Cat Clutter

Monday Night Drinking Club I

Behind bars

What you really need to know about angles

In this last quote Mattheson's Der vollkommene Capellmeister, we go back to religion. There are just a few things that a good capellmeister cannot afford not to know:

The origin of music

Here is yet another of my favourite quotes from Mattheson's Der vollkommene Capellmeister:

The location of Paradise revealed

One of my favourite quotes from Mattheson's Der vollkommene Capellmeister is from the foreword: "...the four principal rivers wich originate ther [in Paradise]. But now the most common opinion on the location of Paradise is that it was situated in Mesopotamia toward Armenia, thus Eden must have been on the land which stretches between the Tigris and Euphrates up to the Armenian mountains. Certainly a fine spot!"

Snowgrass

Mattheson on perfection

I'd like to quote Mattheson from Der vollkommene Capellmeister. In his foreword (I read from [the english translation][1] that's close to impossible to get hold of these days. Publishers take note: this book requires a reprint!) he writes:
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In France they say:

Classic Nikon lenses on Canon EOS systems

Peter Spiro wrote an article making the argument to use Nikkor lenses on Canon EOS cameras. It fits nicely with the manual focus argument I've been making. Out of special interest, he has copied a table comparing 50mm lenses. I've decided NOT to go for a Canon 50mm lens, even though I've used my friends f/1.4 extensively.

Christmas music