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 A tentative blog to test the temperature. |
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Ten years ago I was writing several blogs on various subjects - F1 motor racing, Music, Classic Cars, Great Romances and, most crushingly, a personal journal that included my thoughts on America, memories of England and Africa, opinion, humour, writing and anything else that occurred. It all became too much (I was attempting to update the journal every day) and I collapsed, exhausted and thoroughly disillusioned in the end. So this blog is indeed a Toe in the Water, a place to document my thoughts in and on WdC but with a determination not to get sucked into the blog whirlpool ever again. Here's hoping.     |
| Name That Tune There is a piece of music that I have heard many times in my life without knowing who wrote it or what it is named. It cropped up again in the funeral scene in a television show I was watching a day or two ago and I decided that I had to find out what it is. With Andrea’s detective skills to assist, I discovered that it is Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in C Sharp Minor. Now, thanks to YouTube, I can listen to it whenever I want. It is simple yet haunting, understated yet compelling. I’ll embed it below this piece so that you can hear it too. You’ll have heard it many times, I’m sure, but there will be those who, like me, never knew its source. What an excellent opportunity to turn to a friend when it comes on and say, “Ah yes, Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in C Sharp Minor!” Word count: 150 |
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