Category Archives: English

Musicians in the subway: A tough career

Posted on April 28, 2016 by babbityjean

 The Adagio and the Fugue of the first Sonata for violin (1720) of Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the most difficult works ever written for violin (so I’m told).  It was so innovative and puzzling that Bach died 30 … Continue reading →

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The Underworld

Posted on April 21, 2016 by babbityjean

Once again, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, California, returns a work of art to Italy.  On January 30, 2015, the “Head of Hades” boarded a plane on its way home to Sicily. The story begins more than 2,000 … Continue reading →

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Scrabble

Posted on April 14, 2016 by babbityjean

In my Italian class with Gabriella, we played Scrabble in Italian.  It was really fun, but not easy.  A friend Marilyn supplied the game, and Lee, one of the other students, wrote the rules in Italian.  The rules are similar, … Continue reading →

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