I’m glad that I decided to take Music Appreciation as one of my electives this term, because it’s currently my favourite class. Although I’ve already taken music history courses as co-requisites for my piano training, I can’t say that I took very much away from them. As a pre-teen, I didn’t care much about the material, since it just seemed like a big mess of dates and names that didn’t matter to me. It’s great taking this course now, since I already know the basics and because the professor doesn’t put a big emphasis on dates. It helps that the tests and assignments are easy too. Looking back, I think that most of the music history that I learned didn’t amount to much, since I was too young to fully understand the depth behind it. Now that I have a greater capacity for this, I can actually appreciate how the life of the musician ties in with their composition style.
In particular, I’ve come to appreciate the works of Beethoven, since I find his desire to break away from classicism and to move into romanticism so fascinating. I love how he’s able to take the typical forms of the classical period and use them in a completely new way that better conveys his ideas. Studying his Eroica Symphony helped me to understand that studying music is a lot like studying literature. I never realized that orchestral music could have just as much symbolism as literature.
Our professor has walked us through a lot of the more popular pieces, like Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, but I’d have to say that one of my favourites so far is Mozart’s Variations on Twinkle, Twinkle. After all, who cares about symbolism, when you can sing along to a classic children’s folk tune?
Just dropping a thing here ’cause I keep forgetting to mention it to you when I see you online. Anyway, I’ve been watching Veronica Mars.
Veronica Mars is pretty cool. I think you told me already though.
I’m going to be ordering your CD tomorrow. The Faint’s Danse Macabre (Original), right?
I thought you were the one who told me about Veronica Mars. If it wasn’t you, who was it? I’m confused.
Yes. The original, not the remix. Thanks!
Are you sure? I think the first time you talked to me about Veronica Mars was after you saw the episode where they tracked down that kid’s father. Then again, I have a bad memory, so I’m not sure.
Alright, they’ll call me in two to six weeks when it comes in.
Seriously? I swear someone was talking about it. And in a downloading it type of way… Hrm.
Gravy! Many thanks. I’ll spend those two to six weeks trying to figure out how to get you the money.
Hmm. I don’t know. Either way, it’s a pretty cool show. I think I’ll get bored of her smiting everybody though.
I was thinking that maybe you’d like to pick up the CD yourself, since I won’t know if it’s exactly the right one or not. I think you can pick it up in my name. Otherwise, I can get it for you; although, I don’t know when I’d be able to actually give it to you.
I want to know who killed Lilly. I did enjoy the fact that her plan at the alarm office didn’t work, though.
I don’t look like a Stewart.
I’ll figure something out! Anyway, the CD should look like this: http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005NF1H.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg