Now here’s what I call groovy timps
Cool cool cool! Mos Def on timpani! Edit: are my ears way off, or is he playing the opposite of what I’m seeing? I hear high-low, but unless he’s got some weird contra-tuning, I could swear I’m seeing low-high.
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Steve Reich Twitter competition @ Boosey & Hawkes
For those of you who haven’t heard yet: someone created a fake Steve Reich Twitter account; Boosey & Hawkes took it back and launched a Twitter competition. Price: two tickets for Steve Reich and Kraftwerk in Manchester! Dear B&H, I’ve created some extra space for my answers. Is that OK with you?
Tweet no 1: yeah, I’ve joined!
Tweet no 2: the first time I heard Steve Reich’s music wasn’t that eventful apparently, because I can’t remember. Unlike the first time hearing Ravel’s Bolero (back in 1983 when I was 8 years old, in Ms Gardien’s drawing & arts class
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