Week 40: Opera, quintessential art of the 17th century (part II)
1. Stuff done this week Long time since I blogged. Bernice and I have been looking for a new house, after we sold our two apartments. We have found this great location close to the sea (10 minutes by bike) and " Madesteyn Park" (across the road). The build will start in the second quarter of 2018. Here is a link to the site. We are both so excited and we believe it will be a great place to raise Mano. Now we have to find a temporary place until it is finished and we can move in. Reading about Opera in A History of Western Music (Burkholder et al., 2014), chapter 14. Please find my notes below. Practicing an instrumental version of " Red Wing" , a traditional tune, on mandolin. My mandolin teacher provided me with this lovely version by Mark Howard to practice by ear; check it out on Spotify . I have strated to write this tune down in music notation, to practice this skill more. 2. Listening done this week Finding out about Ital