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Alexandra Louise Harris
Aug 8, 20246 min read
Nicoló Paganini
Nicoló Paganini was a genius, but malice and envy, prejudice and misunderstanding could have been a larger part of his life than we realise.
Alexandra Louise Harris
Mar 22, 20244 min read
Music and superstition
A dichotomy between good and bad is often represented within the one creature; and Ireland isn’t the only country with special musical folk.
Alexandra Louise Harris
May 8, 20235 min read
Music Learned from the Fairies
Being blessed with music from the fairies, might indeed be a curse—and there is a lot of that going around.
Alexandra Louise Harris
Apr 21, 20237 min read
Orpheus and the Legend of Being Born with Music
Orpheus, as a God himself, had other defining characteristics. Above his head 'there hovered bird in-numerable...'
Alexandra Louise Harris
Mar 13, 20233 min read
Innate ability and talent
There appears no doubt about musical prodigies—there was something special in the water the day that they were born.
Alexandra Louise Harris
Jun 10, 20223 min read
Have I just been down a rabbit hole?
Imagining a place our music exists outside ourselves is fascinating to me. Where does sound go when we play it? Where does it come from?
Alexandra Louise Harris
Feb 16, 20225 min read
Scriabin and space
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) thought about transcending too; but before I explain, I must tell you of a fun-filled fortnight.
Alexandra Louise Harris
Feb 9, 20225 min read
The force of nature and other composers.
A force of nature conjures all kinds of imagery. Leopard print tights, for example—fantastic, but they take confidence to carry off.
Alexandra Louise Harris
Jan 28, 20225 min read
Sheldrake and Dirty Dancing
Have you seen the movie Dirty Dancing? Well, I have, not once, but probably one thousand times.
Alexandra Louise Harris
Jan 13, 20226 min read
Kepler and his cosmos
So you probably already know, but Pythagorus and Plato weren't the only 'slashies' interested in the universe's music.
Alexandra Louise Harris
Dec 29, 20215 min read
Pythagoras The Father of Music
What the wise-old Pythagoras is commonly known for—amidst musical circles—is his system of tuning.
Alexandra Louise Harris
Dec 21, 202110 min read
The acoustic properties of timber
Violins are known to have sprung from Italy—from spruce and fir trees that legend has it; luthiers sought out during thunder-storms.
Alexandra Louise Harris
Dec 7, 20216 min read
The Mighty Muso
My journey into music first began on a Yamaha keyboard—all of about thirty centimeters.
Alexandra Louise Harris
Oct 26, 20217 min read
Taoism and the whistling wind
You may have heard the pipes of man but not the pipes of earth; you may have heard the pipes of earth but not the pipes of heaven.
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Jul 17, 20214 min read
Music appreciation starts at a young age
Where is sound? When I imagine music as a visible thing, I see it existing in space.
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