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Apr. 28th, 2010 09:58 pmRobert Pinsky on Robert Frost. It strikes me that while I've never really grokked the poetry of Mr. Pinsky he has done an amazing service to the understanding of poetry through his wide and varied 'PSAs' (Poetry Service Announcements).
http://www.slate.com/id/2252019/
On just intonation vs. equal temperament. Usually my family doesn't get into these arguments at the dinner table, but occasionally it emerges. The BP is very big on this stuff.
http://www.slate.com/id/2250793/
And for fun, some music samples from Rondellus, an Estonian medieval group best known for their medieval covers of Black Sabbath in Latin. Sorry, no BS samples here:
http://www.rondellus.ee/html/samples.html
ETA: Here's the Rondellus cover of 'War Pigs.'
http://www.slate.com/id/2252019/
On just intonation vs. equal temperament. Usually my family doesn't get into these arguments at the dinner table, but occasionally it emerges. The BP is very big on this stuff.
http://www.slate.com/id/2250793/
And for fun, some music samples from Rondellus, an Estonian medieval group best known for their medieval covers of Black Sabbath in Latin. Sorry, no BS samples here:
http://www.rondellus.ee/html/samples.html
ETA: Here's the Rondellus cover of 'War Pigs.'
