{"id":1155,"date":"2019-07-19T09:49:02","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T13:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/music-flipside\/?p=1155"},"modified":"2020-03-27T21:06:19","modified_gmt":"2020-03-28T01:06:19","slug":"moon-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/music-flipside\/moon-dreams\/","title":{"rendered":"Moon Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fifty years ago, on July 20th, 1969, astronauts from the Apollo 11 mission captivated earthly onlookers as they landed\u00a0on\u00a0the moon.\u00a0The event was famously televised, but did you know it was also captured for posterity on LP, narrated by Walter Cronkite?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1146\" style=\"width: 3055px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/music-flipside\/files\/2019\/07\/Man_on_the_moon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1146\" class=\"wp-image-1146 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/music-flipside\/files\/2019\/07\/Man_on_the_moon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"3045\" height=\"3035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/music-flipside\/files\/2019\/07\/Man_on_the_moon.png 3045w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/music-flipside\/files\/2019\/07\/Man_on_the_moon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/music-flipside\/files\/2019\/07\/Man_on_the_moon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/music-flipside\/files\/2019\/07\/Man_on_the_moon-768x765.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/music-flipside\/files\/2019\/07\/Man_on_the_moon-1024x1021.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/music-flipside\/files\/2019\/07\/Man_on_the_moon-301x300.png 301w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/music-flipside\/files\/2019\/07\/Man_on_the_moon-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3045px) 100vw, 3045px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CBS News. <em>Man on the Moon<\/em>. Narrated by Walter Cronkite. CBS Enterprises EL 161, [1969]. Audiovisual Archives, Marvin Duchow Music Library, McGill University<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The moon, celestial bodies, and astronomical phenomena have long been topics of interest to musicians, composers, and theorists alike and we can find that on different websites thanks the updates from professionals in website design like the ones from <a href=\"https:\/\/bestwebsitehosting.ca\/\">bestwebsitehosting.ca<\/a>. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, we wanted to share some\u00a0moon-related items from our collection!<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-1202\" style=\"max-width: 800px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-105-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-1202 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-precognition\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Moon Slideshow\" data-height=\"800\" data-width=\"800\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_1202\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_1202\" class=\"flexslider\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1207 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-07-18 16:48:07\" data-filename=\"Haydn_luna-800x800.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/music-flipside\/files\/2019\/07\/Haydn_luna-800x800.png\" height=\"800\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-1202 slide-1207 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Haydn_luna\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Haydn, Joseph. <em>Il mondo della luna: dramma giocoso<\/em>. Orchestre de chambre de Lausanne conducted by Antal Dorati. Philips 6769003, 1978, 4 LPs. Marvin Duchow Music Library, McGill University<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1212 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-07-18 16:49:43\" data-filename=\"Claire_de_lune-800x800.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/music-flipside\/files\/2019\/07\/Claire_de_lune-800x800.png\" height=\"800\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-1202 slide-1212 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Clair_de_lune\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><strong>Debussy, Claude. <em>Clair de lune<\/em>. Toronto: Gordon V. Thompson Limited, 1939. \nMarvin Duchow Music Library, McGill University<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1208 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-07-18 16:48:07\" data-filename=\"Moon_dreams-800x800.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/music-flipside\/files\/2019\/07\/Moon_dreams-800x800.png\" height=\"800\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Roberts, Lee S. Moon Dreams: Novelette. New York: Richmond Publisher, 1966. Marvin Duchow Collection, Rare Books, Marvin Duchow Music Library, McGill University\" class=\"slider-1202 slide-1208 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Moon_dreams\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Roberts, Lee S. <em>Moon Dreams: Novelette<\/em>. New York: Richmond Publisher, 1966. \nMarvin Duchow Collection, Rare Books, Marvin Duchow Music Library, McGill University<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1206 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-07-18 16:48:07\" data-filename=\"Epic-1-800x800.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/music-flipside\/files\/2019\/07\/Epic-1-800x800.png\" height=\"800\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-1202 slide-1206 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Epic\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Washington, Kamasi. <em>The Epic<\/em>. Brainfeeder BFCD050, [2015], 3 compact discs. Marvin Duchow Music Library, McGill University<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1211 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-07-18 16:48:07\" data-filename=\"Introduction_moon-800x800.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/music-flipside\/files\/2019\/07\/Introduction_moon-800x800.png\" height=\"800\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-1202 slide-1211 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Introduction_moon\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><strong>Larsen, Libby. <em>An Introduction to the Moon<\/em>. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. \nMarvin Duchow Music Library, McGill University<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1210 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-07-18 16:48:07\" data-filename=\"Ives-800x800.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/music-flipside\/files\/2019\/07\/Ives-800x800.png\" height=\"800\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-1202 slide-1210 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Ives\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Ives, Charles. <em>When the Moon: Song Sets for Orchestra<\/em>. Music Projects\/London and London Voices conducted by Richard Bernas. Decca LON 466841, 2000, compact disc. Marvin Duchow Music Library, McGill University<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1209 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-07-18 16:48:07\" data-filename=\"Rusalka-800x800.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/music-flipside\/files\/2019\/07\/Rusalka-800x800.png\" height=\"800\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-1202 slide-1209 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Rusalka\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><strong>Dvo\u0159\u00e1k, Anton\u00edn. \u201cSong to the Moon.\u201d In <em>Rusalka<\/em>, 46-51. Praha: Editio B\u00e4renreiter Praha, 2006. \nMarvin Duchow Music Library, McGill University<\/strong>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1205 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-07-18 16:48:06\" data-filename=\"Fellini-800x800.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/music-flipside\/files\/2019\/07\/Fellini-800x800.png\" height=\"800\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-1202 slide-1205 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Fellini\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><strong>Fellini, Federico. <em>La voce della luna<\/em>. Music composed, arranged, and conducted by Nicola Piovani. DRG Records, 32912, 1995, compact disc.\nMarvin Duchow Music Library, McGill University<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Music also played an important role in early space missions. During their long voyage to the moon, the Apollo astronauts took comfort in listening to their favourite tunes, compiled into mixtapes by Mickey Kapp. You can listen to the Apollo 11 playlist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2018\/12\/mickey-kapp-apollo-11-astro-mixtapes\">here<\/a>. What music would be on your playlist if you could travel to the moon?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fifty years ago, on July 20th, 1969, astronauts from the Apollo 11 mission captivated earthly onlookers as they landed\u00a0on\u00a0the moon.\u00a0The event was famously televised, but did you know it was also captured for posterity on LP, narrated by Walter Cronkite? &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/music-flipside\/moon-dreams\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1156,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/music-flipside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/music-flipside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/music-flipside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/music-flipside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1156"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/music-flipside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1155"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/music-flipside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1313,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/music-flipside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1155\/revisions\/1313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/music-flipside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/music-flipside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/music-flipside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}