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Welcome to Intermezzo from Interlochen Public Radio, where we take a few minutes to bounce some ideas around about classical music.
Christy L’Esperance is cohosting this week with young listeners from far and wide, many of which are from this past summer’s Interlochen Arts Discovery Day Camp.
Since it’s the week of Halloween, decorations and costumes will challenge us to face our fears. We’re starting this week off with something that a lot of people are afraid of, even though it’s supposed to be funny: clowns.
Before they were added to scary movies, the sole purpose of clowns was to make people laugh — in fact, “clown” was synonymous with “Comedian.” These comedian clowns were viewed from farther away — on stage or in a circus ring, so all of that makeup would help you see a funny expression that otherwise you couldn’t make out from a distance.
Imagine a bunch of clowns running around on stake, slipping and falling, throwing pies and riding unicycles on stage while this sample of Dmitri Kabalevsky’s "Comedians' Galop" plays.
Dmitri Kabalevsky - "Comedians' Galop"
This week's Mystery Melody
It's time to test your ears. Each week we have a mystery melody that we have to figure out together. It relates to our topic. (We'll make the melody less mysterious each day.)
If you know the mystery melody, text your name and the title and we’ll give you a shout out on Friday. The number to text is (833) 490-4718.
