Marbles

Recently I saw a man perform on a clavichord. He really put some time and effort into explaining the clavichord and it's novelty. Not only was it cheap, but small and expressive. It was really quite a performance, and I'm happy I was able to see it. I was also directly in front of the amplifier to hear it's intricacies. Here is a story I took from wikipedia regarding it's practicality:

From his very childhood Handel had discovered such a strong propensity to Music, that his father, who always intended him for the study of the Civil Law, had reason to be alarmed. Perceiving that this inclination still increased, he took every method to oppose it. He strictly forbad him to meddle with any musical instrument; nothing of that kind was suffered to remain in the house, nor was he ever permitted to go to any other, where such kind of furniture was in use. All this caution and art, instead of restraining, did but augment his passion. He had found means to get a little clavichord privately convey’d to a room at the top of the house. To this room he constantly stole when the family was asleep. He had made some progress before Music had been prohibited, and by his assiduous practice at hours of rest, had made such farther advances, as, tho’ not attended to at that time, were no slight prognostications of his future greatness.


After listening to Randy Newman briefly I feel as though I may have grasped what it is to write a song in a perspective entirely not of your own. To play a role for the interest of it's meaning. It's uses are numerable and creative. 


I'm playing a show at South Park Tavern Tuesday at 10:00 P.M. opening for a house band. I'm excited to pay some dues. Music has gradually been interesting me more and more, especially song writing. I'm currently listening to a Sebadoh record titled "Bakesale". It's pretty good, not the most interesting musically, but it's very consistent and catchy. Really enjoy "Together or Alone". It's wrait.