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Through Dec. 23. The Century of Bach and Mozart: Perspectives on Historiography, Composition, Theory, and Performance. Houghton Library and Loeb Music Library. For anyone intrigued by 250 year-old manuscripts of musical geniuses, “The Century of Bach and Mozart,” an exhibit presented by the Houghton Library and the Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library, in conjunction with members of the Music Department, is not to be missed. The two part exhibit, which is running concurrently at the two libraries, features excerpts of original manuscripts and early editions of works written by and about these...
...reasons that aren't entirely clear, the current H5N1 flu, unlike common flu, strikes deep within a patient's lungs, making it harder to spread to someone else and unusually lethal. Dr. Nguyen Hong Ha of Hanoi's Bach Mai Hospital has probably treated more cases than anyone else. Two-thirds of the deaths from bird flu since 2003 have occurred in Vietnam. Ha has watched the virus ravage the lungs of healthy young patients in a matter of days. He says the key to treatment is applying just the right amount of breathing assistance. Too much, and an H5N1...
Monk’s closest musical relative is not an obvious candidate like Bud Powell, Charlie Parker, or even Louis Armstrong, but rather J.S. Bach. Listen to the audience’s applause after Monk’s solo on “Nutty.” Simultaneously spellbound, confused, and awed by Monk’s avant-baroque jam, they hardly know what to do with themselves. The brilliant complexity of opener “Monk’s Mood,” displaying the great pianist at his best, truly is bewildering. It is enigmatic yet familiar, warm...
Core Curriculum, you are a motley and arbitrary collection, and I loathe you because you equate gendered communities in North Africa with the history of Western civilization. I loathe you because when I ask you if indigenous Australians had a Bach (which is a rhetorical question), I can very much imagine you offering up, without a hint of irony, a study of Aboriginal didgeridoos...
Through Dec. 23. The Century of Bach and Mozart: Perspectives on Historiography, Perspectives, Composition and Performance. This joint exhibition features original sheet music from the pillars of classical music, as well as an original watercolor painting by Mozart of…an ear. Houghton and Loeb Music Libraries. Free...