Category Archives: music history

*ockeghem* bless you!

ockeghem

It seems only fitting to begin in the land of beginning-ish.  While working on my Masters degree, I had this really fantastic idea: “Why not take a survey course on Medieval/Renaissance Music?!”  It seemed like a hilariously terrible idea at the time… which is why I went with it. Continue reading *ockeghem* bless you!

i can name that beethoven in 3 notes!

beethoven themes 1 thru 6

Beethoven Themes: Symphonies 1 – 6

I SEVERELY need to revisit this, and complete it with 7-9, sooner rather than later.

Beethoven and I seem like mere acquaintances… I feel fairly comfortable identifying his symphonies, but he wrote so much more and it’s kind of inexcusable for me to be borderline completely oblivious to the remainder of his output– string quartets I’m looking at you!  I think I might make the first step and start a bit of a flirtmance with him over winter break.

I’ve got my eye on you Beethoven, sir… *wink wink*