January 23 - Sights and Sounds


First meeting with the fantastic


Music Appreciation students


at


beautiful


Diablo Valley College, San Ramon Campus, preparing already for Quiz 1, as below...



C Major Scale

C   D   E   F  G   A  B  C

1    2    3   4   5    6   7   1

Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do




Listening

[1970] Richard Strauss - Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spake Zarathustra)

[1980] Gustav Holst - The Planets: I. Mars

Selections at markalburgermusichistory.blogspot.com

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Before


this,


the


scenic


sinuous,


morning


commute;


after,


divert down to 580,


then


a


return


under


ominous


skies


(high 52 locally and in San Ramon, with a paltry .02 additional precip -- 26.24 since July 1),


to compose 24 Tone Preludes, Op. 260: VIII. Brunette page 9...