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musical instruments and music theory

illustrations for boethius' 6th c. treatise "de musica", einsiedeln, 10th century

source: Einsiedeln, Stiftsbibliothek, Codex 358, p. 144, 214, 206, and 213

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Why are Grandfather Clocks Called That?

Have you ever wondered why grandfather clocks are called grandfather clocks? Probably not, but there's an interesting story behind it! Invented in the late 1600s, these clocks used to mainly be referred to as 'longcase clocks'. In 1876, however, composer Henry Clay Work published the song 'My Grandfather's Clock', and they have been called grandfather clocks ever since! The lyrics of the song are more spooky than the title may suggest! The narrator recollects their grandfather's clock and how it mysteriously stops working the moment their grandfather dies. The clock seems to be connected to the grandfather somehow, knowing about important life events like marriage (and death).

My favorite cover of this song is the one by Johnny Cash: (spotify link) (youtube link), but it's also cool to listen to older versions, like this one from 1905! (link)

If the tune sounds familiar to you, you might be a FNAF fan! 'My Grandfather's Clock' is the song used for the marionette's music box that you wind up in FNAF 2. (and also apparently in the credits of the FNAF movie... i still need to watch that lol) Honestly this song is pretty fitting to use in a horror game, since it's about death.

sources: (wikipedia) (wikipedia) (wikipedia)

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Hello! Welcome!!!

I’ve decided to make a blog about music, history, and general fun facts!

My main focuses will be: songs + artists from before the 1940s, medieval music, and folk music. However, I am definitely going to post about songs or artists that fall outside of those categories if I think there is an interesting enough story behind them! At the time I'm writing this post, I have around 250 songs/artists that I want to talk about and 50 specific posts planned, so this blog will probably be going for a while.

If you want to submit a song, artist, or piece of music history for me to write about, go ahead and send an ask or a dm! I might not write about every suggestion. I think it depends on if i think it fits the vibes of the blog or i personally find it interesting. im doing this just for fun after all. it will probably help your case if you give me facts/articles/resources, because thats less work for me lol. Also, I encourage adding your own facts or discussing my posts in your tags, reblogs, or comments! I love discussing music with people and i’m not going to be able to cover every single piece of trivia about a song or artist.

How my trigger warning tagging system works: if a song has sensitive subjects, i’ll tag it with a tw. The tw will always be at the end of the tags so you don’t have to search through my long block of tags for it. The tags i’ve come up with so far are: (tw: f slur, tw: n word, tw: gore, tw: death, tw: sexual themes, tw: cursing, tw: mature content, tw: rape mention, tw: suicide mention) ... If you have other tags you want me to add, let me know!

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