Ear Worms
This revolting term actually has a specific musical meaning! Wikipedia states: “An ear worm, sometimes also known as a brain worm, (that sounds even worse to me) is a catchy…
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Discovery Orchestra Chat 136 – Ravel String Quartet Part 2
Maestro Maull explores Ravel’s String Quartet featuring the New Jersey Youth Symphony String Quartet in this second of four Discovery Orchestra Chats. Watch and listen to Chat 135, Part 1…
Discovery Orchestra Chat 135 – Ravel String Quartet Part 1
Maestro Maull explores the first two movements of Ravel’s String Quartet featuring the New Jersey Youth Symphony String Quartet in this first of four Discovery Orchestra Chats. Watch and listen…
All on the Same Page
It’s gratifying, and important actually, to know that the people you work with are all on the same page. Perhaps that sounds elementary and obvious, but if you think about…
I was delighted to hear George Marriner Maull’s “Inside Music” when he discussed how to listen to and enjoy Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the 4th movement. To have the words of the choral Ode to Joy translated and explained (word for word) was enlightening and inspiring as well. And to learn all the intricacies of the music itself was fascinating.