Dark Side of the Horse by Samson for December 28, 2021

Horace listens to Bach? And I thought it was Bed-hooven

Funny how music puts Horace to sleep, but he is wide awake for sheep…

Eh, me not knows anything about myoosic. Me go reads something about it and get bach to it later.

I’ve heard of a beetle that hums along to The Well Tempered Klavier. It’s a Bach Hum-Bug.

Horace should try sleeping in a pup tent….!

It was a dark and baaaaad nights sleep

That’s what he gets for listening to “Sheep May Safely Graze.”

The sheep are more athletic today.

Now he’ll never get baaach to sleep.

The M-ewe-sic of the night.

This way never works.

I don’t see a clef sign, but I think those sheep are in treble.

once again, i don’t get it

Funny, radio station WKCR out of Columbia U. is in the middle of a marathon Bach fest 24 hours/day from Christmas Eve through New Year’s Eve. Tuning in now and then via live stream (at www.cc-seas.columbia.edu), I’ve heard the tune shown above several times. I guess it’s popularly known as Air on the G string since it was written for violin (with pizzicato accompaniment), but it’s played on harpsichord and other instruments as part of several suites. Ages ago, I had a trendy LP that played Bach hits on shakuhachi and koto (and occasionally a jazz backup ensemble). Not bad. It’s hard to wreck really good music if you play the right notes.