tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post2278741338845105835..comments2023-10-03T07:01:41.144-05:00Comments on Always On Watch: Semper Vigilans: Musical InterludeAlways On Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-79235519546924849922018-02-11T20:48:40.054-06:002018-02-11T20:48:40.054-06:00Autherine Doozy said
That's exactly why Pache...<b>Autherine Doozy said</b><br /><br />That's exactly why Pachelbel's so-called CANON became so popular in recent years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-81339331234022729352018-02-11T18:06:50.271-06:002018-02-11T18:06:50.271-06:00their music is relatively simple in structure. The...<i>their music is relatively simple in structure. The harmony in each selection is unadventurous to the point of being largely static</i><br /><br />True -- and which can be calming, IMO.<br /><br />With all the political yammering these days, we need a rest!Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-68837565231210794992018-02-11T13:20:16.702-06:002018-02-11T13:20:16.702-06:00Anne Sienne Régimais said
Though the lives of sev...<b>Anne Sienne Régimais said</b><br /><br />Though the lives of several of these minor Baroque figures overlap those of the most prominent composers of the period –– Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), J.S. Bach )1695-1750), G. F. Handel (1685-1759), and Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757), their music is relatively simple in structure. The harmony in each selection is unadventurous to the point of being largely static. Chromagticism and gthe used of altered chords is hardly in evidence, and these pieces rarely modulates to any save the dominant, and that none too frequently. The orchestration seems minimal to the point of being "sketchy" –– or even incomplete.<br /><br />An interesting–– if not particularly stimulating –– look at music we rarely hear performed day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-70676588027458414262018-02-11T12:49:23.132-06:002018-02-11T12:49:23.132-06:00Adippa de Tarbrusch said
AHA! The majestic old th...<b>Adippa de Tarbrusch said</b><br /><br />AHA! The majestic old theme that used to introduce Masterpiece Theater! <br /><br />I used to play the first two sections of that as a POSTULUDE for some of my church services. <i>[It's very easy to transcribe by year for the keyboard, if you've had decent musical training.]</i><br /><br /><b>No one ever recognized it –– or if they did, they certainly kept mum about it.</b> I guess you could understand why the lack of reponse amazed, amused and dismayed me all at once, can't you?<br /><br />It was bit like the eminent solo violinist Joshua Bell playing Bach in one of the New York Subway Stations –– <b>not one person recognized HIM either!</b><br /><br />What does that say to YOU about bizarre nature of human preception?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-20469675570018894762018-02-11T10:42:09.252-06:002018-02-11T10:42:09.252-06:00I'm fond of Baroque Period music -- beyond J.S...I'm fond of Baroque Period music -- beyond J.S. Bach, that is.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-82294141679842678002018-02-10T19:10:04.826-06:002018-02-10T19:10:04.826-06:00Interesting departure from more standard fare.Interesting departure from more standard fare.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.com