This made me giggle!

Yesterday in Music History, we were talking about contemporary and twentieth century music. Jeanette, the prof, showed us the actual score of a piece called Makrokosmos by a composer named George Crumb. Now, the first couple ones looked sort of normal, if a bit on the odd side in terms of harmonies. But a couple pages later, the piece was in two lines...put together in the shape of a freakin' cross. There was another one in the shape of a circle, so you could just keep going and going for as long as you wanted to play it. Another one was in a spiral--Jeanette said that one was actually blown up and framed to go in an Art Museum.

( Here's the circle one. )

Aside from the unique writing of the actual score, there was something I found extremely interesting-slash-amusing. Each of the pieces was named after a Zodiac sign, right? Well, I asked Jeanette if there was one for Scorpio, simply because it's my sign, and she showed it to me--the title is "The Phantom Gondolier."

Why did I find this all so amusing? The tempo marking at the beginning of the Scorpio movement: Creepy, with a sense of malignant evil.

I giggled. A lot. Anyone else find it ironic? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

This made me giggle!

Yesterday in Music History, we were talking about contemporary and twentieth century music. Jeanette, the prof, showed us the actual score of a piece called Makrokosmos by a composer named George Crumb. Now, the first couple ones looked sort of normal, if a bit on the odd side in terms of harmonies. But a couple pages later, the piece was in two lines...put together in the shape of a freakin' cross. There was another one in the shape of a circle, so you could just keep going and going for as long as you wanted to play it. Another one was in a spiral--Jeanette said that one was actually blown up and framed to go in an Art Museum.

( Here's the circle one. )

Aside from the unique writing of the actual score, there was something I found extremely interesting-slash-amusing. Each of the pieces was named after a Zodiac sign, right? Well, I asked Jeanette if there was one for Scorpio, simply because it's my sign, and she showed it to me--the title is "The Phantom Gondolier."

Why did I find this all so amusing? The tempo marking at the beginning of the Scorpio movement: Creepy, with a sense of malignant evil.

I giggled. A lot. Anyone else find it ironic? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

Picking Up the Pieces (40 Nights: Kaito/Aoko)

Title: Picking Up the Pieces
Fandom: Detective Conan/Magic Kaitou
Author: Candyland
Theme: #29—I will never hurt you
Pairing: Kuroba Kaito/Nakamori Aoko
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: All characters are the property of Gosho Aoyama. I do not own them. I merely borrow them, drop them in a blender, hit puree, and watch them dance. Yes, dance, my pretties…ahem.
Summary: It’s really my fault. I’m the one who keeps letting you go get your heart broken.

( Picking Up the Pieces )

Cross-posted to 30_nights and 40 Nights: Kaito and Aoko.

Picking Up the Pieces (40 Nights: Kaito/Aoko)

Title: Picking Up the Pieces
Fandom: Detective Conan/Magic Kaitou
Author: Candyland
Theme: #29—I will never hurt you
Pairing: Kuroba Kaito/Nakamori Aoko
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: All characters are the property of Gosho Aoyama. I do not own them. I merely borrow them, drop them in a blender, hit puree, and watch them dance. Yes, dance, my pretties…ahem.
Summary: It’s really my fault. I’m the one who keeps letting you go get your heart broken.

( Picking Up the Pieces )

Cross-posted to 30_nights and 40 Nights: Kaito and Aoko.

Random linky

Okay--got six minutes to spare? Go check out The Evolution of Dance. You will not be sorry--it's just fun to watch. This man can dance.

Random linky

Okay--got six minutes to spare? Go check out The Evolution of Dance. You will not be sorry--it's just fun to watch. This man can dance.