36 Years Ago

36 Years Ago, Vienna 1971—A Student Journal

Day 291: Opera, electronic music, computer music

Day 291 — Opera, electronic music, computer music
19-May-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)

Today, I talk a bit about my growing interest in the emerging fields of computer music and electronic music, and some of my follow-up study and teachers in the genre. I add a couple of thoughts on operatic vs. orchestral climaxes, including Paul Pott and Puccini.
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Day 285: Amazing teachers, amazing friends

Day 285 — Amazing teachers, amazing friends
13-May-1972 (Samstag–Sat.)

I take a seemingly slow journal day and turn it around into a post about amazing teachers, friends (Mike), melodies, hooks, DJs, and trance. Intriguing. Now you’re “hooked,” right? You have to read this post. I have hypnotized you into a trance. Read…read…read…
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Day 241: Back to Bohème

Day 241 — Back to Bohème
30-March-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)

A good day ends with Giacomo Puccini’s
La Boheme at the Staatsoper, and a beer.
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Day 118: Music and art

Day 118 — Music and art
28-November-1971 (Sun.)


Contemporary art films are the focus of today’s journal. What do you see when looking at a film with flowers?
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Day 100: 100th Anniversary

Day 100 — 100th Anniversary
10-November-1971 (Wed.)

IU La Boheme stream 01
I take a single line of journal text and expand it into a discourse about my music studies at Indiana University. Read, you may find it interesting. The photos on this posting are from yesterday's Indiana Unversity live performance and streaming of La Boheme.

It’s our 100th anniversary. 100 days.
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Day 090: A nice Sunday

Day 90 — A nice Sunday
31-October-1971 (Sun.)

Autumn park in Vienna
Sunday brings enjoyment. Walking, Vienna Boys' Choir, and a Puccini opera.

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Day 052: Standing room only, La Bohème

Day 52 — Standing room only, La Bohème
23-September-1971 (Thur.)

Vienna Staatsoper at night
Standing room only, please. That’s the ticket (10 schillings) to seeing a lot of opera for us students. And what an opera it is, “La Bohème,” a Puccini favorite.
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