/categories/music/ Recent content in Music on Perlkönig Hugo -- gohugo.io Copyright © 2006-{year} Aaron Dalton. All Rights Reserved. Sat, 15 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0000 /posts/some-thoughts-on-the-film-version-of-les-miserables/ Sat, 15 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0000 /posts/some-thoughts-on-the-film-version-of-les-miserables/ I know the new Les Misérables film has been out since 2012, but I’ve just had no interest in watching it. Even after hearing some good things, including from my sisters, I still couldn’t summon the will to go watch it. There are a few reasons for this: I really love the music of Les Misérables. It’s among my favourite of any musical. And I’m really familiar with it. I’ve heard dozens of different versions many hundreds of times growing up. /posts/podcasts-music/ Fri, 03 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 /posts/podcasts-music/ This is part of my podcast series of posts . Below is a list of the various podcasts (in alphabetical order) and my thoughts on each of them. The name of the podcast is linked to the feed itself. The “(info)” link will take you to the podcast’s homepage. As for ratings, clearly I like the podcast at least somewhat or I wouldn’t have it on the list at all. So I’m going with a 3-star system. /posts/music-im-listening-to-20th-century/ Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 /posts/music-im-listening-to-20th-century/ One thing about editing is that music can be very distracting, especially music with any sort of lyric. So, when I’m editing I do so generally in silence (or purely instrumental music if it’s a lighter text). I love it, then, when I get to the design and layout stage because I can listen to anything I want. Three CDs came up in my rotation today that I wanted to share—all of which from twentieth-century composers. /posts/music-im-listening-to-early-music/ Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 /posts/music-im-listening-to-early-music/ It’s an overly broad term, but essentially “Early Music” refers to Western music from “the beginning” through the sixteenth century (including some artists and genres of the seventeenth). This time period is where I spent most of my time and energy in university, and my honour’s and master’s theses focused on composers from this period. Unfortunately this music is not very widely listened to, so I hope to give those of you who haven’t had much exposure to this kind of music a few places to start—a whopping six places, actually. /posts/classic-streisand-funny-girl-hello-dolly/ Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 /posts/classic-streisand-funny-girl-hello-dolly/ Rating: 5/5 I love musicals. I particularly love musicals with strong stories. Adele & I have recently discovered Netflix, and one of the best things about it is the wealth of older movies we can watch for next to nothing. This weekend we sat down and watched two favourites of mine, “Funny Girl” and “Hello, Dolly!” Streisand has one of the most expressive vocal instruments I have ever heard. I love to hear her sing.