I would write you a blog post about something interesting, but I'm busy working on a paper about the uses of parody technique between Tomas Luis de Victoria and Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina in the "Kyrie" of their respective masses. Victoria used his motet "O Magnum Mysterium" and Palestrina his motet "Tu Es Petrus".
So while you're waiting in high anticipation for the next exciting installment of the ongoing saga that is the life of two Yockeyites, you could always YouTube those two motets. They are BEAUTIFUL. (Think of a motet as an unaccompanied choral piece. Don't like choral pieces? Listen to these anyways. They're great for doing homework or relaxing. Actually... maybe I should try listening to one of those the next time I have a bubble bath. A bubble bath, a bowl of ice cream, and soft motets playing in the background... Yes, that sounds about right.)
If you want something a little fuller, or if you're a goober and entirely against choral pieces, you could listen to Ralph Vaun Williams' "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis". That is one of my most FAVORITE pieces ever, next to Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings". Those are a few instrumental songs that are rich in texture, and fantastic to listen to when you're relaxing and staring at Christmas lights.
Wait... Christmas lights... Now that I think about it, you probably could care less about classical music, unless it's classical Christmas tunes. Well, fine. At least bookmark the songs I mentioned and listen to them after the holidays. I promise, they're worth your while! If you want a really good Christmas song, I love the "Carol of the Bells" that the Cincinnati Pops does on the album "Christmas with the Pops". Something about the chord qualities and the juxtaposition of minor and major... and the super awesome horn lines and bass lines. I love hearing that song every time!
Uh oh- Husband Man is coming back and is going to chide me for continuing to procrastinate my music paper. Look up those songs! All of them!
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