Day 351: John Cage—HPSCHD
Day 351 — John Cage—HPSCHD
18-Jul-1972 (Tue.)
Today is
the big “happening” of the avant-garde music
festival, the multimedia experience of HPSCHD by John
Cage in Philharmonic Hall. It was an amazing
experience (despite my slight criticism.) A
fascinating lecture by computer music composer, John
Chowning.
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18-Jul-1972 (Tue.)
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Day 350: Berlin, spending money
Day 350 — Berlin, spending money
17-Jul-1972 (Mon.)
A light
day of activity in Berlin. I use this opportunity to
give the details of some of my money spending in
Berlin taken from my “finance journal.” It’s
interesting.
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17-Jul-1972 (Mon.)
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Day 349: Swimming at Wannsee
Day 349 — Swimming at Wannsee
16-Jul-1972 (Sun.)
Today is a
day of relaxation and getting sun burnt on the
Wannsee. Swimming, nudity, architecture, it’s all
part of today’s discussion. I don’t have any pictures
of the Wannsee or of nudity.
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16-Jul-1972 (Sun.)
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Day 346: Avant-garde 3
Day 346 — Avant-garde 3
13-Jul-1972 (Thur.)
I am
immersed in avant-garde music—day and night—at the
continuing music festival in Berlin. At night, it’s
Steve Reich and modern dance. During the afternoon
break, I’m at the museum of the Berlin Wall.
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13-Jul-1972 (Thur.)
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Day 345: Avant-garde music, my thoughts
Day 345 — Avant-garde music, my thoughts
12-Jul-1972 (Wed.)
It’s a big
day of much avant-garde music and art. I hear a lot
of music today and am a bit critical of things
sounding “typical.” That’s typical, of me. The Berlin
girls are chic
(and
bra-less). Berlin is a town for young people.
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12-Jul-1972 (Wed.)
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Day 344: John Cage, avant-garde festival
Day 344 — John Cage, avant-garde festival
11-Jul-1972 (Tue.)
I’m in
Berlin (West). I spend the day sightseeing and
getting ready to go to a series of avant-garde music
concerts by John Cage. I talk a lot about John Cage
and chance music. Lot’s of photos.
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11-Jul-1972 (Tue.)
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Day 342: Chopin and Dolly
Day 342 — Chopin and Dolly
09-Jul-1972 (Sun.)
My last
day in Warsaw is filled with stuff to do. Walks,
palace grounds and park areas, concerts—Chopin, men’s
choir—and a Polish version of Hello
Dolly. Plenty
of pictures. On one hand I say Warsaw is drab, on the
other hand, it’s beautiful.
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09-Jul-1972 (Sun.)
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Day 323: Horn recital and goodbye and hello to friends
Day 323 — Horn recital and goodbye and hello to
friends
20-Jun-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)
Today is a big day. My horn class recital and saying goodbye to my friends and teachers in both my horn and electronic music studies. What a wonderful year!
2009 brings in a surprise—Ragtime.
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20-Jun-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)
Today is a big day. My horn class recital and saying goodbye to my friends and teachers in both my horn and electronic music studies. What a wonderful year!
2009 brings in a surprise—Ragtime.
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Day 314: Horn quartet in church
Day 314 — Horn quartet in church
11-Jun-1972 (Sonntag–Sun.)
I play in
a horn quartet today in Prof. Gabler’s church then
take a walk through Schönbrunn.
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Day 310: World premiere—Fantasy on Broken Glass
Day 310 — World premiere—Fantasy on Broken Glass
07-Jun-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)
I make a
last-minute, desperate attempt to remix my Fantasy
composition for tonight’s world premiere. Do I make
it? Does the audience like it? Do I need to drink my
sorrows into the ground?
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07-Jun-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)
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Day 306: National Hungarian Symphony
Day 306 — National Hungarian Symphony
03-Jun-1972 (Samstag–Sat.)
