Tigon World

Quote: Lily Tomlin

"I worry that the person who thought up Muzak may be thinking up something else."  

~ Lily Tomlin

Quote: Liberace

"My whole trick is to keep the tune well out in front. If I play Tchaikovsky, I play his melodies and skip his spiritual struggle." - Liberace

Quote: "An intellectual is someone who..."

"An intellectual is someone who can listen to the 'William Tell Overture' without thinking of the Lone Ranger." - John Chesson

Daniel Bjarnason - Bow to String

"Blurring the line between electronic and chamber music..." Daníel Bjarnason is the latest signing to Bedroom Community and this stunning taster for his upcoming album for the label certainly whets the appetite. The track here is called Bow to String, composed for multi-tracked cello and written for Sæunn Þorsteinsdóttir. The album will also include Procession, Daníel's second concerto written for pianist Víkingur Ólafsson. The CD will be officially released in February. 

http://danielbjarnason.bandcamp.com/

Quote: Arnold Schoenberg

“I am delighted to add another unplayable work to the repertoire. I want the Concerto to be difficult and I want the little finger to become longer. I can wait.”

-  Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951), Austrian-born American composer and musical theorist

Photo: Jóhann Jóhannsson at Fríkirkjan

From Jóhann Jóhannsson's performance at Fríkirkjan church in Reykjavík, Iceland. Probably at the Iceland Airwaves festival in 2006.

Photo by Arnþór Snær.

Quote: Christian Fennesz

 

“For me, noise is not something I use to shock, or because it's funny, or weird, or whatever. I use it because I find it beautiful. For me, there is a strong hypnotic power in noise-music, and that's something I don't want to leave out of my music anymore.” 

- Christian Fennesz (b. 25 December 1962)

Hear Fennesz's music on Myspace.

Photo by Kmeron.  

Quote: Nikki Harris

"Van Gogh became a painter because he had no ear for music."

- Nikki Harris

Photo: Alva Noto performing at the Sonar Festival

Here's a great shot from Flickr.com of Alva Noto performing at the Sonar Festival in Barcelona in June.

 

Photo by i,max.

Music in Art: Three Musicians - Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)