The big Ravensburger songbook by Cornelia HaasDas große Ravensburger Liederbuch von Cornelia Haas This book belongs to my 10 months old friend, I have a look into the book during a visit. The first page is inviting us to guess a song from the illustration. Dear German friends, do you know which song could it …
In this essay “Shuo Mu Ye” , 林庚 Lin Geng（1910 – 2006）examines the names of the leaf in Chinese classical poetry. “Mu” 木 and “Ye”叶 both mean leaf, but in the poetic realm, the subtle differences between the two are individually and exclusively termed. The earliest works for which the distinction between the two can …
“Must the love that comes in dream necessarily be unreal?” Tang Xianzu (1550 – 1616) asked. He written an opera “Peony Pavilion” to answer this question. The storyline of this opera reminds me of Mozart’s opera “The Magic Flute”. Fell in love with each other before they really meet. A lover occur in a dream …
One day, I found this crystal in my handbag. No clue at all where it came from. This riddle has been puzzling me all morning. Somehow, I think of the chandelier in my friend’s dining room, the shape of the crystal looks similar to the crystal of her chandelier. I texted her with this picture …
Anna Beer inspecting the lives of eight exceptional women composers in Western classical music. It starts with Francesca Caccini (1587 – 1641) and ends with Elizabeth Maconchy (1907-1994). Beer’s narrative style is clear and vivid, it was nearly impossible to put down the book once I started to read it. Gender inequality reflected at best …
I think it would not be an exaggeration to say that it is the most powerful song of the 20th century. I am talking about the Gospel song “We Shall Overcome”, the Civil Rights Movement (1954-1968) anthem in the United States. Later, in everywhere like Ireland, Czech Republic, India and etc. when there was a …
I want to free myself from unnecessary baggage I am still carrying around. Today, I am decluttering my music score. Since I have no intention to lead any choir in the future, it is easier to start with conducting related score. All loose copied choral score are gone now, I only keep the music score …
Berg: Mountain Lust: RaptureIt could be Mount Everest or The Alps, but in this blog post, it is my favourite “WeinBERG”, vineyard in English. This was the view today, the trees are in bud. Look at the sunray after the rain! My current situation:In my organ lesson, I am currently working on “Six Little Preludes …
From tomorrow on, I will be a happy man.Grooming, chopping and traveling all over the world.From tomorrow on, I will care foodstuff and vegetable.Living in a house towards the sea, with spring blossoms. From tomorrow on, write to each of my dear ones.Telling them of my happiness.What the lightening of happiness has told me.I will …
The most painful thing in life is to wake up from a dream and realized there is no way out. He who dreams is happy; if he does not see a way out, it is important not to wake him up.So I think that if we do not find a way out, what we want …