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Bird’s Eye Views
Category Archives: music
I Fell In Love With Electronica
An email about an early electronic music pioneer inspired a longer than usual response from me. John, who lives in San Jose, alerted me to some information about Delia Derbyshire. She was employed by the BBC and performed many early … Continue reading
1970 All Over Again
Tuesday in this blog, I submitted some thoughts about nostalgia. I noted a love/hate relationship about it. As fate determined, nostalgic thoughts have bubbled into my mind since then. This is frustrating because I want to live in the present as much … Continue reading
Posted in cultural highlights, History, Hometown, Meanderings, music, Vintage Collectables, Youth
Tagged 1970, calendars, growing up
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With Passion
“Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals, for the most part governed by the impulse of passion.”–Alexander Hamilton I happened upon the above quote while scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed. It was instantly relate-able not only to social media culture, … Continue reading
Posted in art, Contemplation, History, music, philosophy, Politics, religion, sports
Tagged creativity, destructiveness, joie de vivre, love of living, passion
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Reflections On Colours
“Why do two colours, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain this? No. Just as one can never learn how to paint.”–Pablo Picasso This month, the local Goodwill Store underwent an upgrade and redecorating. Prior to … Continue reading
Posted in art, Contemplation, Hometown, Meanderings, music, Science
Tagged color theory, colors, shade, tone
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Musical Bowls …Floral Friday
For the last day of the first month, using freshly polished crystal bowls seemed like a good idea. Today we have two clear large bowls and one smaller tinted bowl. All three give pleasing musical tones when gently hit. No … Continue reading
Posted in Floral Arts, music, Vintage Collectables
Tagged fine crystal, glass bowl vases, Målerås Crystal
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Finalé
The life symphony, opus 2019 is in the last segment of its finalé. Has the piece unfolded as promised during its prelude this January? Did your personal orchestra have a dream to play? Was it an intense vision? Were there … Continue reading
Effulgence
After the conclusion of the violin concerto, the public radio announcer back-announced the piece by Antonio Vivaldi. The announcer confessed that Vivaldi is one of his favorite composers. He said that Vivaldi’s effulgence was manifested in his numerous compositions for … Continue reading
Posted in Meanderings, music
Tagged Antonio Vivaldi, brilliance, comprehension, effulgence, intelligence, radio announcing, simple language
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