Blogging Around: Round 2

I commented on Bill's post about Pachelbel's Canon in D Major:

Bill, I agree with you that this piece of music is a "must have". I am an ex-cello player, and I have played this song countless times just because I like it so much. I too noticed how even at modern weddings, this song is played because of tradition. It transcends the flow of time and it will always be a beautiful piece. Although, I do disagree with you on how much of history is forgotten. There are stoires, whether written or spoken, that have made it to today. Religious texts have hundreds of thousands of copies published in the world and they are all from hundreds of years ago. Just look at Bentley and all of the movies Mr. Williams shows us. Even though there are so many songs from the past, most are European and from the past 700 years.

I also commented on Lauren's post about A Christmas Carol and The Tragedy of King Lear.
Lauren, I just wanted to say that this connection is really interesting. If I'm correct, Poor Tom meats Lear in the storm scene, when Lear is temporarily banished by his daughters. Lear and company stumble upon Edgar, who really just tries to take advantage of the situation, but also provides a new perspective for Lear and what really is causing his distress and pain. In A Christmas Carol, the ghosts come to Scrooge and show him the real meaning of Christmas and just how much one can "get" from giving. Both men have light shed on their situations and then change to better themselves. I really liked this post, partly because of the approaching holiday, but also because it really got me to think about giving.