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Tag Archives: classical music
What? More overheard and misheard classical singing?…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s N F Simpson’s character names, from his 1958 play, A Resounding Tinkle, are: Bro Paradock, Middie Paradock, Nora Mortice, Don Paradock, Mustard Short, Denzil Pepper, Hamster, Bug, Miss Salt, and Mrs Vinegar.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I really must try … Continue reading
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Tagged A Resounding Tinkle, art, arts, BBC Radio 3, bleeders, books I'm reading, Bro Paradock, classical music, conversation, Denzil Pepper, diction, ding-doe, discovery, Don Paradock, madness, marmy, Middie Paradock, misheard, Mustard Short, N F Simpson, Nora Mortice, observations, serendipity, style, surrealism, Wegnee, words
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More arty rambling today…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary adjective is, fastigiate.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, yes, yesterday, dear reader, I showed you one of my ‘twelve-second artworks’, a small crazy black and white thing, with apparent overlapping layers. For some reason, after posting that one, I … Continue reading
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More misheard classical singing, anyone?…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s slow motion image is the one of the Prime Minister squirming…>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, more misheard classical singing, on the studio radio.No, but really, I do try to understand them, you know. I suppose it is the fault … Continue reading
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Tagged a pie?, art, arts, clasical singing on the radio, classical music, conversation, discovery, ha ha ha ha ha, ho ho ho ho, horses, madness, opera, pears, pip-thon., Prime Minister, Rolling Stones, serendipity, sippling, sleeves, squirming, style, surrealism, towels, whoo-tangs, words, yesty yesty
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How about some more of that misheard classical singing?…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s unusual china teapot is the one shaped like a cloud lit by moonlight. This teapot is an exceptionally poor pourer.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, yes, can you stand some more of my misheard snatches of classical singing, dear reader?I … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arts, BBC, BBC Radio 3, China tea pot, classical music, classical singing on the radio, cloud, congregation, Coral evensong, ectric?, madness, melodeee, moonlight, mumbling, observations, on the radio, poor pourer, serendipity, silly, style, surrealism, today's teapot, words
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How about some more misheard classical singing?…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s made up word is Pragnathon. No, really, happily Google didn’t come up with anything for this one. I used to have a pragnathon, but it was too messy around the house, so I passed it … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arts, BBC Radio 3, bbc world service, blob, classical music, diction!, E-arm!, google, leafy?, made up word, madness, Margarita!, messy round the house, misheard calssical singing, portly, Pragnathon, serendipity, silliness, singing, studio/workshop, style, surrealism, to a freind, trousers, words
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Those posh classical singers are back!…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s early morning noise is that of helicopters overhead – it must be Father Christmas running late. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Merry Christmas to all my readers! Me, I, of course, don’t respond to such things. I really don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arts, Christmas Day, classical music, classical singing, Claude, deity births, doddle?, Father Christmas, fife?, helicopter, join in too!, madness, memble-tar, on the radio, polgot, posh, quips, serendipity, sheep, shepherds, shoopy, singers?, style, surrealism, what day is it?, words
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Listening carefully to the classical singers…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s ancient Egyptian Goddess is the woman with scorpion headdress – she is Selket. Her associations are funerary and protective. Do click here. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yesterday, I was sitting at the bench in my studio/workshop, drawing some … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient Egyptian gods, art, arts, BBC, classical music, classical singing, climate talks?, crackers, elongated words, funerary, goddess, land ho!, lateral?, madness, mortice and tenon joint, pencil and pad, pentagons, politicians?, Radio 3, roller harp?, Selket, serendipity, stars, style, surrealism, telemore, the pond?, triangles, words
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Classical singing? Misheard?…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s word, written in italics, is the word italics. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dear reader, are you getting fed up with these silly lists of misheard lines of classical singing; the ones that come to me through my studio/workshop … Continue reading
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Tagged a secret palm?, art, arts, BBC, BBC Radio 3, call youself a..., classical music, conversation, dip-star, discovery, drivel!, floppy room, idiotic, madness, moons, mushroom, observations, owlets, promenade?, radio, serendipitous, serendipity, singing voices, snail, sore lip, style, surrealism, vagabonds, words
