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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.
This week, Christy L'Esperance's co-host is a rock expert named Brody, who will talk about five types of rocks and minerals. Christy will match each rock with a piece of rock-related music!
Yesterday, we learned about the green basalt, an igneous rock formed from magma underground. Today, we'll be learning about another type of basalt: black basalt, which is formed from lava above ground.
Black basalt rock, for example, was plentiful around on the streets of Pompeii. In the year 79, Vesuvius erupted and covered the city in 20 feet of ash and pumice.
Frank Ticheli, a composer who studied at the University of Michigan, composed a piece for concert band that describes the parties that were interrupted that day by the eruption. It's called "Vesuvius" — and there's a part where the volcano erupts.
Frank Ticheli - "Vesuvius"
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.
