Music History
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As Seen on Twitter: The Beethoven Thread (Extended Edition)
Note: This is a centralized, formatted version of a Twitter thread I wrote that ended up getting some traction. I have turned it into a blog post for easier reading and sharing. First posted on Twitter on December 16, 2019. It’s probably Beethoven’s birthday, so let’s talk about my dude Ludwig, things you might not… Continue reading
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Adventures in Fear and Discovery: Learning Music Outside the Canon, Part 2
Before we get into it, I’m going to be totally honest with you guys: I was floored by the reaction to my last post. The subject was so niche and I thought the issues were so dense and complex that I figured maybe three people would skim it, and I would have been thrilled—thrilled!—if one person… Continue reading
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Adventures in Fear and Discovery: Learning Music Outside the Canon, Part 1
It’s been a hot minute since the last time I wrote here—between then and now there have been thousands of miles of air travel, a lot of faffing about on Instagram Stories, even more unprofessional faffing about on Twitter, a whole new language learned(-ish), many performances with and without other people, a move to a… Continue reading