The shadow of giants

The creative process is often a delicate balance between homage and originality.

The creative process is often a delicate balance between homage and originality.   The weight of history can be a daunting force, particularly for those who aspire to greatness. The towering figures, the giants of the past, their achievements and creations made for eternity, cast long shadows that can scare away even the most talented. Yet, for many it is …

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The Grand Tour

The Grand Tour

Voluntary exposure to challenges is the only way to grow.   In our contemporary fragile world of safe spaces, trigger word warnings, sensitivity trainings and general over-protection from parents, for many it may be unthinkable that there were times when youth willingly exposed themselves to great challenges, seeking both personal and professional growth on the way. Just as the human body, and the genome …

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Music in prehistoric times

Music in prehistoric times

Prehistoric music was essential to the development of human culture. Long before complex concepts, speech or writing, humans were already creating music! This prehistoric music spanned a vast period and likely emerged alongside the development of language and basic social structures. We know a lot about what ancient civilizations like Egypt, the Greeks or Romans thought of music and how …

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Estimated time of arrival

From horses to locomotives: a short look into mobility.

From horses to locomotives: a short look into mobility.   We all know the look on a teenager’s face when we are 5 minutes late from the agreed time of pick-up. Traveling with such speed as of today, estimating arrival time with such precision, in fact traveling itself, previously was never part of human experience and within the possibilities. Even …

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The history of music printing and publishing

The history of music printing and publishing

In the first article on printing the focus was on printing in general, on the history and the techniques. In this second part we turn our attention to a more specific area, on printing music and music publishing. In the last part of this article there is a complete list and short history of each music publisher that were in …

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The history of printing

The history of printing

Printing: a process of reproducing text or an image on paper or other materials through various techniques. Sounds simple, but its evolution has had far-reaching consequences. The history of printing is a remarkable human journey that has profoundly contributed to, and influenced human communication, knowledge distribution and consequently to the development of societies and humanity in general.   In a …

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