The Lamentations of Jeremiah the Prophet have been set by various composers for Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. Thomas Tallis set the first lesson, and second lesson, of Tenebrae on Maundy Thursday between 1560, and 1569: “when the practice of making musical settings of the Holy Week readings from the Book of Jeremiah enjoyed a […]
Bard Movies 16
Men of Respect is a 1990 crime drama film, an adaptation of Macbeth and was directed by William C. Reilly. It stars John Turturro as Mike Battaglia, a powerful lieutenant in the D’Amico crime family, executes a large-scale hit on the family’s enemies, earning a promotion to a caporegime and the undying respect of his […]
Can’t
After our interesting delve into the word ‘Ain’t’ yesterday, I thought it might be interesting to follow that up with some songs using the word ‘Can’t’. The origin of the word is older easier to discover than ‘Ain’t’. It first appeared in 1597 as a contraction of the word ‘Cannot’. I was always told at […]