It’s the Hungarian National Symphony at night. I love em. I talk about their style of horn playing.
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03-Jun-1972 (Samstag–Sat.)
It’s the Hungarian National Symphony at night. I love em. I talk about their style of horn playing.
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Day 303: Live Kaufmann
Day 303 — Live Kaufmann
31-May-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)
My professor, composer Dieter Kaufmann, presents a very interesting “live” musical piece that he wrote based on live manipulation of a soprano voice. I liked it.
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31-May-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)
My professor, composer Dieter Kaufmann, presents a very interesting “live” musical piece that he wrote based on live manipulation of a soprano voice. I liked it.
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Day 302: Shostakovich
Day 302 — Shostakovich
30-May-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)
A light day. Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 1 enlightens me.
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30-May-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)
A light day. Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 1 enlightens me.
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Day 280: Time travel with YouTube—Mahler 4
Day 280 — Time travel with YouTube—Mahler 4
08-May-1972 (Montag–Mon.)
The real
Mahler 4 concert at night. We enter a time-vortex
through the magic of YouTube and see two videos from
this same concert—36 years ago. Yes, I was there.
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08-May-1972 (Montag–Mon.)
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Day 279: Bernstein & Beethoven
Day 279 — Bernstein & Beethoven
07-May-1972 (Sonntag–Sun.)
A Mahler symphony and Beethoven opera are on today’s venue, along with a YouTube video. Nice.
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07-May-1972 (Sonntag–Sun.)
A Mahler symphony and Beethoven opera are on today’s venue, along with a YouTube video. Nice.
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Day 269: RPO, Tchaikovsky 4, Pirates of the Caribbean
Day 269 — RPO, Tchaikovsky 4, Pirates of the
Caribbean
27-April-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)
A good day
for everything—horn, piano, electronic music, and a
concert. Tchaikovsky 4 is on the menu today and a bit
of Pirates
of the Caribbean. Arrgh! My
last day of German journal writing. Yay!
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27-April-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)
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Day 267: Partying with Bernstein
Day 267 — Partying with Bernstein
25-April-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)
After
another rehearsal of Mahler’s 5th, I get a surprise.
I’m invited, along with a group of students, to go to
a party for Leonard Bernstein.
I’m partying with Bernstein.
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25-April-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)
I’m partying with Bernstein.
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Day 265: Bernstein and Vienna Boys’ Choir in Mahler 3
Day 265 — Bernstein and Vienna Boys’ Choir in Mahler
3
23-April-1972 (Sonntag–Sun.)
What a
day, again! A long post for a great day. The Vienna
Boys’ Choir, first in church, and then in concert
with Leonard Bernstein performing Mahler’s 3rd
Symphony. Wow. Today, was the day I took pictures
inside the Musikverein. Then an opera at night. Is
Vienna, the City of Music or what?
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23-April-1972 (Sonntag–Sun.)
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Day 262: Rehearsing at Schönbrunn
Day 262 — Rehearsing at Schönbrunn
20-April-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)
Today, I discover that I’m playing in a rehearsal of Don Pasquale at the theatre in Schönbrunn Palace.
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20-April-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)
Today, I discover that I’m playing in a rehearsal of Don Pasquale at the theatre in Schönbrunn Palace.
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Day 259: Mahler 5 televised
Day 259 — Mahler 5 televised
17-April-1972 (Montag–Mon.)
Today, we
get to see Bernstein conduct Mahler 5 for the
televised version of the concerts. I get to see
Bernstein from the organ balcony and fifth row
orchestra. I also meet Roland Berger, 1st horn of the
Vienna Philharmonic.
A great day.
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A great day.
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Day 258: Bernstein moves the Earth
Day 258 — Bernstein moves the Earth
16-April-1972 (Sonntag–Sun.)
Bernstein
literally moves the Earth today [read earthquake] in
a concert of Mahler’s Symphony
No. 5 in the
Musikverein. I snuck in for free and got Mr.
