when I played it on the piano at my property in Western Australia, the kangaroos would stop eating, turn their magnificent ears toward me like like radar receptors, and wait till I…