STAGE: A rural village in feudal Japan. A small, traditional Japanese house is nearby. Some cherry trees can be seen in the distance. ACT ONE: A samurai warrior enters the stage, inspecting his lands and his village. He starts singing the first aria of the opera, “A Sacred Land, A Sacred Call”, extolling the virtues [...]
Category Archives: Music
October 5, 2009
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August 14, 2009
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October Sky and Two-Part Harmony
Started studying two-part harmony again today, revisiting old chapters, and learned a whole lot of new stuff about dissonances and stuff that I had completely forgotten. So I sat down with the theme to October Sky, which I thought was a nice exercise in two-part harmony, two violins contrasting against each other. And then, as [...]
June 1, 2009
15:33
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Speeding Up Delphi’s TStringList.IndexOf
Delphi’s TStringList is one of the objects I love the most. If it’s sorted (StringList.Sorted := true) then you can use it to parse huge chunks of data quickly. For instance, looping through an enormous amount of IP addresses and keeping count of how many times they appeared, is easily done using the following code [...]
May 14, 2009
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Jean Michel Jarre in Gothenburg
Last Tuesday, we went to see Jean Michel Jarre’s indoor concert in Gothenburg. Jarre is one of the musicians I remember from my childhood; I bought almost every record (and then subsequently CD) with him and listened to over and over. This concert was a smaller one, he is otherwise known for his huge and [...]
March 15, 2009
21:48
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Two Songs Published (in PDF form)
I’ve just officially published two of my songs as PDF music. For those of you who have pianos and feel up for playing something new, be sure to head over to my “My Music” page and take a look. If you do try it out, please leave a comment or so about what you thought. [...]
March 7, 2009
21:38
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Suzie LeBlanc: Lascia Ch’io Pianga
More about Suzie LeBlanc here. Oh, and yeah, it’s Händel.
January 2, 2009
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Sing a Song of America
Started writing a song during Christmas. Got stuck on the second verse though… Anyone got suggestions? A The flag still flying and I stand and cheer D The red-white-blue that snaps so dear A In the blowing wind E That blows today A And thinkin’ of our soldiers in arms who stand D Backed by [...]
August 14, 2008
17:31
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Three-Part Fugue in C Major
I can’t help it… I just sit around and play with notes and parts and stuff. I took a look at an old project I started a long time ago, and worked a little with it… hours passed… and finally it just all came together. Well, it’s probably not up to Bach’s standard by a [...]
July 30, 2008
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Small Piece for Oboe, Clarinet, Flute and Strings
Well, I couldn’t hold off the inspiration any longer. I sat down with my trusty Melody Assistant, from Myriad, and wrote a small little piece for oboe, clarinet, flute and strings (violin, viola and cello). It’s very simple in structure, but this is, I think, the first time I’ve been able to make something that [...]
July 27, 2008
20:49
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Bridal March from Lohengrin
Over the past few days I’ve been dabbling around with some demo versions of music software, to see how it all works together, and I must say I’m becoming somewhat impressed. Using FL Studio and Garritan Personal Orchestra, I selected the Full Organ, added an enormous amount of large cathedral reverb, tuned the sound a [...]
May 26, 2008
19:25
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Sång för ett webbhotell
Mitt webbhotell det rullar på Och ingen downtime vill jag få För servrarna tickar lugnt och skönt Kontrollpanelen lyser grönt. Yeah, yeah, ingen kan bli vrång, När jag sjunger min webbhotellssång. På webben kan man surfa runt Även om det mesta liknar strunt Men vem bryr sig när allt är fritt Som delas ut från [...]
May 11, 2008
10:13
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Influences
I suppose it was inevitable. Still, very strange. Today I’ve read a book by Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger) and listened to Arvo Pärt‘s Fratres. Who says you don’t get influenced by other people?
May 8, 2008
14:57
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An Invoicing Song
Off to a good start, hmm? Invoicing can be a pain When it’s just a thing That you’ve been told to do And all the numbing mindlessness Of daily chores done nonetheless Exciting as the flu I wish instead for meadows green And things that I have never seen And happiness and bluer skies to [...]
May 7, 2008
23:31
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Passion
My CEO recently described me as “something as unusual as a technician with a sense for design”. It flattered me; because I’ve never seen myself as a technician. Although I am a software developer and build computer systems for a living, sort of, there’s a hidden quality that rests within me that perhaps is not [...]
April 12, 2008
11:04
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A Composition’s Right to Live
A long time ago, I started writing a little piece of music. It was back in Montana, when I visited a little town called Reed Point for two weeks, and where I, to amuse myself, sat playing on my friend’s keyboard in the evenings. The little composition that began there has now been completed. Some [...]
February 26, 2008
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Janine Jansen
Janine Jansen in München, 2007. Max Bruch, Violinkonzert No 1, Finale – Allegro energico. At the Queens Jubilee – Meditation from Thaïs, composed by Jules Massenet.
March 14, 2007
10:49
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Calaisa
My latest musical interest is a Swedish (!) country group called Calaisa (home page, wikipedia). It’s a country group from Malmö that apparently hit it big in Nashville and got a record contract with a large company. They have their first CD out now, called “Calaisa”. I’m absolutely and positively surprised by this group. It’s [...]