Bernstein’s autograph after the concert. Yes.
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Day 257: More Bernstein, more Mahler
Day 257 — More Bernstein, more Mahler
15-April-1972 (Samstag–Sat.)
More electronic music, more Bernstein, more Mahler, and more translation.
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15-April-1972 (Samstag–Sat.)
More electronic music, more Bernstein, more Mahler, and more translation.
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Day 255: Ein wunderbar Tage
Day 255 — Ein wunderbar Tage
13-April-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)
An
incredibly full day—horn lesson, piano practice,
electronic music composition and lecture, Leonard
Bernstein rehearsing the Vienna Philharmonic, another
Bach Heiler concert, and watching Buster Keaton
silent films. I’m still writing in German. The big
news—Leonard Bernstein is in town conducting the
Vienna Philharmonic in a Mahler series. This is big.
Photos from the 1972 Mahler Symphony
No. 5, concert
video, today.
Was this a full day or what? An incredible day.
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13-April-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)
Was this a full day or what? An incredible day.
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Day 254: Schreiben Deutsch, zweimal
Day 254 — Schreiben Deutsch, zweimal
12-April-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)
I’m writing in German again. Damn. Actually, it was probably good for me at the time, though no one would read it and perhaps correct me. I attend a silent film festival dedicated to Buster Keaton. I remember these being very funny.
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12-April-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)
I’m writing in German again. Damn. Actually, it was probably good for me at the time, though no one would read it and perhaps correct me. I attend a silent film festival dedicated to Buster Keaton. I remember these being very funny.
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Day 241: Back to Bohème
Day 241 — Back to Bohème
30-March-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)
A good day ends with Giacomo Puccini’s La Boheme at the Staatsoper, and a beer.
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30-March-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)
A good day ends with Giacomo Puccini’s La Boheme at the Staatsoper, and a beer.
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Day 233: Bruckner 8 in the Musikverein
Day 233 — Bruckner 8 in the Musikverein
22-March-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)
The
student orchestra of the Vienna Academy of Music and
Dramatic Art (Wien Akademie für Musik und
darstellende Kunst) performs Bruckner’s
Symphony
No. 8 in the
wonderful Großer Saal of the Vienna Musikverein under
the direction of Maestro Karl Östereicher. A great
lifetime thrill and fun to play.
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Day 228: From Bach to rock
Day 228 — From Bach to rock
17-March-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)
It’s a packed day of electronic music, Bach organ magic, and a rock dance. Best part—I get additional scholarship money. Money is appreciated.
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17-March-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)
It’s a packed day of electronic music, Bach organ magic, and a rock dance. Best part—I get additional scholarship money. Money is appreciated.
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Day 223: Don’t be rude
Day 223 — Don’t be rude
12-March-1972 (Sonntag–Sun.)
Don’t be
rude at a concert. Be quiet. I am at an Anna Moffo
recital.
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Day 218: Lofty musings today—Hermann Hesse
Day 218 — Lofty musings today—Hermann Hesse
07- March-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)
Today is heavy with abstract concepts and thoughts. I want to make an abstract film about the human body and talk about influences. It’s Hermann Hesse’s fault.
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07- March-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)
Today is heavy with abstract concepts and thoughts. I want to make an abstract film about the human body and talk about influences. It’s Hermann Hesse’s fault.
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Day 214: A good, no, “excellent” day
Day 214 — A good, no, “excellent” day
03-March-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)
An excellent day. Stravinsky, Berio, and Bruckner. Today, praise of contemporary music.
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03-March-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)
An excellent day. Stravinsky, Berio, and Bruckner. Today, praise of contemporary music.
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Day 213: Critiquing and my music
Day 213 — Critiquing and my music
02-March-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)
Another full day and some critique of contemporary music, and my music. I talk just a little bit about my music.
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02-March-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)
Another full day and some critique of contemporary music, and my music. I talk just a little bit about my music.
