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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

life list: play rhapsody in blue on the piano.

i've been known to goof around on the piano every now and then. 
a lot more before than recently....
owing largely to the fact that the piano is in utah
and i find myself across the atlantic in la france.

i think it's great for kids to have some musical exposure
and one day if i have kids, i'd love to sit down with them next the piano
plunking happily at the keys
maybe singing a line or two
christmas carols in a snow blanketed december
cheery songs celebrating spring
songs rich with the sounds and smells of autumn
leaves falling and the mountains a patchwork quilt of orange and red

one of my dreams
quite a large one
is to be able to play rhapsody and blue on the piano.
doesn't have to be the fanciest most complicated version
maybe a 'rhapsody for beginners' would be appropriate.


that's the real thing.


and this is the one i always imagine instead : )
anyone remember the United Airlines commercial?

anything like this on your life list?


oh and just for fun
this song is amazing
i've listened to it many MANY times
and i still get goosebumps every time.

happy listening friends!

a+

alli

1 comment:

  1. AL! Barber's adagio for strings is my second favorite song ever! It's so achingly sad and so beautiful. It was forever on my list of things to see played live... I did last fall and highly recommend it. :) Seek out Ralph Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. It isn't as ethereal but has a similar structure--it's also longer but stick around til the end, it's worth it! <3

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