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Little Discoveries

Hello internet

I was jam-packed with papers and exams and now that it’s all over, I’ll spend the rest of my days with my beloved laptop (without the guilt >:D). But but while I was busy with all those academic stuff, I stumbled upon a good book. A very very good book.

The Heritage Of Music by Katherine B. Shippen & Anca Seidlova with illustrations by Otto Van Eersel

Exploring the thoroughly shifting fashions and major periods of serious music. From the hymns, the classics, the romantics, to the compelling beats of modern jazz.

What I think:

Lovely. I love how it really tells the story of how the compositions were made of. I love how their music resonates to the life they had led and I think that their true feelings were expressed in the music. And yeah I really like it ^ ^

Oh and to think that Bach’s works were neglected and his sons turned away from his music. To think that it was rediscovered a hundred years later, and the world began to look at  his compositions in a whole different way today. (really, wow)

Used an old My Melody stationery as a bookmark <33

pretty illustrations *_* look at that harpsichord

Oh and

I also found an old music box and it plays Traumerei (Dreaming) from Kinderszenen Op.15 (Scenes from Childhood) by Schumann. Found it in an old photo album with little music boxes inside :3

Oh the little discoveries hihi

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