MMmusing

So, in our last episode , I wondered about the ways in which we all take for granted that most major instrumental pieces are broken up into...

Among the many odd conventions classical musicians take for granted is the organization of large works into individual movements. The word ...

I'm back from my whirlwind trip to NYC where I witnessed the opening night of "Così fan tutte: Some Assembly Required," which...

In my last post, I mentioned that the blogosphere seems less energized than it was two to three years ago. As Elaine (a terrific blogger wh...

Perhaps faithful readers of this blog, if such there be, might wonder if my last post heading (" Paranormal Activity ") was a subt...