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Day 212: Pupofon Zweimal
Day 212 —
Pupofon
Zweimal
01-March (März)-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)
Electronic
scoring and electronic live performance, Prof.
Kaufmann’s Pupofon,
are the
highlights of today. A good full day of music. I
wonder about lost opportunities and lost composition.
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Day 204: Jehudi Menuhin concert
Day 204 — Jehudi Menuhin concert
22-February-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)
A busy day with a Yehudi Mehuhin concert at night.
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22-February-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)
A busy day with a Yehudi Mehuhin concert at night.
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Day 202: Horn players love Richard Strauss
Day 202 — Horn players love Richard Strauss
20-February-1972 (Sonntag–Sun.)
It’s Sunday and I need to take a break. The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the brass section wows me at night.
I discover a ton of online videos relating to Ein Heldenleben and the horn.
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20-February-1972 (Sonntag–Sun.)
It’s Sunday and I need to take a break. The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the brass section wows me at night.
I discover a ton of online videos relating to Ein Heldenleben and the horn.
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Day 178: Time Machine Tape Recorder
Day 178 — Time Machine Tape Recorder
27-January-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)
I see a good cello concert. I throw out a free business idea to inventors that could reap billions of dollars for someone. It’s free, for you. Read More...
27-January-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)
I see a good cello concert. I throw out a free business idea to inventors that could reap billions of dollars for someone. It’s free, for you. Read More...
Day 172: Munich, Day 2
Day 172 — Munich, Day 2
21-January-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)
Day 2 in Munich brings together ballet, opera, museum, and a visit to a U.S. Army hospital and the famous Hofbräuhaus, Munich’s famous beer hall. A great day. Read More...
21-January-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)
Day 2 in Munich brings together ballet, opera, museum, and a visit to a U.S. Army hospital and the famous Hofbräuhaus, Munich’s famous beer hall. A great day. Read More...
Day 170: Get Ready, Munich
Day 170 — Get Ready, Munich
19-January-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)
This year’s concert experiences have been a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a young music student. I have never been able to recreate this musical journey to this day, 36 years later.
I get ready for my trip to Munich to see my college friends of Montclair State, followed by a ski trip to Kitzbuhel to see my brother. I leave at night. Exciting.
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19-January-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)
This year’s concert experiences have been a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a young music student. I have never been able to recreate this musical journey to this day, 36 years later.
I get ready for my trip to Munich to see my college friends of Montclair State, followed by a ski trip to Kitzbuhel to see my brother. I leave at night. Exciting.
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Day 168: A Lulu of a day
Day 168 — A
Lulu
of a day
17-January-1972 (Montag–Mon.)
It’s a Lulu of a day. I had two good lessons. It’s a day at the dentist. It’s Lulu at the opera. And, I learn a life-lesson from a young blind boy.
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17-January-1972 (Montag–Mon.)
It’s a Lulu of a day. I had two good lessons. It’s a day at the dentist. It’s Lulu at the opera. And, I learn a life-lesson from a young blind boy.
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Day 167: Back to music
Day 167 — Back to music
16-January-1972 (Sonntag–Sun.)
It’s back to some concertizing in Vienna. A Beethoven mass and Brahm’s symphony. Music heals the soul. In 2008, I need some soul healing—back to the blog.
My brother and college buddies are coming to Europe. I’m going to try and hookup with them.
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16-January-1972 (Sonntag–Sun.)
It’s back to some concertizing in Vienna. A Beethoven mass and Brahm’s symphony. Music heals the soul. In 2008, I need some soul healing—back to the blog.
My brother and college buddies are coming to Europe. I’m going to try and hookup with them.
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Day 165: Electronic music class; a horn recital; dreams
Day 165 — Electronic music class; a horn recital;
dreams
14-January-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)
Today is a
full day of school—electronic music class, a horn
class recital, and dreams of returning to Vienna.
