Tai's Biograblog: January 2013

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Aesop's Fables: The Bear and The Bees

A bear came across a log where swarm of bees had nested to make there honey. As the bear snooped around, a single little bee flew out of the log to protect the swarm. The bee knew that the bear would eat all the honey so the bee stung him on the nose and flew back into the log.

The bear flew into a angry rage. He swatted the log with his big claws, determined to destroy nest of bees. This only alerted the bees and quick as a wink, the whole entire swarm of bees flew out of the log and stung the bear from head to heel. The bear saved himself by diving in the nearest pond.

Moral of The Story: It is better to bear a single injury in silence then to bring about a thousand by reacting in anger

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Aesop's Fables: The Wolf and the Crane

Once there lived a wolf who ravished his prey. He ate so fiercely and hungrily that he got a bone stuck in his throat causing to gasp and yell in grievous pain. A crane was passing by. She saw the wolf yelling such pain that he took pity on him. The wolf told her that the would get a reward if she removed the bone. She used her long, thin beak to reach down his throat to remove the bone. After she removed the bone she asked "What is my prize?" "Reward!" cried the wolf "You selfish, greedy bird!" "Why do you deserve a reward?""You're lucky that I didn't chop your head off when you stuck in my mouth!"

Moral of the story: Do not expect graditude

Sunday, January 27, 2013

My 1st Composition: Piano Piece No.1

My 1st composition.

I really hope you enjoy my 1st composition! Heres my picture of my music! Go to Jeff Jackson's page on Facebook and see the hear my 1st composition!

Go to this website too hear my composition:

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Friday, January 25, 2013

Medieval Composers: (born before 1150): St. Kassia

Icon of St. Kassia

St. Kassia (also known as St. Kassiane, Kassiani, Casia, Ikasia, Cassia, Cassiane, Kassiana, or Eikasia was a Byzantine abbess, composer, poet, and hymnographer.

Biography
She was born 810 in Constantinople into a wealthy family.
She said to have been very beautiful.
Three Byzantine chroniclers, Pseudo-Symeon the Logothete,
George the Monk, and Leo the Grammarian claimed that
she was a participant in the "bride show". She died in
865, age 55.

Music
He best-known for her hymns.
http://www.youtube.com/results?

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Sunday, January 20, 2013

Medieval Composers: (born before 1150): Romanos the Melodist

Romanos the Melodist or "The Hynmographer" was one of the most greatest Greek hynmographer ever.

Icon of Romanos the Melodist

Biography
He was born in 490 into a Jewish family in either Emesa or Damascus, Syria.
He was baptized as a boy. Then he went to Berytus and was ordained
as a deacon in the Church of Resurrection. Then he moved Constantinople
and worked for Anastasius I (or Anastasius II). He died in 556 age 66.

Music
He wrote kontakias. It was a type of hymn.

These are known kontakias:
The Nativity of Christ
The Martyrdom of St. Stephen
The Death of A Monk
The Last Judgement
The Prodigal Son
The Raising of Lazarus
Adam's Lament
The Treachery of Judas