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CANNIBALISM IN THE CARS – a Musical Take on Mark Twain’s Succulent Satire of Congress
Congress … yuck! A distasteful subject! Quite literally even, according to Mark Twain. Every year Congress gives us more reasons to loathe it. This year perhaps more than ever. Thinking ill and making fun of Congress is a sport that … Continue reading
TONI ERDMANN Finds The Greatest Love of All
I finally saw “Toni Erdmann”, which A. O. Scott in the New York Times calls “by a wide margin the funniest almost-three-hour German comedy you will ever see”, which swept all the top awards (Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Screenplay) at … Continue reading
LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI – a mini musical adaptation
I recently created the TWAIN page, where you can read about stories and listen to musical excerpts from my Mark Twain musical comedy beTwixt, beTween & beTWAIN. Below I will reproduce a complete scene from the musical, the mini-adaptation … Continue reading
NafC Classic: 5 X FUN with LUDWIG’S 5th
Let’s have some fun with Beethoven! Specifically the 1st movement of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, easily the most famous piece of classical music in the world. The indelible Duh Duh Duh DAH motif that opens and shapes the movement may … Continue reading
Posted in Melodies Linger On, The Teaching Artist
Tagged 4th grade, A Fifth of Beethoven, Beethoven, classical music, comedy, Darren Chris, ELO, Glee, Opera, Peter Schickele, Robin Thicke, sampling, Walter Murphy
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Speakeasy Photo Shoot Extra: The Unbearable Cuteness of Jane and John
Or perhaps I should say, the off-the-charts adorableness of Rosalie Graziano and Matias Polar as Jane and John Allison? The last shot of the day we did at the press photo shoot was a shot of Jane and John reading … Continue reading
5 X FUN with LUDWIG’S 5th
Let’s have some fun with Beethoven! Specifically the 1st movement of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, easily the most famous piece of classical music in the world. The indelible Duh Duh Duh DAH motif that opens and shapes the movement may … Continue reading
Posted in Melodies Linger On, The Teaching Artist
Tagged 4th grade, A Fifth of Beethoven, Beethoven, classical music, comedy, Darren Chris, ELO, Glee, Opera, Peter Schickele, Robin Thicke, sampling, Symphony, Walter Murphy
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