A little rain falls,
bizarrely,
again,
on an
errand
run --
this the
200th day
of summer,
high --
despite the looks --
back up 6 to 78 (an A-B-A or 78-72-78 last 3 days),
with an earthquake in Mexico,
Puerto Rico
in the aftermath of
Hurrican Fiona, and
lions still in East Africa -- on the birthday of
Antoninus Pius (86-161),
Adam West (1928-2017), and
David McCallum (b. 1933).
A good time to update the
Complete Works site vis a vis
Raising Messiah, Op. 237 (2015),
edit page 9
Harp Concerto ("Ballerina"), Op. 123 (2004)
I. Allegro giusto
and do the daily text for
Book of Dreams, 2022, Op. 376 (2022)
September 18-19
1am Black Woman Sits in Front Row of Choir and Immediately Flowers Grow from Her
Clothing...
2am Who's Conducting? Shall It Be the 7-Fold Amern?
My Son Is Dressed for This and Ready to Go...
7am Distant Jagged Ridge in Sunset, Elongated....
8am Asian Neighborhood, Pressed for Time, I Just Make It to Copy Shop Window Before a
Woman, Who Claims She Got There First, Confrontation, She Pushes, Pumps Me,
But I Assert Right, Realiziing That It Will Take Time to Calculate What I've Copied,
I Let Her Go First Anhyway, She Is Not Particularly Appreciative...
9am Music Theory, Doing Major Scales Individually on Board,
Class Very Behind and Many Not Too Bright, One Cannot Draw Five Lines for Staff,
Confusing Staff for System, Assigning a Couple Brighter Students as
Assistents to Pass Off Scales, Unclear If They Do So -- The 2 Are Roommates from
Way Back at Swarthmore College Freshman Year Across Hall --
Sean Hannifin and His Asian Roomate, Neither Who Were Musicians...=
These in counterpoint to the art, politics, and practicality of J.S. Bach (1685-1750) - Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor (1734),
G.F. Handel (1685-1759) - Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major (1717),
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op 67 (1808),
Piano Concerto No. 5 in Eb Major, Op. 73 (1809),
Adolphe Adam (1803-1856) - Giralda (1850),
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) - Symphony No. 7 in E Major (1883),
Edward German (1862-1936) - Nell Gwyn (1900): Pastorale Dance,
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) - Norfolk Rhapsody No. 01 (1906),
Lili Boulanger (1893-1918) - Two Pieces for Violin and Piano (1914): I. Nocturne,
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) - Libertango (1974),
Gene Roddenberry (1921-1991) - Star Trek (1966):
II, 34. Amok Time (1967),
the funeral / burial of Elizabeth II (1926-20222),
Joe Biden (b. 1942) declaring the end of the Pandemic,
more criminal behavior by the
Lying Psaychopath,
and
efforts to
prevent further, plus a visit from
Dependable Brandon...