Dogfoose.com (Michael Kline) » Ravinia http://dogfoose.com Illustration for children and their handlers Thu, 17 May 2012 17:14:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 The Pleading Child http://dogfoose.com/2011/12/the-pleading-child/ http://dogfoose.com/2011/12/the-pleading-child/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:16:37 +0000 mikey http://dogfoose.com/?p=1122 Continue reading →]]> Kids! Have you ever asked your parents for something again and again? Robert Schumann’s Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) contains a piece entitled Pleading Child, where the melody repeats itself just like a pleading child. And you won’t know if the wish was granted until the next movement. This was an illustration for The Chicago Symphony’s Ravinia Festivals. I felt that the rain in the background was a perfect metaphor.

Pleading The Pleading Child

 

]]> http://dogfoose.com/2011/12/the-pleading-child/feed/ 0 Robert Schumann Aphorisms http://dogfoose.com/2010/05/robert-schumann-aphorisms/ http://dogfoose.com/2010/05/robert-schumann-aphorisms/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 13:23:01 +0000 mikey http://dogfoose.com/?p=652 Composer Robert Schumann was famous for his aphorisms (observations containing some degree of truth) and well as his music. This image is one of several from the 2006 Ravinia One Score program.

04 Listening Robert Schumann Aphorisms

When you play, do not concern yourself with who may be listening.

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