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AN UNUSUAL MUSICAL TALE

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1.      The accompaniment included a "counter melody" which, in this case started with a descending major scale.

2.     The tempo was brisk (not "draggy," the way Edison wanted the melody played).

 

There are many other fascinating tales about the tunes we love.   I intend to present them regularly   in this space.

 

Music lovers, please spread the word!

 

 

 

 

 

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I have spent a long and interesting life involved in music, as a performer (piano,) educator (at every level from elementary to graduate school,) solo pianist, bandleader, composer/songwriter; entertainer, storyteller and humorist. In my final (more...)
 
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