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It’s some people talking about classical music…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s ancient Egyptian deity is the one appearing as a woman, or a cow, the goddess Nut. Her cult centre is Heliopolis and her attributes are: Sky, and the Sarcophagus. Click here. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Classical music. From what … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient Egyptian gods, Bachy, BBC Radio 3, blethering on, classical music, emotional energy, favourites, Goddess Nut, gushing, harpsichord, intimacy, language, magnetized, melody, orchestras, pretentious, Prokoviev, rhythm, sacophagus, selling it!, showing off, Sky goddess, stalled, tosh, very unique
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Some snatches of misheard classical singing…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s quotation is another from Flann O’Brien’s very strange 1930s novel The Third Policeman: This cabinet had an opening resembling a chute and another large opening resembling a black hole about a yard below the chute. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1930s, arts, BBC Radio 3, black hole, classical music, classical singing, diction, Flann O'Brien, honing one's diction, hot eggs, jester, madness, misheard, quotation, strangeness, surrealism, The Third Policeman, words
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Well Dave, you should just switch it off!…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s rather nice moth names are: the Palpita Vitrealis, the Silver Y, the Vapourer, the Oak Lutestring, and the Heart Moth. Yes, when I finally get my novel finished, I’ll need a good title for it … Continue reading
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Tagged abandonment, BBC Radio 3, classical music, deep vibrations, empathy, explode, interviewing each other, moth names, moths, my novel, sneering, swearing, talking., the Heart Moth, the Oak Lutestring, the Palpita Vitrealis, the Silver Y, the universe, the Vapourer, wrapped in velvet
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Just a few short, but pithy items…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s architectural term is Slype – a covered way or passage, especially in a cathedral or monastic church, leading east from the cloisters between transept and chapter house. Oh, I do like the idea of sauntering … Continue reading
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Tagged 1959, architectural term, cathedral, classical music, classical radio, clever, Daisy, excuses for being late, Franz Schubert, Hercule, mission statement, Moptity Mope, name change, outer space, overheard remark, skin care, slype, spam, the Bosstones
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Some misheard snatches of classical singing on the radio…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected fish names are: the Atlantic Bonito, the Dhufish, the Golden Dojo, the Dottyback, the Hickory Shad, and the Longjaw Mud-Sucker.Which of these fish would you not like to phone you up in the middle … Continue reading
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Tagged classical lyrics, classical music, classical singing, classical singing on the radio, fish names, his mirror a cloud, lovely fish names, madness, misheard, misheard song lyrics, poetry, tar and ropes, the Atlantic Bonito, the Dhufish, the Dottyback, the Golden Dojo, the Hickory Shad, the Longjaw Mud-Sucker
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Some misheard snatches of er, classical singing…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s confused film star is Meve Startin. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You see, when visiting a café, which I used to do a lot, if I didn’t have any interesting and bubbling ideas for ‘articles’ or ‘stories’ or ‘anecdotes’ … Continue reading
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Tagged anecdotes, army hips, art, arts, BBC Radio 3, beamer bees, cafes, celebrities, classical music, Confused film stars, conversation, crepe, dangerous days, diction, dictionary word, film, gravy, live humans, madness, malm, misheard, misheard calssical singing, misheard song lyrics, music, overheard, poetry, posh voices, pronunciation, rave, serendipity, sex, sopway, Steve Martin, style, surrealism, sweet claw, tithoo, words, writing
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Mum, what are those funny voices?…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s polar bear is the one going round town shopping for sun hats, sun cream, and sunglasses. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Mummy…’ ‘Yes dear?’ ‘Why are the people on the radio singing their songs in those funny voices? ‘Funny … Continue reading
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Tagged art, artic warming, arts, celebrities, classical music, conversation, diction, funny voices, history, Jazz, madness, Mum?..., music, observations, polar bear, posh people, regional accents, reluctant to change, rock, serious music, style, sunglasses, uncouth rabble, vowels, words, Yes Dear
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Just a few short but pithy items…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s aspidistra is the one that does plenty of deep thinking. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> These ‘short items’ pieces have thinned out quite a lot over the last few months of self-isolation, but I have managed to collect just … Continue reading
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Tagged 'ordinary music', arts, bacon blob, brexit, chord changes, classical music, colour, conversation, fashion, history, instruction, journalism, late, lips, madness, music, name change, observations, overheard, overheard remark, past tense, printers, self-isolation, serendipity, shimmer, simple riff, singeing, sorry I'm late, spam, style, surrealism, writing
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