I did the geekiest thing today and compiled encyclopedic entries of most composers (of cello music). It's part of the whole getting out of school thing; since I didn't use the library as much as I should (I dislike the cold and there are always too many people and has this unhealthy mugging vibe).
So I now have a file filled with composer biographies in sheet protectors that make me appear somewhat anal or obsessive compulsive. Have you ever noticed how there is a disproportionately large number of composers with last names starting with "B"? Bach Barber Beethoven Bloch Boccherini Brahms Bridge Britten Bruch. In the Asian context, this might mean that if you have a last name starting with B, like Boey or Baey or Boo or Ban, you might just have an entry credited to you in Grove Music Online.
Such is the full time occupation of slackers. But it was strangely satisfying to see the end product of many hours. Amidst the heat. (Is it just me or is Singapore experiencing some sort of humidity heat wave?)
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