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mlrSteve Reich - Eight Lines
I rarely listen to the radio any more. When I do it's usually in the car. My new car has six months of Sirius free. I've tried it a little, but so far still prefer the iPod on the phone. What I really like is the bluetooth connection! - my iPod just starts up when I turn on the car.
Propulsion, velocity - these are the qualities in music that suit the experience of driving.
The use of the word movement to denote parts of a musical composition originally meant just that: a particular kind of movement or motion (quick, slightly slow, very fast, etc.). In Baroque compositions, once a type of motion commenced, the motion didn't vary, but continuously flowed and pulsed until the next motion was supposed to start. And most of the motions were fast.
I really like driving to these fast Baroque "movements", and also the music of Steve Reich - which has a similar pulsing energy.
This week on my 5 to 7 minute drive to work, I've been listening (on and off) to Reich's Six Marimbas, and to an excellent! Musica Antiqua Köln recording of Telemann's flute quartets.
I rarely listen to the radio any more. When I do it's usually in the car. My new car has six months of Sirius free. I've tried it a little, but so far still prefer the iPod on the phone. What I really like is the bluetooth connection! - my iPod just starts up when I turn on the car.
Propulsion, velocity - these are the qualities in music that suit the experience of driving.
The use of the word movement to denote parts of a musical composition originally meant just that: a particular kind of movement or motion (quick, slightly slow, very fast, etc.). In Baroque compositions, once a type of motion commenced, the motion didn't vary, but continuously flowed and pulsed until the next motion was supposed to start. And most of the motions were fast.
I really like driving to these fast Baroque "movements", and also the music of Steve Reich - which has a similar pulsing energy.
This week on my 5 to 7 minute drive to work, I've been listening (on and off) to Reich's Six Marimbas, and to an excellent! Musica Antiqua Köln recording of Telemann's flute quartets.
