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Swan Fanfaronade
@swanfanfaronade.bsky.social
Amateur audio logo composer.
Coms open.
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Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.

Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Terry was a keen student of the many archetypes of human nature

one of them, as he discovered, is “horse girl”
November 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Hi everyone
Do I know anyone who illustrates (or aspires to illustrate) graphic novels (or knows someone brilliant who does). In this case, it's a historic theme, so the aesthetic will be western with a bit of steam punk for fun
Please feel free to nominate yourself!
October 16, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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C CLARINET - TO USE OR NOT TO USE
Despite claims of its obsolescence, C clarinet is still employed in a limited way by section players and soloists. However, it is by no means an escape valve for anti-transposing composers.
orchestrationonline.com/orchestratio...
ORCHESTRATION TIP: C CLARINET - TO USE OR NOT TO USE - Orchestration Online
(Adapted from 100 LAST Orchestration Tips, planned for release in late 2026) Despite claims of its obsolescence, C clarinet is still employed in a limited way by section players and soloists. However,...
orchestrationonline.com
September 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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This is Moomin. He wanted to help an ambulance do its job, but went a little off-script at the end. 13/10 well done Moomin
August 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Oh, bugger. I mean, 97 is a bloody good innings, but the world is a sadder place with no Tom Lehrer in it. What a brilliant man
Tom Lehrer - We Will All Go Together When We Go
YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel
youtu.be
July 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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"Life Below is a refreshing twist on the city-building genre, set beneath the waves. Shape thriving coral reefs, revive collapsing ecosystems, and grow a living seascape in a heartfelt narrative by Rhianna Pratchett. You are the ocean's final hope."

store.steampowered.com/app/2932150/...
Life Below on Steam
Life Below is a refreshing twist on the city-building genre, set beneath the waves. Shape thriving coral reefs, revive collapsing ecosystems, and grow a living seascape in a heartfelt narrative by Rhi...
store.steampowered.com
July 20, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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Hummingbird hawk moth, Macroglossum stellatarum. I try not to have favourites, but they are one of my favourites 💞
June 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
June 30, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Here's a proper example of spontaneous composition from Saturday's Electric Truth show at the @elgarfestival.bsky.social. Let the audience pick the notes and the time signature and see what you can come up with. With such great musicians on the bandstand, it's a joy.

youtu.be/wQ0AIJe4J2A
Four Notes in Five Four
YouTube video by Ken Woods, guitarist
youtu.be
May 26, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Probably when baman piderman was originally doing the rounds and I watched it with my friends over at 3am completely messed up on being overtired and having too much sugar.
We were all adults I need you understand. We weren't 12.
@smallbu.bsky.social you made me laugh the hardest I ever laughed
May 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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"If one could liken Mahler’s 6th Symp to a drink, it would be a double espresso chased with a shot of fernet: Intense, bitter, complex & not remotely interested in being liked. It wakes you up, knocks you sideways & leaves a long, lingering finish that tastes like existential dread...

bit.ly/MF38DC
Boulder’s MahlerFest 38 a rally cry of protest songs, defiance and the Sixth Symphony at its core
MahlerFest returns to Boulder on Wednesday and runs through May 18 with a program that embraces defiance, protest, resistance and remembrance.
www.dailycamera.com
May 9, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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"Woods isn’t just interested in reclaiming music genres—he’s rewriting history’s liner notes. He’s flipping the bird to those who try to whitewash the past and instead planting a flag of accountability right in the middle of the musical landscape."

odysseymagazines.com/music-1/temp...
“Sundown Town” - Ken Woods and The Old Blue Gang — ODYSSEY
If "Ride the Rails" was a warning shot, then “Sundown Town” is the full cannon blast. With this second single from the upcoming concept album Silent Spike, Ken Woods and the Old Blue Gang double down ...
odysseymagazines.com
April 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Just got to the Mall and saw this sign, which no one is going to top.

#HandsOff2025
April 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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For J.S. Bach's 340th b-day (Old Style), I'm reposting this orchestration tip about the flute's middle register - with framing music of his Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor that indulges that exact register of the flute with brilliant results.
youtu.be/WD8_bst926E
Orchestration Tip: Superb Poetry of Flute Middle Register
YouTube video by OrchestrationOnline
youtu.be
March 22, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Not on Bluesky to plug my orchestration tips books necessarily. But recently I've gotten a ton of requests regarding a student discount. While I can't admin that, I can hold a sale for everyone that helps composers on a tight budget. So here it is. Links in the replies below.
March 16, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Check out the schedule for MahlerFest 38 coming up this May! ✨🎻

Click the link below to purchase your tickets!

mahlerfest.ticketspice.com/mahlerfest-3...
March 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
It has been a while since I have put any logos into my Library. Here is a matching set of excerpts from Mozart's 4th Horn Concerto: #CC0 #Music
youtu.be/cAxueX0Eaew
01_MHC4a, b || Free-use Audio Logo || Mozart Horn Concerto 4
YouTube video by Swan Fanfaronade's Music Library
youtu.be
March 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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How to actually do this:
Go to Settings & Privacy > Settings > Meta Accounts Centre > See more in Accounts Centre > Your information & permissions > Your activity off Meta technologies > Clear Previous Activity and then also Manage Future Activity > Disconnect Future Activity
UM, I had NO idea facebook was tracking everything I did on the internet. EVERYTHING. I have diligently blocked and followed all ways to try to stop this messed up social media from taking from me, but this is the final straw… THESE JERKS! AGH! [screenshots on how to do it in the comments]
January 20, 2025 at 11:51 AM
An evening with puppies and Pratchett.
January 6, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I think it may be safe to turn the radio back on.
December 28, 2024 at 3:57 AM
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here come old laptop
he come
bootin up slowly
he got
broken touchpad
he need
one more update
he got
no space
on this pc

one thing i can tell you
its got no warranty
December 28, 2024 at 2:24 AM
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The other swans aren't gonna believe this
December 16, 2024 at 12:50 PM
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CARMINA BURANA I: O FORTUNA
At last, the first official score analysis video has dropped - a detailed, in-depth look at Carl Orff's most iconic song from his masterpiece Carmina Burana: the colossal O Fortuna.
youtu.be/w3514VJ7o7g
Carmina Burana I: O Fortuna
YouTube video by OrchestrationOnline
youtu.be
December 15, 2024 at 5:40 PM
I feel like people aren't taking enough advantage of the fact that Tom Lehrer is public domain.
December 9, 2024 at 10:12 PM