It's time again for Three Tune Tuesday, that day of the week where members of the Hive community shares three songs of their liking with the rest of the community.
I know, I post Three Tune Tuesday on Wednesday. It's done by design! I run a Three Tune Tuesday livestream on Tuesday, then post the songs the next day. Want to be the first to hear them? Tune in live!
12:00pm (noon) EDT
17:00 UTC
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I take a slow, relaxing approach to Three Tune Tuesday: I like to share pre-1924 78rpm songs from my collection, and record them while playing on an appropriate time-period windup phonograph. I encourage you to take a few moments and slow down with me. Settle down, close your eyes, and take yourself back.. way back.. in time, to a distant uncle's parlour in the early 1920's. There are comfortable seats, pleasant conversation, and old music.
"My Wonder Girl" is a song first released in 1921. It's a love song and very much a commercial success. "My Wonder Girl" is a classic example of a Tin Pan Alley song. Tin Pan Alley was a district in New York City that was home to many music publishers and songwriters. The songs that were written in Tin Pan Alley were often catchy and easy to sing, and they often dealt with themes of love, loss, and everyday life.
Tin Pan Alley refers to a significant era and a geographical location associated with the American music industry. It represents the popular music publishing industry centered around a particular area in Manhattan, New York City, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The term "Tin Pan Alley" was coined around the early 1900s, inspired by the cacophony of pianos being played simultaneously, creating a sound akin to the banging of tin pans. It became the hub of songwriting, music publishing, and the commercialization of popular music.
"Romance" in F minor, Opus. 5 is a short piano solo by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed in 1868. An "Opus Number" is simply a cataloging system used to identify and organize a composer's works. The term "Opus" is derived from Latin and means "work" or "opus."
"Romance" is in the key of F minor and is in three movements: Andante, Scherzo, and Andante. The Andante movement is the most famous and is often performed as a standalone piece. It is a lyrical and romantic melody that is simple but beautiful. The Scherzo movement is a lively and playful movement that contrasts sharply with the Andante. The Andante movement returns to bring the piece to a close.
The piece was originally written for cello and piano, but it has been transcribed for many other instruments, including violin, viola, and flute. The first performance of the piece was given by cellist Karl Davydov and pianist Nikolai Rubinstein on March 12, 1868, in Moscow.
The "Prelude to Act III" of the opera "Lohengrin" is a famous orchestral piece composed by Richard Wagner. "Lohengrin" itself is a four-act romantic opera that premiered in 1850. The Prelude to Act III serves as an instrumental introduction to the third act of the opera.
"Lohengrin" tells the story of a knight of the Holy Grail who arrives in a boat pulled by a swan to aid the people of Brabant. The Prelude to Act III is a musical interlude that takes place before the final act of the opera, setting the tone and atmosphere for the dramatic events that unfold.
The Prelude features several important musical themes from the opera, including the famous "Grail Theme." This majestic and noble theme represents the Holy Grail and the divine forces at work.
Three Tune Tuesday (TTT) is initiated by 
I run a live stream of my TTT songs every Tuesday at 12:00pm EDT, then take that stream and share the songs from it here, on Hive, on Wednesday (or occasionally Thursday). These songs are all old pre-1923 78rpm records from my collection, played on my antique phonographs and recorded with a well placed microphone. Like what you hear? Come listen live!
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