William Halsey
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Bill Halsey is an organist, pianist and singer who has been travelling the world in search of interesting organs. He is now in Southern Italy making recordings for his website and writing articles for the Diapason organ monthly as well as Suite 101. His other area of expertise besides organs is opera, especially Italian and French opera. He is also interested in languages, and has an MA from the University of Paris-Sorbonne in Classics. He is working on a translation, from the Turkish, of Sinekli Bakkal, known in English as The Clown and his Daughter, a seminal Turkish novel from the period of Ataturk, written by a woman who was also a colonel in Ataturk's army.
Latest Articles
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Widor, the French Mahler
Widor's music is often thought of as cheap, trashy virtuosity. But in reality his theatricality hide a mind that probed Western formalism to its limit.
Mar 14, 2010
- William Halsey
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Theater in Egypt
In the Arab world, and Cairo in particular, theater is quite different from theater in the West.
Feb 15, 2010
- William Halsey
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Ibn Daniyal, the Arab Aristophanes?
The scatological and satirical nature of Ibn Daniyal's work suggest he could be considered the Arab Aristophanes.
Feb 11, 2010
- William Halsey
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The Orta Oyunu and Halide Edip Adivar
Halide Edip Adivar, a famous Turkish novelist of the beginning of the twentieth century, used the folk drama Orta Oyuna as a key element in her novel, Sinekli Bakkal.
Jan 25, 2010
- William Halsey
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Balzac and Rossini
Balzac not only was a devotee of Rossini's operas but also learned how to construct his novels based on the Rossinian technique of the crescendo.
Jan 25, 2010
- William Halsey
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Boccherini, a Romantic before the Romantics
Boccherini is a neglected composer because he doesn't fit into the classical mold, rather he was a Romantic who twisted and manipulated classical forms to serve his aims.
Jan 24, 2010
- William Halsey
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Giovanni Verga -- an Underrated Genius
Giovanni Verga used the techniques of French realism to portray a community of Italian outsiders, and thus set a blueprint for future world literature.
Jan 23, 2010
- William Halsey
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Marco Polo's Long Journey
Marco Polo's book, The Million, is (like many famous books) known more by reputation than by experience. However, it is well worth reading.
Jan 22, 2010
- William Halsey
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Is Learning Arabic a Good Career Move?
Many people see the headlines in today's news, and think learning Arabic could be a good career move. Is this, or is it not, a good idea?
Jan 21, 2010
- William Halsey
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Elisir d'amore and Le Philtre
Auber had a major success in 1831 with Le Philtre, a romantic comedy about village life in the Pays Basque. At lignting speed, Donizetti came out with an Italian version
Dec 7, 2009
- William Halsey
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