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Horses and trains

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

Why is it that a galloping horse (which has four legs), is suggested in music by triplets, and trains (which are double-piston stroke engines) by four sixteenth notes?

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Yo Yo Ma and the new band

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Well, it looks as though Yo Yo Ma is again forging new connections between two worlds — this time between classical music and…Canadian politicians?

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