October 29, 2003
See a shaggy early music geek, live!
Since our plans changed and we did not make it to Mexico last weekend, I did not get to see my barber in Tecate, and I have not been able to either find time for a haircut or to talk Melanie into doing it ("But I have never cut hair before other than Amalia's and do you want a haircut that looks like that?" To which I say, "pish posh! Better to look like a crude conservative than a hippy!")
So, I will be a little shaggy tonight (although it has been much much worse). If you are in the area, once again: 7:15pm at the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi on Vallejo between Grant and Columbus in North Beach, San Francisco. I will be the shaggy idiot in the suit jabbering on about polyphony. Come ask questions. If the question and answer session demands it, it may move to Tony and Nick's later on (although I might grab a bite to eat first). Tony and Nick's is a couple of blocks down on Stockton. It is a good hole-in-the-wall that makes a great martini. Ars Nova sounds even better after a martini, or so I am told.
Meanwhile, I have to pack my bag and get my shirt ironed and all that!
October 2, 2003
Music in the time of Dante
If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area on October 29th, I will be giving a presentation on Music in the Time of Dante at the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, relating the musical trends of the period to how Dante uses music in the Divine Comedy. It is free and the fun begins at 7:30pm. Come one come all!
July 24, 2003
Music in the Time of Dante
If any of you are going to be in the Bay Area in late October, I will be speaking on Italian Music at the Time of Dante for the Lectura Dantis at the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi. For those of you needing a good excuse to get to San Francisco, this probably isn't it, but late October is a beautiful time of year in the city (it is also a good time to eat at local restaurants, particularly Oliveto or Chez Panisse).
The music of that era was interesting, and I hope to do it justice. Come one come all. Come for the Ars Nova, stay for the Vita Nuova!
July 7, 2003
Performance Practice Inegales?
Someone found this site looking for "performance practice" inegales. I will be discussing baroque performance practice in regards to rhythmic variation (notes inegales, overdotting, etc.) as well as jazz swing rhythm when I get to Building Blocks: Rhythm. I will warn you that this will be fairly basic. I will get to the more in depth discussion of these things when we get to Baroque keyboard works, so stay tuned!