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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!
So far we've talked about green basalt, black basalt and red sandstone with fossils. Today's rock is another red one: red garnets in mica.
The red garnets are in a heated, baked and pressurized mica. Mica is a mineral known for being shiny and flaking off into thin sheets. It is a metamorphic rock that was found in Alaska.
Speaking of metamorphosis, many composers have composed works based on metamorphic change. American composer Philip Glass wrote a couple of pieces called Metamorphosis — and the second one sounds shiny, like mica!
Philip Glass - "Metamorphosis 2"
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.
