The Evolution of Classical Music

“Classical music has evolved through several distinct historical periods, including the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern eras, each characterized by unique styles and compositional techniques. This evolution reflects changes in cultural contexts, musical tastes, and the development of new instruments and forms over time. Overview of Classical Music Evolution Classical music has evolved… Read More The Evolution of Classical Music

January 21, 2026January 25, 2026 SDH

Music Theory and The Monks 🎹

Q: Why is there no black note between B and C or between E and F? Well, this is a simple sounding question with a not very simple answer. You’ll need to be sitting up in your seat for this one! Too, from musicstackexchange.com Why do B and C and E and F not have a sharp note between them? Simply because, acoustically speaking, there… Read More Music Theory and The Monks 🎹

January 17, 2026January 25, 2026 SDH

Who Hasn’t Known the Broken Chord?

By now we’ve all long heard Cohen’s honest testimonial to the faltering universal holy quest. “I’ve heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the lordBut you don’t really care for music, do you? It goes like this, the fourth, the fifthThe minor fall, now the major liftThe baffled king composing… Read More Who Hasn’t Known the Broken Chord?

January 17, 2026January 29, 2026 SDH

Dylan’s Cross.

“Towards the end of the show someone out in the crowd … knew I wasn’t feeling too well,” recalled Dylan in a 1979 interview. “I think they could see that. And they threw a silver cross on the stage. Now usually I don’t pick things up in front of the stage. Once in a while… Read More Dylan’s Cross.

December 13, 2025December 13, 2025 SDH

Integrated Art: Expressions of a Deified Reality

Excerpts from Integrated Art: Expressions of a Deified Reality, New Oxford Review By Thomas J. Kronholz | New Oxford Review | November 2025. Thomas J. Kronholz is a systematic theologian, author, and classical pianist. He holds advanced degrees in systematic theology from Notre Dame Graduate School at Christendom College and piano performance from the Peabody Institute… Read More Integrated Art: Expressions of a Deified Reality

December 1, 2025December 1, 2025 SDHLeave a comment

Time Out. Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman. 1997.

Time to say goodbye. In November 1996, Andrea and Sarah Brightman were invited to perform the duet ‘Time To Say Goodbye (Con Te Partirò)’ at the farewell contest of the German World Light-Heavyweight boxing champion, Henry Maske. A national hero held in unrivaled esteem, he is known for his love of selecting entrance themes to… Read More Time Out. Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman. 1997.

October 12, 2025December 13, 2025 SDH

Time Out. Sinatra: Michael and Peter

The song starts off with a slow intro in which the abandoned husband describes his two sons. “If you look at them both for awhile, you can see that are you, they are me,” he says, beautifully summing up the way we see ourselves in our children, not just physically but emotionally. “You should have… Read More Time Out. Sinatra: Michael and Peter

October 4, 2025December 13, 2025 SDH

Time Out. Sinatra: “Elizabeth”

…Taylor.” Strange to place her here, but it’s a Time Out and it was the song which drew me in. “The song [see pg. bottom] is a hauntingly tender ballad from his 1970 concept album Watertown. The album itself is a departure from his usual style—it’s a narrative-driven piece (summary song). 🎶 About the Song:… Read More Time Out. Sinatra: “Elizabeth”

September 22, 2025September 22, 2025 SDHLeave a comment

Time Out. Sinatra. You Should Have Told Me Long Ago…

Goodbye, What’s Now Is Now and The Train are all excerpts from Sinatra’s concept ( i.e., single narrative) album ‘Watertown’ (1970). It charts the story of a middle-aged man in Watertown, New York, whose wife has left him with his children.” Watertown” was produced and co-written by Bob Gaudio, one of four members of the… Read More Time Out. Sinatra. You Should Have Told Me Long Ago…

September 2, 2025October 16, 2025 SDHLeave a comment

Time Out.

A Gorgeous Concept (one story) Album by Sinatra: ‘Watertown.’ Read more about it in Wikipedia. More importantly, give yourself a break and hear it. (Click the cover image) My feelings about Sinatra are similar to my feelings about The Beatles. James K. Fitzpatrick put it very well, “I think Sinatra was a musical genius…” “But…” … Read More Time Out.

May 11, 2025June 1, 2025 SDHLeave a comment

Time Out. “Where words fail, music speaks.”

– Hans Christian Andersen. To love the gift of music is to love life. This website is not a church. It is, rather, a website that tries to testify, after Christ, to all the gifts God has given us in creation, including poetry and music and all of the other real arts. What a gift… Read More Time Out. “Where words fail, music speaks.”

April 23, 2025June 23, 2025 SDHLeave a comment

Independent, UK: Modern art was Government ‘weapon’.

Revealed: how the spy agency used unwitting artists such as Pollock and de Kooning in a cultural Cold War Independent, UK. 1995 For decades in art circles it was either a rumour or a joke, but now it is confirmed as a fact. The Central Intelligence Agency used American modern art – including the works… Read More Independent, UK: Modern art was Government ‘weapon’.

April 8, 2024October 15, 2024 SDH

Psychedelia, Beat, Folk, Rock’n’roll…and Us

A fascinating look at the devolution of culture and the arts over time through the lenses and timelines of Beat, Folk, and Rock ‘n Roll. Superseding orthodox Marxism and other political and social movements, theBeat Movement was the ovum of all later decadent movements in both cultures and music . The Encyclopedia Brittanica defined the… Read More Psychedelia, Beat, Folk, Rock’n’roll…and Us

November 27, 2023September 1, 2025 SDH

Why didn’t Beethoven Go to Mass?

Damian Thompson associate editor of The Spectator writes, “Ludwig van Beethoven had a profound faith in God. He was born and raised a Catholic and on his deathbed he asked to receive the Last Rites. He told the priest, ‘I thank you, ghostly sir – you have brought me comfort.’ One of his closest friends,… Read More Why didn’t Beethoven Go to Mass?

April 14, 2023June 21, 2024 SDH

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