June 27 - Skeleton Crew

Create videos for Theme and Variations, Op. 6, No. 15 and

16, to show along with the rest of the piece at The Opus Project presents Opus 6.

Do

the

morning

commute

on

the

sunny

side

of

foggy

spectacles

and

return

in the Heraclitian light,

hearing from Carol on her Alaska cruise,

heading out with Harriet on a video run, and compose page 39 of Hamlet on the 97th day of summer, high a toasty 97 (21st day of 90-or-more temperatures).  Meanwhile, somehow The Opus Project Orchestra has come together -- about 23 players -- and emails have gone out promoting the upcoming show and scheduling for tomorrow's rehearsal....

June 26 - Focus Factor

An enrollment error proves problematic in Piano --

so,

after class,

head up the

hill to

rectify situation,

and on the way home,

via call,

light is shed.

Upon return,

scenario clears itself up, as has the weather not only northeastward,

but

on

the

way

down,

through Lagoon Valley,

Cordelia

Junction,

and

the

680

corridor's

wham-

bam-

thank-

you

of

scenic-delight

sights.  And -- after composition of page 38 Hamlet and class preparation --

head back

southwestward for the next session with the

Music Historians, transitionining from late Medieval to Renaissance...

A [Harmonic] Minor
A B C D E F G[#] A

Chords in C Major
C Dm Em F G Am Bdim C
I   ii     iii  IV V vi viio

Three Period later than Ancient and earlier than Classical, and their dates
Medieval (400-1400)
Renaissance (1400-1600)
Baroque (160-1750)

Three Types of Triads, and their make-up
Major Triad = Major Third + Perfect Fifth
Minor Triad = Minor Third + Perfect Fifth
Diminished Triad = Minor Third + Diminished Ffth

Listening
[8400] Giles Binchois - Files a Marier (Don't Marry)
[8400] Guillaume Dufay - Missa "L'homme arme"("The Armed Man" Mass): I. Kyrie
[8450] Josquin des Pres - El Grillo (The Cricket)
[8491] Henry VIII - Pastime with Good Company
[8410] Andrea Gabrieli - Ricercare (Research) in the 12th Mode
[8425] Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Pope Marcellus Mass: I. Kyrie

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Upon return, finish score-study of Benjamin Britten's Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 6, No. 1 (four pages total), on this 96th day of summer, high 88.