Southend-on-Sea lies on the north side of the Thames estuary to the east of London. It's a seaside resort with all the usual tourist trappings: a beach, gift shops, an amusement park, a few hotels and lots of guest houses. But Southend is most famous for its pier, the longest pleasure pier in the world at a…Read more A Whiter Shade …
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Toccata and Fugue
We all lost an hour when the clocks went forward last night. And, today, Crotchety Man slipped a few centuries back in time. It's a big leap from Jimi Hendrix to J. S. Bach but it's not so hard, really. These days, all it takes is a few clicks of a mouse. The Toccata and Fugue…Read more Toccata and Fugue
Air On The G String
When I launched this blog I said it would cover a wide range of genres, including a "smattering of classical". I was using 'classical' to mean anything in the styles prevalent in the 300 years or so from about 1600 - mainly orchestral and in one of a number of recognised forms (symphonies, concertos, etc.). Music…Read more Air On The G String
