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Aural Advent Calendar: Day 23
The penultimate installment of this year’s Advent Odyssey comes from La France (obvs) and is the song Petit Papa Noel. Papa does have his own Facebook page but details about the song are not to be found anywhere on the interwebs, making it far and away the most mysterious installment in our Advent journey.
Aural Advent Calendar: Day 22
We seem to be oscillating between the austere and the ridiculous on this calendar, not a bad thing considering that’s how Miss Mussel’s mind generally works. It’s all about keeping it real here at OM Headquarters…er…or something. Foshizzle et al.
*Sigh*
There’s not even any teenagers about and Miss Mussel still managed to outed [...]
Aural Advent Calendar: Day 20
Today’s installment is brought to you courtesy of Frere Mussel who is celebrating his birthday in La Suisse. The carol is Quelle est cette odeur agréable?, which is awkwardly translated in English versions as Where Is That Goodly Fragrance?
The tune is quite mesmerizing in the way that Fauré’s Cantique de Jean Racine is and [...]
Quiz #22: Clue One
Some strong replies right out of the gate but not to worry everyone else…it’s clues to the rescue! Besides, we’re in this for the long haul, so it’s always worth making a guess.
Have another listen while you’re pondering these clues:
The composer’s job title was ‘ordinaire de la musique de la chambre du Roi.‘
In the [...]
Pub Quiz For Classical Music Nerds: Answers
Take the original quiz.
String Theory
(fill in the blanks and name that string player)
1. Jascha Heifetz (violin)
2. Martin Beaver (violin, Tokyo String Quartet)
3. Lionel Tertis (violist)
4. Mischa Maisky (cello)
5. Eliot Fisk (do guitarist’s count as string players?)
Order Up
Arrange the following in ascending order of composition date.
Quartert For The End of Time , Four Last Songs, The [...]
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