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Monthly Archives: September 2006

Bumbershoot and Flatstock

07-Sep-06

This past Monday I went to Bumbershoot with some friends. Sadly, it was more crowded than we expected and we didn’t get a chance to see many shows. (I was really looking forward to the Trapped in the Closet comedy show, too.) However, I did get to experience Flatstock for the first […]

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Bach’s Musical Offering

04-Sep-06
As an antidote to all the math entries I've been doing lately, I'll talk about a curious set of pieces I discovered recently: J.S. Bach's Musical Offering. There is a fascinating backstory behind its enigmatic title and the "Royal Theme" on which it is based: (Here is a decent recording of the Ricercar a 3 [...]
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