Architecture For Music: Esplanade – Theaters on the Bay 27 July 2008
Posted by mikebm in Art, Music, Performance Venues.Tags: esplanade, singapore, sunday series
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This is the new series starting this month, “Sunday Series“. And now we are having Architecure for Music series.
Music has a close bound with architecture for quite some time. Concert halls are also the ones which effects the music and also effected by music. They have also given birth to great architecture designs in the globe.
This series presents the beauty of the structure, in which creativity flows abundantly.
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“The Durian” is the next design we are going to discover today. It is located in Singapore, our neighboring country.
Derap Langkah Unduh Melindas Album 25 July 2008
Posted by mikebm in Art, Music, Opinion, music media.Tags: album musik, download, industri musik, unduh
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Album musik telah menjadi bagian integral dalam perkembangan industri musik sejak awal mulanya. Album musik dengan jajaran lagu-lagunya telah menjadi primadona. Namun dengan bangkitnya musik digital dan akses download yang semakin terbuka, apa jadinya konsep pembuatan album dalam industri musik kita?
Music That Alters Taste 23 July 2008
Posted by mikebm in Information, Music, news.Tags: culinary, food, wine
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The Heriot Watt University study found people rated the change in taste by up to 60% depending on the melody heard.
The researchers said cabernet sauvignon was most affected by “powerful and heavy” music, and chardonnay by “zingy and refreshing” sounds.Professor Adrian North said the study could lead retailers to put music recommendations on their wine bottles.
The research involved 250 students at the university who were offered a free glass of wine in exchange for their views.
~from the bbc
This articles shows that some music has altered taste, literally. Music absolutely can amplify our moods and even change them. Why not foods?
So for you cafe and restaurant owners, please choose your music carefully. Your food can taste awful if you set it with less suitable music. Or you can alter your food’s taste by choosing a compatible music.
The question now is how do you figure which kind of music is suitable for a certain kind of food. This is a question yet to be answered. And what are the similarities which support the connection between the two?
And readers, please pick your music carefully. Don’t let it ruin your appetite.
~ for more info about the research please visit bbc.co.uk
Musicanova Lalui Waktu 21 July 2008
Posted by mikebm in Choir, Classical music, Concert reviews.Tags: chamber choir, Goethe Haus, musicanova, time after time
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Perjalanan waktu, melewati masa, adalah topik konser Musicanova Chamber Choir yang dipimpin oleh Ivan Yohan, Minggu malam 20 Juli 2008. Pertunjukan dengan tema “Time After Time” ini mengangkat dua zaman musik yang berbeda, Barok dan Modern, dua zaman yang dipisahkan selama 250 tahun. (more…)
Architecture For Music: Auditorio de Tenerife 20 July 2008
Posted by mikebm in Art, Performance Venues.Tags: auditorio de tenerife, sunday series, tenerife
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This is the new series starting this month, “Sunday Series“. And now we are having Architecure for Music series.
Music has a close bound with architecture for quite some time. Concert halls are also the ones which effects the music and also effected by music. They have also given birth to great architecture designs in the globe.
This series presents the beauty of the structure, in which creativity flows abundantly.
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Auditorio de Tenerife or Tenerife Auditorium is one of Spain’s new halls.
Designed by Santiago Calavatra, the auditorio includes two main venues. Audiotorio de Tenerife was opened in 2003. (more…)
Today 100 and 10,000!! 19 July 2008
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Ladies and gentlemen, it finally arrived… A Musical Promenade exceeds 10,000 page views in 8 months. And this particular post is also its 100th post. What a wonderful day and what a coincidence!
I did not plan this out, and by chance it fits perfectly, July 19th 2008.
I would like to thank you, dear readers, for trusting this blog and reading it from time to time. Your readerships are one of the key factors which keep pushing me tending and writing for this blog. Topics and ideas don’t just flow out instantly. It is your visits that lights the spirit in me to provide the best content as I can.
More, most of the people in the western hemisphere are having their summer holiday, and so is the music business. I am struggling to keep the pace up while having difficulties to find new materials. Again I invite Promenade readers to sent suggestions on new topics.
I would like to thank rerere, rio and other readers for giving me topics to write about. Suggestions and comments are welcomed…
At the end of last June, we had our first article series which mainly exposed about El Sistema in Venezuela. And after that, as you have observed, these 3 weeks we are having a Sunday Series, a series under the title Architecture for Music. The series discusses about a couple of outstanding concert halls and opera houses with awesome architectural design.
Actually, this is the realization of my longing of a quality concert hall in Indonesia, especially in Jakarta. Hoping someday, we are going to have one like those abroad.
I have learned that Taman Ismail Marzuki or Jakarta Arts Center having a major renovation plan and I have seen the new complex plan. There is also a plan to build a concert hall in Kemayoran, if I’m not mistaken.
A Musical Promenade is quite alive right now. And this 100th and 10,000th are both worth celebrated. But this blog is still in its early development and still have so much room for improvement.
But first of all lets give a toast for music, without it our life would be incomplete.
Viva la Musica!
Merdeka Musik Indonesia!
Maju Seni Budaya Bangsa!
Yippie 100th and 10,000th!!
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