This photo is that of our electronic music class. A
good question to ask ourselves is how our lives would
be different today, if we had pursued and followed
those early dreams.
It’s never too late to dream and it's never too late to take those first steps on your journey.
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14-January-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)
It’s never too late to dream and it's never too late to take those first steps on your journey.
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Day 152: Glückliches Neues Jahr; New Year’s Day concert; off to St. Anton
Day 152 — Glückliches Neues Jahr; New Year’s Day
concert; off to St. Anton
01-January-1972 (Sat.)
What a
day! That’s how I end today’s reflections. I get into
standing room for the world-famous New Year’s Day
concert by the Vienna Philharmonic that features
waltzes and polkas by Johann Strauss’ I and II, dad
and son. What fun! Then, I head off on the train to
the Austrian Alps, stop in Innsbruck to give
Elisabeth a gift, and then head on to the
world-famous ski resort of St. Anton for a week of
skiing.
What a day! What a year!
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What a day! What a year!
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Day 135: “Letter Home” is finished
Day 135 — “Letter Home” is finished
15-December-1971 (Wed.)
A good
full day. I finish my electronic music letter. I plan
on taking a skiing trip to Innsbruck. I see a second
Anton Heiler organ concert.
Yay. Yay. Yay.
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Yay. Yay. Yay.
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Day 132: Music and art
Day 132 — Music and art
12-December-1971 (Sun.)
A good day with both contemporary art and Romantic music. I have great subscription seats in the Vienna Musikverein, where I can see the conductor as he conducts the orchestra. From the front. Nice.
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12-December-1971 (Sun.)
A good day with both contemporary art and Romantic music. I have great subscription seats in the Vienna Musikverein, where I can see the conductor as he conducts the orchestra. From the front. Nice.
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Day 126: Guitarist Julian Bream
Day 126 — Guitarist Julian Bream
06-December-1971 (Mon.)
A Julian Bream guitar concert reminds me of the wonderful experience of hearing top artists perform “live.” Hey, I find some YouTube videos of Bream. Why didn't I think of this before?
I encourage you all to experience as many live music and concert events as are affordable and convenient to you. An apartment or condo in New York City would be nice. And convenient. And expensive.
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06-December-1971 (Mon.)
A Julian Bream guitar concert reminds me of the wonderful experience of hearing top artists perform “live.” Hey, I find some YouTube videos of Bream. Why didn't I think of this before?
I encourage you all to experience as many live music and concert events as are affordable and convenient to you. An apartment or condo in New York City would be nice. And convenient. And expensive.
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Day 122: Frank Zappa rocks Vienna
Day 122 — Frank Zappa rocks Vienna
02-December-1971 (Thur.)
It’s
Vienna—Mahler, Mozart, Beethoven, Puccini, opera,
symphony orchestras, and Frank Zappa and the Mothers
of Invention. Zappa rocks the Konzerthaus in Vienna.
Hippies all over the place. It was a blast of a
concert. 2007 sees its first mini-snowfall.
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Day 117: Where’s my turkey?
Day 117 — Where’s my turkey?
27-November-1971 (Sat.)
No turkey for me this year. Totally missed Thanksgiving. I see a contemporary music theatrical event and seem to like it. Europe is generally more open to contemporary music and art.
My cousin, Walter, has left the Peace Corps. I was impressed that he joined them as a volunteer in an African village, building a village well.
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27-November-1971 (Sat.)
No turkey for me this year. Totally missed Thanksgiving. I see a contemporary music theatrical event and seem to like it. Europe is generally more open to contemporary music and art.
My cousin, Walter, has left the Peace Corps. I was impressed that he joined them as a volunteer in an African village, building a village well.
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Day 114: Looking dumb
Day 114 — Looking dumb
24-November-1971 (Wed.)
I am a little bit critical of student electronic music compositions today. I also make a comment about my looking dumb. What could I be wearing that would make me say that?
