Dabblers at Christmas

Merry Christmas to all our readers! In lieu of a card, here are some Christmas memories from the Dabbler Editorial staff, plus some lovely music... Gaw - Arguments About War Some of my fondest Christmas memories are of the arguments (and I don’t mean rows). There was a golden period for arguing: two ... Read More...

Adventum

An early Christmas present, from Mahlerman... Working in and around Notre Dame (Paris) from the middle 12th Century were a group of composers who came to be known as the Notre Dame School of Polyphony - polyphony being, briefly, a style of composition employing two, or more, simultaneous but relatively independent ... Read More...

RetroProgressive – Christmas kitsch?

I’m simultaneously horrified, intrigued and amused by the burgeoning number of gaudy Christmas light displays in Britain – a trend which, surely, must have originated in America? The less accessible the location, the more rampant the urge to decorate seems to be. The season of goodwill becomes something of a battle ... Read More...