Sunday, August 31st, 2008
I have been learning LilyPond for music engraving lately and I love it!
I have always been intrigued by the intersections between music and programming. LilyPond really appeals to the coder in me because you are basically writing code in a text editor, and out comes beautiful sheet music.
Here is ...
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Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
Let me just say that it is really relaxing to not be practicing the double bass for a few days here. I've been shedding on that thing for the past couple of months on a daily basis, mostly in anticipation of the concert that occurred last Sunday. The concert is ...
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Saturday, December 31st, 2005
Recently I had been looking for a recording of the Fantasia for Gutar and Piano by Mario Casteluovo-Tedesco. I was able to find numerous references to the work, but every site I tried listed these CDs as being out of print, or at least out of stock. Not a popular ...
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Saturday, December 31st, 2005
I can't believe it is just hours away from 2006 already. Looking back, 2005 was one of the best. I spent my first year at my dream job, moved into my dream home, practiced a respectable amount of music, completed some study on CSS and PHP, and watched my kids ...
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Monday, July 18th, 2005
We are all moved in to our new pad. Oh my god my legs are tired, my arms are sore, and I am so totally exhausted.
I finally have a dedicated practice room/office space. I have my desk set up, my bass in the corner and the guitar next to it. ...
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