Besides being great composers Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven share another interesting feature. None of them have living descendants. Beethoven was childless and Mozart had six children, two of whom survived in the adulthood. Bach had whopping twenty kids, eleven of whom died before adulthood.
Yet, all their family lines dried up eventually. I came to think [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Composers, evolution and entitlement
August 8, 2008
Background noise
August 8, 2008
People use to sneer at those who always have a television or radio on at home. A friend of mine has, and he says it is because he thinks silence and wallowing in your thoughts deteriorates your brains. They’re meant to process information, and if they don’t get anything new, they have to do with [...]
Writer’s block
August 8, 2008
This summer I’ve written my blog for about once a month. There are several reasons for that:
Lack of routine. I just slipped out of daily writing. When I used to blog regularly, I sometimes had to force myself not to blog. Breaking a routine, be it writing or not writing, is very hard.
Personal interests. I used [...]
Allergic to music
August 8, 2008
I haven’t been able to listen to any kind of music for about a week or two. I’ve tried, and every time it feels the same. For the first seconds I listen to it with some concentration, but it leaves me completely cold. After some thirty seconds music starts to annoy me. After that I [...]
