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Erotic music
Posted: 22/10/12 02:47 |
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There seems little doubt in my mind that the two major stimuli to the creative activity of our greatest composers are sex and death. Perhaps they are linked; they are closely allied in the natural world. Plants not only devise remarkable methods of procreation, but can spring as vigorously from natural disasters and chemical warfare […]
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Music to look at
Posted: 26/03/12 03:44 |
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We seem to have invented for ourselves a new dilemma. The demand for old music in our concert halls continues undiminished in strength, though the listeners grow older, more tired and, most likely, less perceptive – for how far away can we be from the conception of a Beethoven symphony and still participate in the […]
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