Today’s musician is singer/songwriter Helen Folasade Adu, better known to those enjoying 1980s smooth jazz, as Sade. Her first chart topper was Your Love is King, featuring saxophonist Stuart Matthewman. This image is a clip from the video for that…
I’m not too proud to admit that at age 55, I’m a Katy Perry fan. And I have my 11 year old niece, Annabelle, to thank. Her songs are empowering and uplifting with positive messages. What more can you ask…
I’m not a real fan of Country music. But I included Loretta Lynn, one of the giants of Country singers, in my list for balance. This list has, I hope, something for everyone. We got a little educational thing happening…
Day 19 was yesterday. Dolly Parton. I chose 9 to 5. Today is day 20. Choral. There is so much beautiful music to choose from. One of the things I love about choral music is the sound of human voices…
Day 21 is string quartet music. Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn and others wrote many more string quartets than Tchaikovsky, who only wrote three.
Accelerando; Italian word meaning to accelerate. Used in the musical world as a reference to tempo, which by the way is another Italian word meaning time. I immediately thought of Dukas’ Sorcerer’s Apprentice as a great example of accelerando. This…