Category Archives: Music

Dvořák and the Dumka

Posted on September 8, 2016 by wordcloud9

Antonin Dvořák was born on September 8, 1841, in a village near Prague. His Bohemian heritage strongly influenced  his music. The word “dumka” means “thought” in Ukranian. As a musical term, it refers to the patterns of Slavic epic ballads, … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: July 31, 2016

Posted on July 31, 2016 by wordcloud9

July 31 is Mutts Day World Ranger Day Jump for Jelly Beans Day Always Live Better than Yesterday Day Uncommon Musical Instruments Day ____________________________________________________________ WORLD FESTIVALS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS Canada – Calgary AB: Chasing Summer India – Martyrdom Day of … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Mozart!

Posted on July 26, 2016 by wordcloud9

Not THAT Mozart – this one: Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (1791-1844) Franz “Wolfgang” was born in Vienna, five months before his father’s death, the younger of his parents’ two surviving children. He was a composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher from the … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: REVISITING

Posted on July 22, 2016 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD On Friday, July 24, 2015, my very first “Word Cloud” appeared at Flowers for Socrates. There’s been another one every Friday since, so I’ve now posted 52 profiles at this site. The first poet I wrote about … Continue reading →

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A Tribute to Isaac Stern

Posted on July 21, 2016 by wordcloud9

Happy Birthday, Isaac Stern! At the Polar Music Prize Banquet in 2000, 80-year- old Isaac Stern played “Liebeslied” by Fritz Kreisler. He and Bob Dylan were that year’s recipients. Isaac Stern was born on July 21, 1920, in what is … Continue reading →

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Soul Sacrifice

Posted on July 20, 2016 by wordcloud9

Happy Birthday, Carlos Santana! Carlos Santana was born on July 20, 1947, in Autlán de Navarro, Mexico. He moved to San Francisco in the early 1960s. This guitarist-songwriter formed the Santana Blues Band in 1966, but it became known later as Santana. His music blends … Continue reading →

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Music: First Heard on July 19, 1942

Posted on July 19, 2016 by wordcloud9

On July 19, 1942, Symphony No. 7, the “Leningrad” Symphony, by Dmitri Shostakovich, performed for the first time in the U.S. by Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra.    

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First Heard: ‘Water Music’

Posted on July 17, 2016 by wordcloud9

I don’t envy Royalty very often – I’ve never had a lust for power, and most of the job just looks tedious and stuffy to me. But I would love to be able to say, “I’m going to be boating … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: July 17, 2016

Posted on July 17, 2016 by wordcloud9

July 17th is Peach Ice Cream Day Yellow Pig Day Mathematicians obsess over the number 17. The Yellow Pig was the brainchild of Princeton math majors Michael Spivak and David C. Kelly in the 1960s, while they were working on an … Continue reading →

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Masters in Music: Julian Bream

Posted on July 15, 2016 by wordcloud9

Happy 83rd Birthday, Julian Bream! Julian Bream is an internationally celebrated English guitarist and lutenist who inspired a new interest in Renaissance lute music. He was born in London, July 15, 1933. Growing up, he studied music with his father, then went … Continue reading →

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