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Newspaper
The Red Hook Star Revue
Location
Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 2022
Page
15
The piece argues that writing songs is harder than composing a sonata, praising jazz and songcraft while challenging the idea that jazz is America’s classical music. It highlights melody, meaningful lyrics, and repeated effort as essential, naming Strayhorn and "Lush Life" as key examples.
The passage praises Fran Landesman, Hoagy Carmichael, Gershwin, Stevie Wonder, Jobim, and others for sophisticated harmonies and enduring musical stories. It notes rhythm changes as a profound harmonic form used by Parker and linked to The Flintstones theme, arguing music's power to endure beyond life’s troubles.
The speaker likens sonata form to a life journey where the subject sets out in a first idea and returns changed by experience, a concept echoed in songs like Elvis Costello’s The Other End of the Telescope. Both forms offer evolving meaning as listeners age and reflect.
A reflective piece on hugging loved ones and tactile connection through hand written letters. It shares a grandmother’s view on rearranging furniture to gain perspective and suggests making a Things to Look Forward To list to lift spirits. The author invites readers to share their lists with Sophie Blackall on Instagram.
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