But having a video replay allows me to go back and watch my process, line by line. When I’m drawing I’m often so focused and in the zone I don’t really pay attention to exactly every scribble and scratch. Not only can I achieve details I couldn’t when drawing the old way, my iPad also captures each and every stroke of the pen. During the pandemic I switched from drawing with pen and ink on paper to creating on an iPad-which has been life-changing. The modern world can also be a really cool place. Even commuting from the bedroom to the home office has its own sort of stress (How does my hair look? Where’s my cat or dog? I mean, the others on Zoom count on seeing little Finn every morning, don’t they?). So what better way to symbolize a stressful moment-in an image and in a few words-than showing someone all stressed out in heavy traffic? And let’s be honest. Especially when traffic is bad (is there ever good traffic?). A positive and uplifting place to get away from it all, if even for a few minutes. I don’t know about you, but when I listen to classical music in my car or at home (or while filling in at the studio) I find myself letting out a deep sigh of relief-that is, when I’m not humming along or air conducting.Īnd while not all of us are driving around while listening to KVNO, many are-commuting to and from work, taking the kids to school, etc. One of the many things I love-not only as a listener of KVNO, but as the fill-in host for Otis Twelve-is that the station provides a respite from all the hubbub (side note: isn’t “hubbub” kind of fun to say?). With all the hustle and bustle of our day-to-day activities, to say nothing of some of the anxiety-inducing news as of late, the world can certainly be a stressful place. Besides, the topic is one in which I’m very passionate. ![]() They practically write (or draw!) themselves. The varied images, narratives, and techniques in these poems attest to the very personal nature of the listening experience, and a careful reading of this poetry offers fresh perspectives on the "Raindrop" Prelude's genesis, meanings, and reception history.When KVNO station manager and host of Midday Classics, Sherry Kennedy Brownrigg, asked if I’d be willing to draw a cartoon celebrating the music we play, I instantly knew the direction I’d go. In addition, the poems prove the fascination of the music's biographical context: the Prelude may have been composed during Chopin's stay on the Spanish island of Majorca with novelist Aurore Dudevant, better known as George Sand. ![]() The prominence of the "Raindrop" Prelude in poetry can be attributed in part to its popularity in the concert hall and on recordings, but it is clear that poets have also been attracted by the pictorial element suggested by the Prelude's nickname. ![]() Drawn by both the evocative music and the composer's compelling biography, well over one hundred poets writing in English have responded with an abundance of sonnets, quatrains, blank verse, and free verse, and at least a dozen of these poems focus on Prelude in D-flat major, Op. Music by the so-called "poet of the piano," Frédéric Chopin, has provided irresistible raw material for many poets of the literary kind.
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