Evenings on Žofin
One of the most complicated music references I’ve ever had to research was for a piece that I found on an album called Little Pearls of Czech Classics. The piece…
A year of Ballet playing cards: new score published
If you’ve been following the Year of Ballet Playing Cards, you might have missed a couple of updates, as I’m setting the “published” dates as when they should have been…
A year of ballet playing cards #21: A gigue by Grétry (8h)
Download the score (free pdf) Read more about my Year of Ballet Playing Cards I can’t remember why I started listening to Grétry’s music after neglecting him for so long.…
Supermarkets: will we (or they) ever learn?
For those who enjoyed my 30 days without a supermarket challenge, you might be interested in this news in today’s Guardian – UK supermarkets criticised over misleading pricing tactics. Which?…
How powerful is satire? Hollaender, Hitler, “The Book of Mormon,” and Nigel Farage
I finally got to see The Book of Mormon yesterday, and it was everything I’d expect a Matt Stone and Trey Parker production to be. Orgazmo – their 1997 film…
The schottische and the chotis, and other dances
It’s years ago since a Spanish friend and dancing colleague told me that there was a connection between Schottische and a Spanish dance called chotis, and I’ve been meaning to…