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24-November-1971 (Wed.)
I am a little bit critical of student electronic music compositions today. I also make a comment about my looking dumb. What could I be wearing that would make me say that?
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Day 113: First major snowfall; Heiler plays Bach
Day 113 — First major snowfall; Heiler plays Bach
23-November-1971 (Tue.)
The first major snowfall of the year makes me happy. The parks are beautiful and serene. A full school day ends with a world-renowed organist, Anton Heiler, in concert.
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23-November-1971 (Tue.)
The first major snowfall of the year makes me happy. The parks are beautiful and serene. A full school day ends with a world-renowed organist, Anton Heiler, in concert.
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Day 112: Thankful Thanksgiving
Day 112 — Thankful Thanksgiving
22-November-1971 (Mon.)
1971 Vienna sees a bit of snow, a good day of lessons, and a contemporary music concert. 2007 sees a Thankful Thanksgiving and my wedding anniversary.
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22-November-1971 (Mon.)
1971 Vienna sees a bit of snow, a good day of lessons, and a contemporary music concert. 2007 sees a Thankful Thanksgiving and my wedding anniversary.
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Day 107: Concert nerves
Day 107 — Concert nerves
17-November-1971 (Wed.)
A young performer has a nerve-wracking concert. What does it take to be a top-tier performing artist?
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17-November-1971 (Wed.)
A young performer has a nerve-wracking concert. What does it take to be a top-tier performing artist?
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Day 097: Grab that shovel—Dig up your past
Day 97 — Grab that shovel—Dig up your past
07-November-1971 (Sun.)
While 1971 is a great day for music with two concerts, 2007 sees me digging up my past. I am having a blast and it is bringing up great memories, some slightly corny love songs, and a ton of music-on-tape that I haven’t heard in decades. I am so excited, that I ramble on forever in today’s posting.
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07-November-1971 (Sun.)
While 1971 is a great day for music with two concerts, 2007 sees me digging up my past. I am having a blast and it is bringing up great memories, some slightly corny love songs, and a ton of music-on-tape that I haven’t heard in decades. I am so excited, that I ramble on forever in today’s posting.
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Day 093: Meet Maurizio Pollini and Olga
Day 93 — Meet Maurizio Pollini and Olga
03-November-1971 (Wed.)
1971 in
Vienna ends with an amazing Maurizio Pollini piano
concert.
2007 in NJ presents my beautiful wife, Olga. I have been neglecting the family ever since I began this project. Thus, I make amends by offering her international attention. Yes, my readership will now go up to 15 or so.
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03-November-1971 (Wed.)
2007 in NJ presents my beautiful wife, Olga. I have been neglecting the family ever since I began this project. Thus, I make amends by offering her international attention. Yes, my readership will now go up to 15 or so.
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Day 084: Pupofon - electronic music opera
Day 84 —
Pupofon—electronic
music opera
25-October-1971 (Mon.)
No
complaining today, I’m getting better at the horn.
See, practice makes perfect.
I encounter an arrogant American traveler who can’t survive on $1,000 a week in Vienna.
Finally, I end the day with a great electronic music opera by my very own teacher, Dieter Kaufmann. There are tall, giant puppets walking around. Great concert.
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25-October-1971 (Mon.)
I encounter an arrogant American traveler who can’t survive on $1,000 a week in Vienna.
Finally, I end the day with a great electronic music opera by my very own teacher, Dieter Kaufmann. There are tall, giant puppets walking around. Great concert.
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Day 080: Musique concrète sounds good
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Day 80 — Musique concrète sounds good
21-October-1971 (Thur.)
It’s a full day. Most exciting is the start of my “electronic music” class and lab. I learn later that this class is rooted in “musique concrète.” No, we’re not making cement booties for the mafia’s hit list. We’re making music with sound. Very modern. Very avant-garde.
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21-October-1971 (Thur.)
