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INTERPRETATION: Strange insight thanks to a power metal “Sonata Arctica” in a song called ’Blood’ about the conflicted between humans and Shistavanens – wolves represent the Other in humans and nature. One of the lyrics says: "Who’s more of a beast/A king or a priest" It struck me that The Emperor is a Sith andContinue reading

In memorial to Sir George Martin, the 5th Beatle who added a string a quartet to the the song, “Yesterday”. (via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLm6wWuUdi4) Sir Martin died on Monday, March 7, 2016. He was 90 years old. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

#BlackHistoryMonth: Scott Joplin (c. 1867-1917) Ragtime & Classical Music: In 1911 Joplin published the opera Treemonisha. The work was said to contain some of his best music. One theater agreed to produce it, but later reneged. Treemonisha was first staged in a concert performance in Atlanta, Georgia by the Afro-American Music Workshop of Morehouse College andContinue reading

See, there’s a different interpretation when the Imperial March is played in a different key. (laztozia) We’re not all bad. Source: SoundCloud / laztozia

See, there’s a different interpretation when the Imperial March is played in a different key. (laztozia) We’re not all bad.

#BlackHistoryMonth: José Mauricio Nunes Garcia (1767-1830) was a Roman Catholic priest and one of several accomplished Afro-Brazilian composers during the Portuguese colonial period. Each of his parents was the child of an African slave and a White plantation owner. Most of his music was liturgical; about 240 works survive. In 1817 Padre José Mauricio NunesContinue reading

#BlackHistoryMonth: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) was an Afro-British composer who wrote a blockbuster musical called Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast in 1898. It was performed 200 times in his short lifetime, and made his name a household word on both sides of the Atlantic. Half a century after his death, recordings of his music barely existed. Get yoursContinue reading