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Bartók's Monster – Stalking the dead composer through Transylvania (2013)
- TheRealQueequeg 3y agoIf you found this interesting, I recommend Kirk's newer book on his traipsing around Transylvania, etc... called "Avoid the Day" (https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/avoid-the-day_jay-kirk/21309349/#edition=22744577&idiq=44161991 https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/avoid-the-day_jay-kirk/2130934...)
- thimkerbell 3y agoWhich day.
- WithinReason 3y ago"...Bartók walking in the park one day with his wife, when a big wasp flies past — zzzzzzzzzzt — and, either fearful of the bug or just testing her husband’s entomological savvy, she says, “Béla, what was that?” And he goes: “G-sharp.”"
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- PatronBernard 3y ago"Yeah okay Béla I get it you got absolute pitch, sheesh..."
- perihelions 3y agoCorrect answer would have been bee flat.
- WithinReason 3y agoEspecially after you swat the bee
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- moomin 3y agoNow that’s a good piece of writing.
- jschveibinz 3y agoVery well-written article. Thank you for posting.
- newprint 3y agoas someone who is from this region, thank you ! I had no idea.
- mylittlebrain 3y ago"... he wandered the countryside on one of his peasant-hunting expeditions". Grissly hobby or article needed better reviewing.
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- tldrthelaw 3y agoI believe he was indeed, in a sense, hunting peasants.
- wowcat 3y agothe meaning is explained in the next sentence
- JasonFruit 3y agoI'm baffled by all the people saying this is good writing. This is self-indulgent, showoff writing by someone who cannot maintain a consistent voice. If you liked it, give the credit to Béla Bartók, who provided the topic that held your interest, and to the Transylvanians who have conserved and preserved an ethnic culture that provides endless fascination.
- leashless 3y agoYeah that was great :-) how unexpectly refreshing.
- fsaid 3y agoI recommend playing the Third String Quartet (https://youtu.be/K7yfyIDdDBk?t=21 https://youtu.be/K7yfyIDdDBk?t=21) at the same paragraph the author mentions it. Really helps visualize the "chimera."
- bapo 3y agoAs my partner is pretty much from that area, I really appreciate this small excursion from the typical topics on HN. Especially the small things, like the foods and the palinka :)