{"id":18446,"date":"2014-05-28T11:16:53","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T15:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=18446"},"modified":"2014-12-15T10:19:38","modified_gmt":"2014-12-15T15:19:39","slug":"photo-journal-composers-doing-yard-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2014\/05\/28\/photo-journal-composers-doing-yard-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo journal: Composers doing yard work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We often think of composers shut-away in their studios, working endlessly upon their scores and commissions. But the truth is out!<\/p>\n<p>Composers, in a frenzy of\u00a0normality, are quite adept at yard work. Who else is going to trim their hedges, mow their lawns, and weed their flower beds?<\/p>\n<p>The real unfinished symphony&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18447\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/Aaron-Copland-doing-yardwork.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18447\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/Aaron-Copland-doing-yardwork.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron Copland sweeping up leaves\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/Aaron-Copland-doing-yardwork.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/Aaron-Copland-doing-yardwork-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aaron Copland raking up leaves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18448\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18448\" style=\"width: 527px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/Gustav-Mahler-doing-yardwork.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18448\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/Gustav-Mahler-doing-yardwork.jpg\" alt=\"Gustav Mahler taking a break after mowing the lawn.\" width=\"527\" height=\"736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/Gustav-Mahler-doing-yardwork.jpg 527w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/Gustav-Mahler-doing-yardwork-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gustav Mahler taking a break after mowing the lawn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18449\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18449\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/John-Adams-doing-yardwork.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18449\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/John-Adams-doing-yardwork.jpg\" alt=\"John Adams trimming the hedges.\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/John-Adams-doing-yardwork.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/John-Adams-doing-yardwork-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Adams doing some landscaping with a levelling rake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19016\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19016\" style=\"width: 201px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Arthur-Honegger-doing-yardwork.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19016\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Arthur-Honegger-doing-yardwork.jpg\" alt=\"Arthur Honegger doing yardwork\" width=\"201\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Arthur-Honegger-doing-yardwork.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Arthur-Honegger-doing-yardwork-155x300.jpg 155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19016\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arthur Honegger mowing the lawn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19017\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19017\" style=\"width: 252px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Anton-Webern-planting-flowers.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19017\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Anton-Webern-planting-flowers.png\" alt=\"Anton Webern planting flowers\" width=\"252\" height=\"278\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19017\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anton Webern planting flowers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19018\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19018\" style=\"width: 518px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/stockhousen-trimming-the-hedge.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-19018 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/stockhousen-trimming-the-hedge.jpg\" alt=\"Karlheinz Stockhausen trimming the hedges\" width=\"518\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/stockhousen-trimming-the-hedge.jpg 518w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/stockhousen-trimming-the-hedge-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karlheinz Stockhausen about to trim the hedge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19019\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19019\" style=\"width: 486px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/John-Cage-picking-mushrooms.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19019\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/John-Cage-picking-mushrooms.jpg\" alt=\"John Cage picking mushrooms\" width=\"486\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/John-Cage-picking-mushrooms.jpg 486w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/John-Cage-picking-mushrooms-208x300.jpg 208w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19019\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Cage excitedly picking mushrooms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19020\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19020\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Tobias-Picker-working-a-chainsaw.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19020\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Tobias-Picker-working-a-chainsaw.jpg\" alt=\"Tobias Picker cutting down a tree\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Tobias-Picker-working-a-chainsaw.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Tobias-Picker-working-a-chainsaw-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tobias Picker cutting down a tree. (His beard in its natural habitat)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19021\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19021\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Ruth-Crawford-Seeger-chopping-wood.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19021\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Ruth-Crawford-Seeger-chopping-wood.jpg\" alt=\"Ruth Crawford Seeger chopping wood\" width=\"1280\" height=\"882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Ruth-Crawford-Seeger-chopping-wood.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Ruth-Crawford-Seeger-chopping-wood-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Ruth-Crawford-Seeger-chopping-wood-1024x705.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19021\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruth Crawford Seeger chopping wood<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19022\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19022\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/La-Monte-Young-should-have-done-more-yardwork.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19022\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/La-Monte-Young-should-have-done-more-yardwork.jpg\" alt=\"La Monte Young-should have done more yardwork\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/La-Monte-Young-should-have-done-more-yardwork.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/La-Monte-Young-should-have-done-more-yardwork-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19022\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La Monte Young weeding.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Michael Vincent<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We often think of composers shut-away in their studios, working endlessly upon their scores and commissions. But the truth is out! Composers, in a frenzy of\u00a0normality, are quite adept at yard work. Who else is going to trim their hedges, mow their lawns, and weed their flower beds? The real unfinished symphony&#8230; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":18447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[117,13,18,37,42],"tags":[4600,4664,4663,1500,1745,1752,4665,4660,4661,4662],"yst_prominent_words":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/Aaron-Copland-doing-yardwork.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9bakr-4Nw","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18446"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18446"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24194,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18446\/revisions\/24194"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18446"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=18446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}