{"id":1652,"date":"2022-09-26T10:36:35","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T16:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patricegreenwood.com\/wp\/?p=1652"},"modified":"2022-09-26T10:36:35","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T16:36:35","slug":"a-bit-of-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/patricegreenwood.com\/wp\/a-bit-of-music\/","title":{"rendered":"A Bit of Music"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ah, Autumn! The nights are getting longer and cooler and the days are delicious. I have an abundance of apples from my tree and am enjoying cooking with them and sharing them with friends.<\/p>\n

I have something to share with you, too, dear readers! I have created a Wisteria Tearoom Theme!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>This piece is closely related to Intermezzo: Business Matters<\/em><\/a>, which came out in August. If you’ve read the whole series, or even a few, you’ll probably remember references to “Contessa Perdono” from Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro<\/em>. This poignant song is one of Mozart’s finest, and it plays an important part in the Wisteria Tearoom Mysteries. I have felt that many of you might be curious about it, but perhaps not curious enough to find a recording and track down this one brief song in an entire opera. Still, I have wanted you to know what it sounds like, so this year I made it into a theme for the series. The first time through the melody is very much like what you’d hear in the opera. After that, I let the musicians go a little crazy.<\/p>\n

The instrumentation may seem familiar if you’ve read Business Matters<\/em>. It comprises piano, Irish flute, and harp. In fact, as I wrote this piece, I realized that it was a scene in the book. The scene was actually written after<\/em> the music was arranged.<\/p>\n

The “Wisteria Tearoom Theme” is available at no charge from Bandcamp.<\/a> I hope you enjoy it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ah, Autumn! The nights are getting longer and cooler and the days are delicious. I have an abundance of apples from my tree and am enjoying cooking with them and sharing them with friends. I have something to share with you, too, dear readers! I have created a Wisteria Tearoom\u2026<\/p>\n

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