Category Archives: Bach

The Ship Song Project

Posted on 27/12/2011 by dougaj4

The Ship Song Project: Artists pay tribute to the Sydney Opera House: “It is a song, and a story, of a nation that dreams. Indigenous singer-songwriter Kev Carmody, who performed with the Australian Ballet Company, said it’s also about, “The … Continue reading →

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Bach for Christmas

Posted on 26/12/2011 by dougaj4

Al Vachris sent me a link to this visualisation of the opening Prelude from Bach’s 1st Suite for Solo Cello: “Baroque.me (2011) by Alexander Chen. Video capture. baroque.me visualizes the first Prelude from Bach’s Cello Suites. Using the math behind … Continue reading →

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A Very Relaxing Post

Posted on 19/10/2011 by dougaj4

Another Bach installment, with (possibly) a splash of Newton: Scientists discover most relaxing tune ever A British band and a group of scientists have made the most relaxing tune in the history of man, an Mp3 of which is at … Continue reading →

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Bert Jansch

Posted on 09/10/2011 by dougaj4

Regulars here will know my liking for the music of Bert Jansch and his contemporaries.  Bert died after a long illness last Wednesday, but leaves behind a rich legacy of music usually categorised as “folk”, but really beyond categorisation. The 1992 BBC series “Acoustic … Continue reading →

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Wonders of the Universe – Kate Rusby

Posted on 02/08/2011 by dougaj4

At the end of the Brian Cox “Wonders of the Universe” session on gravity the closing sequence is accompanied by a haunting folk song that I was not familiar with. A quick search found that it was the appropriate “Falling” … Continue reading →

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