Archive for May, 2008

1 Giant Leap »

“Music for me is proof of the existence of god.”
-Kurt Vonnegut

I just finished watching the musical-DVD “One Giant Leap” and I have to tell you, it was incredible. The segment about sex was most interesting and happiness was really good too.
1 Giant Leap is an incredible fusion of musicians and instruments from around the [...]

Flight of the Bumble Bee on accordion »

Oh my goodness, beat that! Flight of the Bumble Bee on the accordion (a free-reed aerophone and also known as a squeeze box!) by Alexander Dmitriev.

Traditional Swedish tune played with nyckelharpa »

Here is a traditional Swedish tune, “Polska After Sven Donat,” played with nyckelharpa. Notice the shifting sounds of the keys being pressed.

The Nyckelharpa »

The nyckelharpa, meaning “key harp,” is a traditional Swedish instrument. The first clues of this instruments existence are from 14th century European relief sculptures. The nyckelharpa is classified as a bowed string instrument. It is played in much of the same way a violinists plays a violin with the exception of [...]

Artist’s Sculpture Music Show »

In Santa Fe. Most of you know this.

Mongolian throat singing (overtone singing) »

If you’re like me, you’ve probably made this sound accidentally while you were bored or drawing pictures of laser guns and aliens. This sound has a name, and it isn’t “rotating-space-crystal.”
Overtone singing, also known as throat singing or harmonic singing, is a way of tuning the mouth and vocal cords to match the natural [...]