Tooting Bec Lido
Despite the warnings of thunderstorms, made it to the Lido this morning for 8 a.m., determined to become a cold water swimmer, at least for a day. With a 90…
Tchaikovsky’s Großvater
Tchaikovsky’s Großvater: two sources The source of Tchaikovsky’s Großvater (the “grandfather dance” in the party scene in Act 1 of The Nutcracker, and the tune that Schumann quotes in Carnaval…
Tooting Chariot Festival 2008
Every year on the August Bank Holiday this wonderful procession leaves the temple at the end of our road. I finally got my act together and took my video camera.…
Lopokova, Topics & Semiotics
While I was in Prague, I managed to catch up on a lot of reading. Two books by Raymond Monelle, The Sense of Music and The Musical Topic nearly overloaded…