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March 2, 2018

Brett’s Sound Picks: Chad Lawsen’s “St. John Passion (Johannespassion), Bvw 245 (Bc D2)”

(This austere piano versioning of Bach
reminds us
that either we’re not reaching
high enough
or have momentarily forgot
beauty’s reach.)

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Thomas Brett is a musician and writer who holds a PhD in ethnomusicology from New York University. He is the author of Principles of Electronic Music Production and The Creative Electronic Music Producer, a book described by Sound On Sound magazine as “a deep philosophical analysis of the various creative inspirations, ideas and processes involved in producing electronic music.” His essays have appeared in the journals Popular Music and Popular Music and Society, as well as edited collections by Routledge, Oxford, and Cambridge University presses. Thomas has played percussion on Broadway since 1997 and writes about music at brettworks.com.

Brett’s Sound Picks: Chad Lawsen’s “St. John Passion (Johannespassion), Bvw 245 (Bc D2)”

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