tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268813616456268351.post2021607248085404510..comments2023-12-26T21:16:40.265-05:00Comments on the hunting of the snark: The roar of the greasepaint, the smell of the snarks!Mahendra Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15308770582240496910noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268813616456268351.post-6293168042944245422010-05-30T07:03:04.601-04:002010-05-30T07:03:04.601-04:00I have not heard the Nordheim piece, but the combi...I have not heard the Nordheim piece, but the combination of trombone & tape recorder sounds very Snarkish … it makes one think, what other composers would be good to do a Snark?<br /><br />Obviously, Gilbert & Sullivan but also … perhaps Trevor Wishart? Maybe even Michael Nyman but only if he is under the mind control of The Residents!<br /><br />The Wesley-Smith version is very good, I think you would like it, Goetz, it has many layers of meaning and at the same time does not weight too heavy, in other words, hollow AND crisp!Mahendra Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15308770582240496910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268813616456268351.post-79646985628834776172010-05-29T14:47:53.556-04:002010-05-29T14:47:53.556-04:00Talking about Snark music: My favourite is Arne No...Talking about Snark music: My favourite is Arne Nordheim's "The Return of the Snark" (1987) for trombone and tape recorder. And there is a variation of that by NYNDK (2009): "The Hunting of the Snark".Goetzhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/bonnetmaker/sets/72157623644224091/noreply@blogger.com