First
up, what do you think is the best sounding trio, or pair for an instrument? I
have been told that the best trio is the banjo, guitar, and mandolin played
together. Which, I have never heard all three play at the same time, but am
sure that the sound produced when combined is spectacular. (NOTE: you can enter
your answer on the comments)
Second,
A public apology for writing a message on the sitar, and saying the sitar
originated in Africa, the instrument actually comes from India. But the
"moral" of the post: expand your musical interests, it is not flawed
because of a mix-up of countries.
Third,
what is your favorite chord? (Yes, I am assuming you will be responding to this) Or, should I say minor
chord to be specific, or favorite key to play in... basically, what is you
comfort zone in music? I like a good waltz (3/4th time) in the key of F. A good
example would be "My Favorite Things" from the movie The Sound of Music. (And if
you have not watched the movie, I would highly advise doing so.)
Lastly,
have you ever heard the song The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot? It is an epic
7-minute masterpiece about the wreck of an oil tanker that sunk in 1973,
killing I think it was 29 people, the song was named after the ship, and the
ship sunk in one of the great lakes of Michigan. It is telling a story, is such
good poetic prose, and educated style of writing, with a sad ongoing minor
beat.
- Nathanael
7 comments:
wait, you posted this one already, cool!
yes, I meant to put "the wreck of" in front of the words Edmund fitzgerald, which anyhow, weeing how you did it, does that mean you have heard it
Yep - it's about time I did *something* in a semi-timely fashion!
Your deduction is correct, the details of which you shall further read in the post most recently published.
For some unknown reason, Nathanael, I thought you disliked The Sound of Music. Not quite sure why... :? Anyway, I'm glad to hear that you recommend watching it for all who have not yet done so!
On a different subject, have you read Alfred Noyes' poem The Highwayman, or listened to Loreena McKennit's musical rendition thereof? The poem is a fairly lengthy one, to the point that the song clocks in at ten minutes and nineteen seconds. I think you would like it, as you enjoy well-written story-telling songs. The song is musically solid - vocally it is clear yet mysterious, melodically it is magnificently minor, and the tune is instrumented perfectly throughout.
I liked the music to "sound of music" but thought the plot was a cliff-hanger...
no I have not read that poem
What, you mean how the movie ended just as the real adventure began? ;)
I'll post the poem on the cousin blog soon, then.
Have you even watched the movie?
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