The Big Note
The Big Note
Plato told us “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” Napolean Bonaparte said “Music is what tells us that the human race is greater than we realise" Frank Zappa simply said “Music Is The Best” Have you ever wondered exactly what Music is? Where does it come from, who defines it and what does it mean to us? "The Big Note" goes …Social links:
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The Big Note Episode #139 - Squawkestra's 20th Anniversary & more!
On The #139th Big Note, I do some squats & push-ups whilst listening to Boards Of Canada and more, then later have a great chat with Carl Polke, conductor of Squawkestra about many things, but mainly their upcoming Squawkestra 20th Anniversary Concert Bonanza and CD Launch! at The Melbourne Town Ha…
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The Big Note Episode #138 - Push It!
For Episode #138 on the 27th May I play a lot of music to exercise to, along with explaining how music facilitates the whole exercising experience. The reason for all this sweaty tunes stuff is that members of my family are doing the Push Up Challenge this year after losing a beloved family member …
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The Big Note Episode #137 - Envelope-Edge-Pushers!
On the 137th Big Note we talk about just a few (as there as soooo many) pushers at the edge of the envelope of music & composition. Great eclectic music is played to accompany this discussion along the way. Harry Partch, Ben Johnson, Allois Hába, Ezra Sims and composers like them were dissatisfied …
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The Big Note Episode #136
Having spoken about Conlon Nancarrow last week - a pianist, a trumpet player, and a composer who wrote music solely for the player piano, I expanded on that train of thought to talk a little bit about instruments which play by themselves. Mostly I played music for this episode however. Episode #13…
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The Big Note Episode #135 - Music & Elsewhere
This Wednesday on The Big Note (Episode #135 ye gads) I play some great music from home and abroad and we briefly delve into the interesting compositions of Harry Partch & Conlon Nancarrow and why they can seem different to “Western” ears. Playlist: Won't Sing About It - Johnny Batchelor [27-04-…
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Sorry - No The Big Note for April 29th
Apologies, once again there is no The Big Note for Wednesday the 29th of April this week. Stay good everyone and look after yourselves and others.
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The Big Note Episode #134 - Mostly Music
Episode #134 of The Big Note sees me in a bit of a reflective mood. Mostly music today. Interesting discussions around all things MUSIC will return soon! Be good to each other and be good to yourself! ❤️ PLAYLIST: * Zen - Kazuyoshi Nakamura from “100” [19-09-2002] * Sitting with the Trees - Hand C…
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The Big Note Episode #133 - Music & Serious Talk
The 133rd episode of The Big Note has much excellent music from home and abroad but I also address why I wasn't at the microphone last week. I speak of family tragedy and loss, not just for my extended family but for all those experiencing loss and difficulties in their lives. My love goes out to y…
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There is No "The Big Note" this week.
Apologies, due to unexpected events I decided to not broadcast The Big Note for Wednesday the 8th of April this week. I will (hopefully) be back next week to present more great music you may not have heard before. Stay good everyone and look after yourselves and others.
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The Big Note Episode #132 - More Music and an introduction to Harry Partch
For Episode #132 of The Big Note today we briefly have a bit of fun with April Foolery then get right into some recent Australian artist's music that I have wanted to share with you for a while. Later, I briefly introduce an amazing character named Harry Partch, a pioneer of modern microtonality.…
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