In today's podcast, I focus on examples of loss of liberty. The first is JS Bach being imprisoned for having the effrontery of asking his employer to let him go so he could seek a more lucrative employment elsewhere. It’s shocking that one of the world’s greatest musicians was considered to be property. Of course NO ONE should be considered to be property! A friend of his, a mere horn player, was hung for a similar infraction. 120 years later, Chopin spent a hone...
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In today's podcast, I focus on examples of loss of liberty. The first is JS Bach being imprisoned for having the effrontery of asking his employer to let him go so he could seek a more lucrative employment elsewhere. It’s shocking that one of the world’s greatest musicians was considered to be property. Of course NO ONE should be considered to be property! A friend of his, a mere horn player, was hung for a similar infraction. 120 years later, Chopin spent a hone...
This is the first of four podcast about Eve's and my trip to the Salento peninsula, the tip of the boot of Italy. This podcast is about a three-day train trip to get there. As usual, there's lots about food and history.The podcast begins with Chopin's Prelude Number 3 in G Major and finished with Bach's Prelude Number 15 in the same key. It's a fun academic exercise to hold one variable (the key the piece is written in) constant and compare the music by style--Classical vs ...
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In today's podcast, I focus on examples of loss of liberty. The first is JS Bach being imprisoned for having the effrontery of asking his employer to let him go so he could seek a more lucrative employment elsewhere. It’s shocking that one of the world’s greatest musicians was considered to be property. Of course NO ONE should be considered to be property! A friend of his, a mere horn player, was hung for a similar infraction. 120 years later, Chopin spent a hone...
