Easter is Almost Upon Us!

Dear 6/8 friends, I decided to go out on a sort of limb today and use a personal composition as my example of 6/8 this week, only because it is called "Easter Song" and it is supposed to depict all the important parts of Holy Week and what-not. Be forewarned that the song is not in 6/8 until the super-allegro part near the end, but as that part is supposed to be the resurrection, it has the most emphasis in the song anyway - so I don't think it will be hard to find if you are listening for it. Also, there is a part in the song where I hesitate because I lost my fingering, and another spot where I play a completely wrong note and have to amend completely - do not be so harsh with me, however, because this is the first composition I have uploaded. But in any case, enjoy! Happy Easter Holidays!

"In the Dark of the Night"

This, I believe, is the second post which has a song from the Disney film "Anastasia." Apparently it was a 6/8-tactular movie. Enjoy this catchy, spooky portrayal of mystic Rasputin:

VSQ to rock the World

I have succumbed to a weakness and I am going to post another Vitamin String Quartet song! This was on the same CD as the song on my previous post.

This is a really cool song, and not all of it is in three. For a good portion of the middle, it switches back to 4, and then to 3 again.

I hope you enjoy it, and it is pretty super snazy.

Un Extrait d'une Chanson en Francais

Puisque je ne pouvais pas trouver la chanson entière, je vous présente l'extrait que j'ai trouvé sur l'Internet - C'est par Naast - J'espère bien que vous l'aimerez autant que moi!

If Intense was written in 6/8, this is what it would sound like.

I have had this song on my iPod or phone for as long as I can remember. 

The first time my sister introduced me to Vitamin String Quartet in about 8th grade, and I have loved it ever since. I actually got this song from a CD she gave me back then.

Lo and behold, it is in 6/8! I never knew that back then, but I loved in despite that. 

So there we go, the most amazing song of intensity, in 6/8! 

The Day that Mozart was told that there were "Too Many Notes."

I don't really know the historical context for this piece, but it entertains me to try to imagine what sort of bad day Mozart was having at the time he wrote it, because it is uncharacteristically dark...There is a part in "Amadeus" where he is confronted after a concert, and the criticism given is that his piece had "too many notes." I like to imagine that this song would be his retaliation, because at the middle part, it has a ton of notes in it (I once started to learn this movement of the concerto). However, despite the obstacle of note excess, Mitsuko Uchida delivers her usual gut-busting performance. If I had to pick three favorite famous pianists, she, Glenn Gould, and Herr Brendel would be my favorites. Oh, and one other thing - the song is in 4/4 until about 3 or 4 minutes into the song, at which point Mozart decides to switch it to the coolest time signature (6/8) because it is the coolest part of the song - for this reason, it deserves its place among the other lovely 6/8 songs that we have on here. On that note (no pun intended!), enjoy yourselves some Mozart!

I would clearly feel blessed, If the sun roe up from the West

Today is the last day of my 4 day weekend.

And I have to work.

And I have so much homework to do.

But here is an awesome song!

"Grace Kelly"

This is a lovely little song by Mika that I happened upon through my lovely Aunt Karen, who likes good music. Apart from being in 6/8, it's also very upbeat, bouncy, and the music video is very entertaining as well. If you've never heard this group before, they are very reminiscent of Queen in their best songs, and very poppy in the ones that I'm not so overly fond of, but this is a nice combination of the two. Enjoy!

I'll go ahead and take this one

My lovely sister and fellow blog author Catherine is just the greatest. This is her little boy, Nikolai, and as cute and wonderful as he is, he is quite the energy taker. 

As I am writing this, my dear sister and nephew are asleep.

Although it is her day to post, I have a feeling that rest is calling a little more strongly. 

For now, let's let them sleep in the spirit of Three, and may they enjoy this time of peace. 

The Man of a Thousand Faces

I have very little to say about this song.

But it is the best.

So I hope you enjoy it very much.

With All possible love,

Aaron