"Machines were mice and men were lions once upon a time...
But now that it's the opposite it's twice upon time"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jan/05/classicalmusicandopera.poetry
If you walked by the corner of 54th Street and Sixth Avenue in New York City in the summer of 1967, the chances are you would have caught sight of the most famous of all of the city's eccentrics. He dressed in a Viking costume: headdress with horns, elaborate cape, spear. He was articulate and friendly. He'd discuss the Vietnam war, the local art scene, the grand designs of history. He would try to sell passers-by some couplets from a mammoth work-in-progress called Thor the Nordoom. He was blind, but refused to talk about his condition as a handicap. Perhaps most surprising of all was that this eerie and unusual figure was a classical composer in the tonal western tradition who followed all the rules of counterpoint and harmony. This man was Moondog.
Собственно, оный является недавним открытием, которое я совершила благодаря last.fm и теперь очень страдаю. Потому что за последние сутки я прослушала песенку "Aska Me" 20 раз. Что, надо сказать, не способствует моему душевному спокойствию. Послушайте и вы, милые друзья:
Aska Me - Moondog
Вот другая его волшебная песенка
Pigmy Pig - Moondog
Под катом слова песенок (а вдруг поможет не петь постоянно?)
Aska me about Alaska, if you care a tinker´s damn.
What I have to say about the Russian Bear and Uncle Sam.
Vitus Bering rediscovered Streights that somehow Bear his name,
After they had been discovered many times before he came.
Alexander Baranov, Administra(i)tor to the Czar, Sat in Sitka with his books and paintings, eating caviar.
Then, in 1867, Seward bought it for a song; Sing a song of seven million, and a fifth of something Strong.
Playing for itself in gold, some twenty times the price he payed, "Seward´s Folly" was, by golly, where a killing could be made.
1912, a territory, 1952, a state.
All the Tlingits were so sorry, Uncle Sam had come so late.
When the exploitation´s over and the last exploiter´s gone,
Then whatever left of life and limb can try to carry on.
PIGMY Pigmy Pig, how big you are, big as Pigmy Seal.
Pigmy Corn, how big you are, big as Pigmy Eal.
Pigmy Elk, how big you are, big as Pigmy Bear.
Pigmy Yam, how big you are, big as Pigmy Hare.
Pigmy Ox, how big you are, big as Pigmy Moose.
Pigmy Leek, how big you are, big as Pigmy Goose.
Pigmy Squash, how big you are, big as Pigmy Coon.
Pigmy Clam, how big you are, big as Pigmy Prune.
Pigmy Trout, how big you are, big as Pigmy Quail.
Pigmy Nut, how big you are, big as Pigmy Snail.
Pigmy Squirl, how big you are, big as Pigmy Beet.
Pigmy Grape, how big you are, big as Pigmy Wheet.
All you Herbivorians, reapers to adore, if the only food were meat, you would eat no more.
All you Carnivorians, butchers to adore, if the only food were plant, you would eat no more.
All you Omnivorians, waging total war, if the only food were meat, you would eat no more.
All the Pigmy Edibles wish you Pigmies well: "Eat your way to Heaven, or eat your way to Hell!"
Надо перестать маяться дурью и купить наконец Купила билет в Барбикан
(Ааа. там будут Clinic - должно быть смешно.)
The Village Voice had a piece about Moondog needing somewhere to live, so I trekked out to his usual spot, in front of the Warwick Hotel at 54th and Sixth, and invited him to stay at the house I was living in with my wife, JoAnne Akalaitis. A few weeks later I get a call from Moondog from a pay phone; he sounds cautious but says he'd like to come check out the room. Это Филип Гласс.
Just as his music embraced many traditions, his influence was felt across musical genres. He discussed music with everyone from classical conductor Arturo Toscanini to swing clarinetist Benny Goodman. His influence was even felt in the world of rock 'n' roll. Early on, seminal rock 'n' roll disc jockey Alan Freed called his radio show The Moondog Show, and used Moondog's "Moondog Symphony" as his theme music, all without the composer's permission.
Moondog successfully sued to halt Freed from using his name. At the trial, Igor Stravinsky testified in Moondog's behalf.
