Friday, January 25, 2008

Mix ~ Instrumental Music To Study By


This is a mix of wordless choruses perfect for concentrating. It’s dedicated to Sarah, soon-to-be Esquire.

1. Sylvia Capova ~ Beethoven: Piano Sonata #8 In C Minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique" - 1. Grave - Allegro Di Molto E Con Brio

2. Zbigniew Preisner ~ Les Marionnettes

3. Michael Nyman ~ Big My Secret

4. The Duke of Straw ~ Northern Lights*

5. The Bad Plus ~ 1979 Semi-Finalist

6. Amiina ~ Sogg

7. Ray LaMontagne ~ Truly, Madly, Deeply

8. Michael Hedges ~ Chava’s Song

9. Kaki King ~ Neanderthal

10. Leo Kottke ~ Retrograde

11. Tin Hat Trio ~ Lauren’s Lullaby

12. Bill Frisell ~ Justice and Honor

13. Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood ~ Julia

14. Explosions In The Sky ~ It’s Natural To Be Afraid

15. Andrew Bird ~ Yawny and the Apocalypse

Zipped up for your convenience.

* = A Duke of Straw original composition

What’s some of you favorite music to STUDY by? Leave a hullabaloo.

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10 hullabaloos:

sarahday said...

Thanks Duke! I'll put these into my nano, they should help me remember the rules for conveyance of real property.

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Thanks Sarah! Your studying helped me to focus on my own work by inspiring the Duke to make this mix!

CocoNUT Jhoie

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did you get that logic? The LG mix helps me decide circulation patterns through underground parking? Yeah!

COCO@2 degrees celcius

chriscmanson said...

Enjoyed your own composition very much.

kevruck said...

isn't the song title yawny at the apocalypse?

Duke of Straw said...

Hey Kev,

You are right. Mistype-oh.

The Duke

Anonymous said...

loooooove the bad plus tune. rockin in my chair at work.

Anonymous said...

Always with the mixes! And the best mixes among the bloggerati, they are.

I love that you opened with the second movement of the Pathetique sonata. I myself discovered this gem while studying as a freshmen in college. Perfect studying music.

Also, looking forward to the other tunes, especially yours.

Thanks for the great stuff.

Anonymous said...

Oops, I misread. First movement. Also a fine piece of music. And for those who like it, I urge you to track down the entire piece (three movements), because it's a beauty, right up there with the Moonlight IMHO. Several versions available on eMusic for those who have availed themselves of the Duke's links.

Sorry for the boo boo. Thanks again.

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