It’s a full day. Most exciting is the start of my “electronic music” class and lab. I learn later that this class is rooted in “musique concrète.” No, we’re not making cement booties for the mafia’s hit list. We’re making music with sound. Very modern. Very avant-garde.
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Day 078: Three days, three world-class horn players
Day 78 — Three days, three world-class horn players
19-October-1971 (Tues.)
I've said it many times. Vienna is the city of music. In just three consecutive days, I see two solo horn concerts and an orchestra concert for a grand total of hearing three world-class horn players. AND I meet all three backstage, speak with them, obtain autographs, and try to assimilate their horn-playing skills into my body. I'm not certain if that last part worked, and so I take it upon myself to speak with them on a first-name basis.
That would be Herman, Barry, and Alan.
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19-October-1971 (Tues.)
I've said it many times. Vienna is the city of music. In just three consecutive days, I see two solo horn concerts and an orchestra concert for a grand total of hearing three world-class horn players. AND I meet all three backstage, speak with them, obtain autographs, and try to assimilate their horn-playing skills into my body. I'm not certain if that last part worked, and so I take it upon myself to speak with them on a first-name basis.
That would be Herman, Barry, and Alan.
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Day 077: Barry's in town; Sight singing
Day 77 — Barry's in town; Sight singing
18-October-1971 (Mon.)
Wow! Surprises. First, being placed in the most difficult section of sight singing class, starting off with atonal sight singing. What’s next? Well, it’s a tremendous concert with world-renowned French hornist, Barry Tuckwell. After the concert, I’m speaking on a first-name basis with Barry.
In the U.S., I never get to meet anyone at concerts. In Vienna, I’m meeting everyone. It was magical.
Today’s a long post.
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18-October-1971 (Mon.)
Wow! Surprises. First, being placed in the most difficult section of sight singing class, starting off with atonal sight singing. What’s next? Well, it’s a tremendous concert with world-renowned French hornist, Barry Tuckwell. After the concert, I’m speaking on a first-name basis with Barry.
In the U.S., I never get to meet anyone at concerts. In Vienna, I’m meeting everyone. It was magical.
Today’s a long post.
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Day 076: Sunday walks and music
Day 76 — Sunday walks and music
17-October-1971 (Sun.)
It’s
Sunday—a Bruckner mass, a walk in the park, and a
great French horn performance by Hermann
Baumann—remember, I’m a horn player. A frustrated
horn player; though I haven’t been complaining
lately. 
Fall/winter is on the way.
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17-October-1971 (Sun.)
Fall/winter is on the way.
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Day 075: My trumpet's Baroque
Day 75 — My trumpet's Baroque
16-October-1971 (Sat.)
A quiet
day of practice, reading, and a chamber concert with
a Baroque trumpet.
Hey, that's not a trumpet. Why is it here? Just a short science lesson on the natural horn and the harmonic series.
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16-October-1971 (Sat.)
Hey, that's not a trumpet. Why is it here? Just a short science lesson on the natural horn and the harmonic series.
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Day 073: Two concerts, two decades, too good
Day 73 — Two concerts, two decades, too good
14-October-1971 (Thur.)
The title
says it all—two concerts, two decades, too good. 1971
features an incredible concert with the Romeros, a
family-style classical guitar ensemble, known for
their flamenco playing. The crowd goes wild! There
are five encores. John
is on stage with them! What? How
did that happen?
A wonderful 2007 operatic concert reintroduces me to some well-needed live music.
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14-October-1971 (Thur.)
A wonderful 2007 operatic concert reintroduces me to some well-needed live music.
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Day 062: A day of contrasts
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Day 62 — A day of contrasts
03-October-1971 (Sun.)
Today is a day of contrasts. First, the wonderful experience of seeing a performance of a Benjamin Britten mass with the Vienna Boys' Choir in a church setting, followed by reading about the Vietnam War in Time magazine.
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03-October-1971 (Sun.)