Eще ссылки:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2003/nov/17/classicalmusicandopera.usa
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-moondog-1119370.html
http://www.leisuresuit.net/Webzine/articles/moondog_obit.shtml
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/1999/sep/25/guardianobituaries
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jan/05/classicalmusicandopera.poetry
If you walked by the corner of 54th Street and Sixth Avenue in New York City in the summer of 1967, the chances are you would have caught sight of the most famous of all of the city's eccentrics. He dressed in a Viking costume: headdress with horns, elaborate cape, spear. He was articulate and friendly. He'd discuss the Vietnam war, the local art scene, the grand designs of history. He would try to sell passers-by some couplets from a mammoth work-in-progress called Thor the Nordoom. He was blind, but refused to talk about his condition as a handicap. Perhaps most surprising of all was that this eerie and unusual figure was a classical composer in the tonal western tradition who followed all the rules of counterpoint and harmony. This man was Moondog.
Собственно, оный является недавним открытием, которое я совершила благодаря last.fm и теперь очень страдаю. Потому что за последние сутки я прослушала песенку "Aska Me" 20 раз. Что, надо сказать, не способствует моему душевному спокойствию. Послушайте и вы, милые друзья:
Aska Me - Moondog
Вот другая его волшебная песенка
Pigmy Pig - Moondog
Под катом слова песенок (а вдруг поможет не петь постоянно?)
Aska me about Alaska, if you care a tinker´s damn.
What I have to say about the Russian Bear and Uncle Sam.
Vitus Bering rediscovered Streights that somehow Bear his name,
After they had been discovered many times before he came.
Alexander Baranov, Administra(i)tor to the Czar, Sat in Sitka with his books and paintings, eating caviar.
Then, in 1867, Seward bought it for a song; Sing a song of seven million, and a fifth of something Strong.
Playing for itself in gold, some twenty times the price he payed, "Seward´s Folly" was, by golly, where a killing could be made.
1912, a territory, 1952, a state.
All the Tlingits were so sorry, Uncle Sam had come so late.
When the exploitation´s over and the last exploiter´s gone,
Then whatever left of life and limb can try to carry on.
PIGMY Pigmy Pig, how big you are, big as Pigmy Seal.
Pigmy Corn, how big you are, big as Pigmy Eal.
Pigmy Elk, how big you are, big as Pigmy Bear.
Pigmy Yam, how big you are, big as Pigmy Hare.
Pigmy Ox, how big you are, big as Pigmy Moose.
Pigmy Leek, how big you are, big as Pigmy Goose.
Pigmy Squash, how big you are, big as Pigmy Coon.
Pigmy Clam, how big you are, big as Pigmy Prune.
Pigmy Trout, how big you are, big as Pigmy Quail.
Pigmy Nut, how big you are, big as Pigmy Snail.
Pigmy Squirl, how big you are, big as Pigmy Beet.
Pigmy Grape, how big you are, big as Pigmy Wheet.
All you Herbivorians, reapers to adore, if the only food were meat, you would eat no more.
All you Carnivorians, butchers to adore, if the only food were plant, you would eat no more.
All you Omnivorians, waging total war, if the only food were meat, you would eat no more.
All the Pigmy Edibles wish you Pigmies well: "Eat your way to Heaven, or eat your way to Hell!"
Надо перестать маяться дурью и купить наконец Купила билет в Барбикан
(Ааа. там будут Clinic - должно быть смешно.)
The Village Voice had a piece about Moondog needing somewhere to live, so I trekked out to his usual spot, in front of the Warwick Hotel at 54th and Sixth, and invited him to stay at the house I was living in with my wife, JoAnne Akalaitis. A few weeks later I get a call from Moondog from a pay phone; he sounds cautious but says he'd like to come check out the room. Это Филип Гласс.
Just as his music embraced many traditions, his influence was felt across musical genres. He discussed music with everyone from classical conductor Arturo Toscanini to swing clarinetist Benny Goodman. His influence was even felt in the world of rock 'n' roll. Early on, seminal rock 'n' roll disc jockey Alan Freed called his radio show The Moondog Show, and used Moondog's "Moondog Symphony" as his theme music, all without the composer's permission.
Moondog successfully sued to halt Freed from using his name. At the trial, Igor Stravinsky testified in Moondog's behalf.
Eще ссылки:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2003/nov/17/classicalmusicandopera.usa
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-moondog-1119370.html
http://www.leisuresuit.net/Webzine/articles/moondog_obit.shtml
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/1999/sep/25/guardianobituaries