Maidstone Visit

Arrived home at around nine after a pleasant day.I then made a coffee, laid on my bed and promptly fell asleep , waking up a few minutes ago, with the coffee being stone cold.

For my supermarket visit in Maidstone i picked up the classic "Jackie Brown" DVD for three quid as proof of the visit conducted, and hence , will get reimbursed for it.

Tomorrow i will head of to Faversham and have a relaxing day overall.

Just Wondering

Do you find household chores a necessary evil or not?

When was the last time you did any spring cleaning?

Are you house proud or prefer a bit of a mess?

Bartenders

Neighbours

Post Midnight Classical

Another slice of Debussy for your delectation.

Claude Debussy - La Mer

La Mer" L.109, (The Sea), is an orchestral composition by Claude Debussy. It was started in 1903 in France and completed in 1905 on the English Channel coast in Eastbourne. The premiere was given by the Lamoureux Orchestra under the direction of Camille Chevillard on 15 October 1905 in Paris. "La Mer" is a composition of huge suggestion and subtlety in its rich depiction of the ocean, which combines unusual orchestration with daring impressionistic harmonies. The work has proven very influential, and its use of sensuous tonal colours and its orchestration methods have influenced many later film scores. While the structure of the work places it outside of both absolute music and programme music as those terms were understood in the early 20th century, it obviously uses descriptive devices to suggest wind, waves and the ambience of the sea. But structuring a piece around a nature subject without any literary or human element to it - neither people, nor mythology, nor ships are suggested in the piece - also was highly unusual at the time.
Debussy called his work "three symphonic sketches," avoiding the loaded term symphony; yet the work is sometimes called a symphony; it consists of two powerful outer movements framing a lighter, faster piece which acts as a type of scherzo.
"La Mer" is divided inot three movements:
1. "De l'aube à midi sur la mer" (from dawn to midday on the sea);
2. "Jeux de vagues" (Play of the Waves);
3. "Dialogue du vent et de la mer" (Dialogue of the wind and the sea).

Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy & Cleveland Orchestra

Another Fine Day

Another fine sunny and slightly humid day here in the Bourne. Also, a day of mostly relaxing and chilling out. In fact i did not go to Faversham as planned but that will be done tomorrow as well as the visit to the island.

I also re-arranged my bookcase (such as it is) in my room - it is pretty full now.

 


Brother sent me a couple of burned CD's of more funky jazziness which i shall listen to later.

Birthday Greetings

Happy birthday to the following - musesfool,restoman, and _profiterole_ May you all have a great day.

Book 55 - Adelbert von Chamisso "Peter Schlemihl"

Adelbert von Chamisso, Leopold von Loewenstein-Wertheim (Translator) "Peter Schlemihl" (Oneworld)




This story seems like a whimsical take on Faust, but instead of selling his soul to the devil, Schlemihl barters away his shadow. That puts him in quite a pickle, since it turns out that truly respectable people have shadows. I really liked this story, though it suffers towards the end when Chamisso writes about being able to walk around the world in mere minutes to conduct scientific research.