tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post3995846354233151855..comments2024-01-18T05:29:43.265-05:00Comments on The Music In It: Adele Kenny's Poetry Blog: Poetry Prompt #21 – Music & PoetryADELE KENNYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-87580496560579460772010-09-18T15:43:36.988-04:002010-09-18T15:43:36.988-04:00bloom306,
Editing, revising, changing ... yes, it...bloom306,<br /><br />Editing, revising, changing ... yes, it's what we do.ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-58711560253432801052010-09-15T19:51:34.253-04:002010-09-15T19:51:34.253-04:00Thanks to Adele for acting as the go-between. Or m...Thanks to Adele for acting as the go-between. Or medium. Or conduit. I'm thinking about what I read in a new book by Sean Wilentz about Bob Dylan- songs that are so familiar began with different titles. The music and rhythm would get changed as well. It oculd take months. But that's what we do.bloom306https://www.blogger.com/profile/15400529408692709560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-18529866549029695932010-09-15T16:55:33.225-04:002010-09-15T16:55:33.225-04:00Bob, I think this last posting of yours has the ro...Bob, I think this last posting of yours has the roots of a poem. It seems like it is a deliberate attempt in lightening up the description of the creative process but is quite intriguing and witty.<br />SO, there. It is indeed fun to thread the comments back and forth and hopefully engage others.<br />Thanks Adele for urging us on with the dialogue..<br /><br />Basil R.Basilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09663203702515912643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-91213671108412289032010-09-15T10:22:35.847-04:002010-09-15T10:22:35.847-04:00I tried to work with program music, initially- Viv...I tried to work with program music, initially- Vivaldi's 4 Seasons and Beethoven's 6th Symphony, The Pastoral. I had hoped the images would just filter in. I think I might have better luck with number only works- Vivaldi's Concerto for 3 Trumpets or even something like Beethoven's Rasamouvsky String Quartets, written in honor of that patron, I think, and try and wonder just who Rasamouvsky was- a Russian Count, perhaps. Some thoughts about Lady of Spain popped up and it seemed like something I could tap into for family and time capsule stuff like Dick Contino. Even with H-bomb tests, I had a happy childhood.bloom306https://www.blogger.com/profile/15400529408692709560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-21596032221794508672010-09-14T11:00:52.142-04:002010-09-14T11:00:52.142-04:00Yes, dialogues would be great. Your inviting me t...Yes, dialogues would be great. Your inviting me to follow your blog is a great tool. I can now see all your prompt postings on one page and click to go wherever I want instantly.<br />Thanks,<br /><br />Basil<br /><br />PS So visit Bob R.!!Basilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09663203702515912643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-4401098206781372372010-09-13T18:00:26.267-04:002010-09-13T18:00:26.267-04:00Thanks so much for your comment, Basil!
I hope B...Thanks so much for your comment, Basil! <br /><br />I hope Bob Rosenbloom visits again and reads your kind words.<br /><br />It would be great to get some dialogues started here.ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-37165350857030683562010-09-12T18:29:17.481-04:002010-09-12T18:29:17.481-04:00I find this poem so engaging. It blends music, fam...I find this poem so engaging. It blends music, family and childhood memories so seamlessly that it feels as if watching some family old movies sipping wine. Only the movies are "talkies"- full of accordion music.<br /><br />Basil R.Basilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09663203702515912643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-50761228691640115752010-09-06T20:36:27.692-04:002010-09-06T20:36:27.692-04:00Thanks, Bob R.!
This is great. I think you shoul...Thanks, Bob R.! <br /><br />This is great. I think you should start Reunion Book 2.ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-18767625792743123662010-09-06T18:04:42.363-04:002010-09-06T18:04:42.363-04:00LADY OF SPAIN
Self-taught dad plays
Lady of Spain...LADY OF SPAIN<br /><br />Self-taught dad plays<br />Lady of Spain on the <br />accordion, bellows-shaking, <br />like Dick Contino.<br /><br />I imagine the woman<br />on the record cover photo, <br />behind a fan, coming to life,<br />skirt hem in her hand, <br /><br />clicking out a rhythm with <br />her heels on tavern boards. <br />My heart yearns for you. My <br />father hoists the accordion<br /><br />from its curved, red fur- lined <br />case, stored like a Torah-scroll, <br />at our bungalow colony in <br />Spring Valley. He plays the <br /><br />special occasions, bonfires,<br />July 4th, Labor Day. We are <br />Druid offspring, Simon-Sez <br />at Stonehenge, a couple of <br /><br />steps at a time beneath a cloud-<br />less sky. I'd hear women say <br />it's nice to have a husband <br />who plays a musical instrument.<br /><br />My mother would agree, then <br />mutter something under her <br />breath in Yiddish about him. <br />My father would move on to his <br /><br />next song-Bei Mir Bist Du <br />Schoen. Rough translation: <br />Hey, babe, how about throwing <br />some love my way? I adore you.bloom306https://www.blogger.com/profile/15400529408692709560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-75917153733918710662010-09-04T10:06:45.798-04:002010-09-04T10:06:45.798-04:00Thanks, Bob!Thanks, Bob!ADELE KENNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556261298519747516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272430209314356497.post-43613384935283258502010-09-04T07:13:25.534-04:002010-09-04T07:13:25.534-04:00For anyone interested, there are two great books (...For anyone interested, there are two great books (both available on Amazon.com) that relate to this prompt.<br /><br />1. Music's Spell: Poems about Music and Musicians<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Musics-Spell-Musicians-Everymans-Library/dp/0307270920<br /><br />2. The Music Lover's Poetry Anthology<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Music-Lovers-Poetry-Anthology/dp/0892553332Bob's Mustangshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08029970139144589691noreply@blogger.com