Category Archives: Composition (classical)

Anniversary Waltz with Music

Posted on July 26, 2018 by colonialist

The words I posted on the anniversary of when Much Better Half and I met are far better as a tale of romance when accompanied by the music. As I mentioned, that had been lost in the move, and so … Continue reading →

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Maybe Late or Early

Posted on January 24, 2017 by colonialist

In May last year I sketched the outline of a melody as a piano piece, and promptly forgot about it.  However something has got me into music mode over the past couple of weeks, starting with rediscovering that wonderful Elgar … Continue reading →

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As Re Quest-ed

Posted on September 23, 2016 by colonialist

The theme of Quest for the current photo challenge strikes a particular chord with me, and is write up my street! I have regarded each composition I started writing as a quest adventure for myself and the listener, and each novel was not … Continue reading →

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Quests for Harmony

Posted on March 6, 2016 by colonialist

 Will it cause dissonance if I am late for the Weekly Photo Challenge themed  Harmony? Though marketing does cause alarm I hope that it will do no harm If I may show, so you can see A cover of some … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Art, Composition (classical), Nature, Photography, Really Awful Rhyme, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged , , , , | 15 Comments

FULL ANNIVERSARY PARTY-CULARS

Posted on December 3, 2013 by colonialist

Our party at the Yacht Club was a blast – from the past!   The memories of all the happy (many after getting exhausted, completely saturated, and gale-blasted) times we had spent there came back to us strongly.  There were also … Continue reading →

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Warning: this post contains graphic scenes of destruction and violins.

Posted on August 11, 2013 by colonialist

  (See sidebar on right for translation widget, links to compositions and novels, and awards etc.) In 1996, while taking a lunchtime stroll in Durban City Centre to clear my head after a morning of work, I spotted a new … Continue reading →

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SIX WORD STORY CHALLENGE: Inspiration.

Posted on June 27, 2013 by colonialist

    This week the Figments of a DuTchess Six Word Story Challenge is on:  Inspiration.    A tantalising theme opens melodic floodgates.  © Colonialist June 2013 (WordPress)  

Posted in Challenge, Colonialist, verse, writing, music composition, fantasy, Africa, journal., Composition (classical), Flash Fiction, Music, Writing | Tagged , , , , | 23 Comments

THE REALLY AWFUL BALLAD OF SHAKA THE NUT.

Posted on April 25, 2013 by colonialist

The NaPoWriMo prompt: Today, let’s try another musical form — the ballad. Traditionally, ballads were rhymed poems that told a story of some kind, and were often set to music. They were sometimes set in four-line verses, with an ABAB … Continue reading →

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REALLY AWFUL ASIDE: ‘BAH!’ REGARDING A SIDE BAR

Posted on January 7, 2013 by colonialist

Count me with the total idjits: I had not updated widgets; They had got right out of date – Links messed up, at any rate! One would really think a linking Shouldn’t merely lead to blinking, So when that is … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Colonialist, verse, writing, music composition, fantasy, Africa, journal., Composition (classical), Education, Personal Journal, Really Awful Rhyme, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 21 Comments

‘ENERY THE HATETH AND GREENSLEEVES

Posted on October 16, 2012 by colonialist

King Henry VIII has come into fashion here just lately, first with Kate Shrewsday and followed up by NR Hatch.  The posts reminded me of one of my favourite songs/melodies, Greensleeves, and the irrational disappointment I felt when various experts … Continue reading →

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