Lute is one of my favourite musical instruments I really love to hear while working, writing or reading. Lute was the most important instrument in secular Renaissance era. The player of a lute is called a lutenist, lutanist, “lewtist” or lutist, and a maker of lutes is referred to as a luthier. Lutes at the … Continue reading
I was very young when I first learn about Leiden. I learned it, perhaps, from my father or one of my uncle who told me that my grandfather used to study Law in that town. To my 5 year old self it just sounded something like my grandfather, at some point when he was young, … Continue reading
Hurrian Hymn No.6 is one of the collection of music inscribed on clay tablet found at excavation area of ancient Amorite city of Ugarit (present day Syria). The piece was said to be the oldest musical piece ever found dating all the way back to 1400 B.C.To know more about Hurrian Music, you can read … Continue reading
Catur, caturanga, shatranj and chess I started learning chess the past week. I learned it through chesscademy.com a great (free) website that walks you through the basics, theory and brings you challenging tactics exercise. I know chess as catur (an Indonesian word which was adapted from Sanskrit). Caturaṅga originated from Gupta Empire, India which was then introduced Persia … Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago, my lover and I watched BBC Television 1980 production of Shakespeare play The Taming of the Shrew . I watched it without no prior knowledge about this play except that this is a comedy play and it has John Cleese in it. In my experience with Monty Phyton, there is … Continue reading
Last night we went and watch the premiere of ballet performance La Dame aux Camelias production of Hamburg Ballett at Nationale Opera & Ballet in Amsterdam. The ballet itself was based on a novel by Alexandre Dumas fils written in 1852. The story in short, Marguerite, a courtesan, lives a dissolute life of debauchery until … Continue reading
Several years ago, I was properly introduced to Opafiets and Omafiets summer experience in the Low Lands. And my, that was hard hitting one for someone with feeble might of tropical slash city stamina like me. I fell a couple of times on hard Dutch tarmac (which also absorbs vehicle noise by the way) because I … Continue reading
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