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Self-similar syncopation
Self-similar syncopations: Fibonacci, L-systems, limericks and ragtime There are interesting symmetries shared by the limerick and ragtime, which can be observed and heard in their family groups of stressed and unstressed syllables, or beats, and which lie at the heart … Continue reading
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Knowsley Safari Park
Knowsley Safari Park [Knowsley is now a small zoo.]
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Edward Lear in Greece
Edward Lear in Greece Edward Lear toured Albania, Epirus, Macedonia and Thessaly in the spring-autumn of 1848. Accompanied by his Greek “Dragoman” -an interepreter who was proficient in ten languages- he explored the unknown and intriguing corners of -what was … Continue reading
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There Was an Old Man with a Beard
[minstrels] There Was an Old Man with a Beard — Edward LearLear’s limericks are defined, arrgh, ‘*boring*’: an heresy in an otherwise wonderful site.
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The Great Panjandrum
[minstrels] The Great Panjandrum — Samuel Foote Another classic of Nonsense literature.
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The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
[minstrels] The Owl and the Pussy-Cat — Edward Lear See the previous item.
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The Pobble Who Has No Toes
[minstrels] The Pobble Who Has No Toes — Edward Lear The Lear poem with a short, but funny, commentary.
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Die Unart des Artig-Seins
Die Unart des Artig-Seins Hans Magnus Enzensberger richtete fur Kinder im Residenzhof einen “Kompletten Nonsens” ein und sprach selbst sogar mit der Stimme der Fische.[In German, about a show held in Saltzburg in August 1999 which included sung translations of … Continue reading
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A Century of American Puppetry
PUNCH’S PROGRESS: A CENTURY OF AMERICAN PUPPETRY November 19-December 31Special Exhibition GalleriesThe Detroit Institute of ArtsThe character of Punch first appeared in America prior to the Revolutionary War when his destruction by a dog at a local fair was reported … Continue reading
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