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Primulaauricula

Hello (I've said that twice now), my name is Daniel. This is my first time on a forum, apart from occasionally reading discussions without creating an account. I thought I'd start so I could meet others who share my interests, since I've never really met anyone who has in person. I remember distincly that no one in my class liked dinosaurs apart from me when I was at primary - absurd!

Anyway, as it says in my description, I'm very into history, with more of an inclination to the cultural side of it (art, music, fashion literature of the time). Ocassionally I will dismiss that, as I have with my obsession with polar exploration (mainly the 19th-20th century expeditions). Pemmican and driving sleds aren't exactly the finer things in life, but there's beauty in places. I'll stop rambling now, I'm excited about being on here  :-) 

  • in reply to profdanger

    I love Hector Berlioz! Symphonie Fantastique and the story behind it is just absolutely enthralling. It's a shame his name isn't mentioned as much as other composers, at least by the general public. 

    It's true about Requiems. I try to work out the different styles of composers by ear (I could never work out how people play "x" in the style of "x"), but I find some rather tricky. I've been listening to "La Mer" by Debussy lately, which I adore. I often lean towards pieces from the late 1800s to 1930s - there's something so nicely dissonant and abstract about some of the music from that time, thinking of composers like Satie or Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring. Satie captures the uncertainty of the fin de siécle perfectly in Gnossienne 1.

    Thanks for the welcome :-)

  • Good morning from America, Primulaauricula!

    It’s good to have you on the forum, and I hope you continue to contribute. In terms of shared interests, I used to teach Western music history so I have a pretty solid understanding of how music impacted culture. Hector Berlioz in particular has been a special interest of mine, as he impacted the world of music way more than we usually give him credit for. Also Requiems! I love Requiems. They’re so impressive and dramatic and it’s fun to see how different composers interpret the same block of text.

    Sorry, now I’m rambling lol

  • in reply to ArchaeC

    Thanks, I am interested in botany - auriculas are my favourite flowers, I love how neat their petals are. 

    Archaeology is an intrest of mine too, though I don't know much about Levatine archaeology. I meant to add a comma in between the words "fashion" and "literature", but it's true that literature on fashion is important. So many things that aren't written down because they are not seen as "important" at the time get lost to history (eg. the Roman dodecahedron), including how certain clothes are made or what they look like. I also like how intricate clothing was during certain periods, with the layers and different clothes for the time of day it was. I think I would choose 19th century fashion as my favourite.

  • in reply to vertebrae

    I hadn't known about that, thank you for sharing! I found some documentaries about it to watch later. Pemmican is interesting to learn about, especially how it preserves itself and how old the invention of it is (they think it may have first appeared 4-6 millennia ago). 

  • Hello  and welcome to the community.

    Your name is interesting and it makes me wonder if you are also interested in botany or Alpine culture.

    I like history but I’m more interested in archaeology, specifically material culture of the Levant. I enjoy discussing art but my knowledge of historical music and fashion literature is limited. I can see why fashion literature is important to the historical record so I would be interested to learn more about it. 

    Hope you enjoy being here.

  • Hello and welcome!

    I am not into history at all, but I found a nice podcast (in German though) which is about historic events, always told with a real fun or unexpected story. Do you know about the 1925 Epidemic in Nome, Alaska? It's a really cool story including sleds!

    Never heard of pemmikan, but I see there is another episode on that as well, referenced in the episode about Nome (had to check for the year of that epidemic). So I guess I know what I will listen to now!

  • Hello Primulaauricula, 

    Welcome to the Online Community, we're so glad you've joined us! 

    The Online Community is a brilliant place to find people with shared interests and there are definitely users who share your interest in history!

    We hope you find the space welcoming and helpful. 

    Kind regards, 

    Katrina Mod