Today is a day of contrasts. First, the wonderful experience of seeing a performance of a Benjamin Britten mass with the Vienna Boys' Choir in a church setting, followed by reading about the Vietnam War in Time magazine.
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Day 055: A Haydn Mass, Chicago II
Day 55 — A Haydn Mass, Chicago II
26-September-1971 (Sun.)
Music,
music, music.
Haydn, horn, Chicago Symphony.
I’m just living music in this town. My horn teacher gets me backstage. I hob-knob with fellow “hornists” (no such word—but you can do anything as a blogger). What a musical year.
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26-September-1971 (Sun.)
Haydn, horn, Chicago Symphony.
I’m just living music in this town. My horn teacher gets me backstage. I hob-knob with fellow “hornists” (no such word—but you can do anything as a blogger). What a musical year.
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Day 054: Incredible Two's
Day 54 — Incredible Two's
25-September-1971 (Sat.)
What a
day!
Two incredible:
• concerts
• conductors
• orchestras
• symphonies
• horn sections
The day was mostly two amazing concerts by two incredible, internationally renowned orchestras—the Vienna Philharmonic, and the Chicago Symphony. From Dr. Karl Böhm to Sir Georg Solti, to Dvorak’s New World Symphony and Mahler’s Symphony No. 8, I was in heaven.
What a day!
What a city!
Vienna, the city of music.
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25-September-1971 (Sat.)
Two incredible:
• concerts
• conductors
• orchestras
• symphonies
• horn sections
The day was mostly two amazing concerts by two incredible, internationally renowned orchestras—the Vienna Philharmonic, and the Chicago Symphony. From Dr. Karl Böhm to Sir Georg Solti, to Dvorak’s New World Symphony and Mahler’s Symphony No. 8, I was in heaven.
What a day!
What a city!
Vienna, the city of music.
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Day 020: Salzburg finale; Festung Hohensalzburg and the Schubert B-minor Mass
Day 20 — Day 020: Salzburg finale; Festung
Hohensalzburg and the Schubert B-minor Mass
22-August-1971 (Sun.)
I close
out my last day in Salzburg with a full day of
sightseeing (Mozart museum, Domplatz, and the
medieval fortress, Festung Hohensalzburg.
The highlight of the day was my attending a real Mass in a cathedral. 1st row. Oh, it happened to be a full performance of Schubert’s B-minor Mass. Heavenly.
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22-August-1971 (Sun.)
The highlight of the day was my attending a real Mass in a cathedral. 1st row. Oh, it happened to be a full performance of Schubert’s B-minor Mass. Heavenly.
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Day 018: Salzburg, Austria; first train trip
08/20/07 10:49 PM Filed in: Austria
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Day 18 — Salzburg, Austria; first train trip
20-August-1971 (Fri.)
Mozart’s
birth city — Salzburg, Austria. I take my first train
ride, totally standing up, to this wonderful city.
Salzburg welcomes me with a hail storm and no student
service to help me. What to do? Find a room, walk
around, listen to music, and enjoy. Which I do.
Photography is my hobby and Salzburg is a great place to take photographs. (Photos coming soon.) If you aren’t already taking digital pictures, you should be. Come on. Pictures are memories!
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20-August-1971 (Fri.)
Photography is my hobby and Salzburg is a great place to take photographs. (Photos coming soon.) If you aren’t already taking digital pictures, you should be. Come on. Pictures are memories!
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Day 014: My first concert—Washington State Choir
Day 14 — Day 014: My first concert—Washington State
Choir
16-August-1971 (Mon.)
• Uh, oh! I’m complaining about learning German again.
• Saw my first concert, a university choir from the United States. Yes!
• And a brief flashback to my student concert-going days at Lincoln Center.
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16-August-1971 (Mon.)
• Uh, oh! I’m complaining about learning German again.
• Saw my first concert, a university choir from the United States. Yes!
• And a brief flashback to my student concert-going days at Lincoln Center.
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