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Musical Cryptography
Composers love to sign their own names in musical cryptograms, because they’re super lonely. Bach signed his name in German notation: B♭, A, C, B♮(H), and this melody can be found throughout his work, just in case you forgot whose fugue you were listening to. Below I have created a cryptogram of my own name. […]
Delilah
Delilah is love; Delilah is life. She helped me through my divorce. She talked me down from my suicide. And each time she spins the perfect song. But the best songs in life are the ones you don’t need to request; they’re played like bells on the top of the hour. Click on the score […]
Lazy Chord
Here’s a lazy little chord, To play it on guitar, it’s just “000000,” meaning all of the open strings on standard tuning: E-A-D-G-B-E. The score version above is an octave higher, barred on the 12th fret. They call it the E Minor Seventh Suspended Fourth. It can also be thought of as an Asus4(add 9). […]
Rail Door Chime
Over the holidays, I had the privilege of riding the Long Island Rail with all of its whistles and bells. It was the night before Christmas when all through the train, I struggled to stay awake to the gentle jazz of the wheels on the tracks. The doors even signaled their openings and closings with […]
Thanksgiving is Fun
Just in time for the holidays, Los is back with our fake book of forlorn folk songs! Try singing along at home while you drag your mouse over the black unstemmed noteheads. “Thanksgiving Is Fun” is a children’s song in the key of A minor. The minor key gives it a plaintive quality, and the […]
