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Dancing Monk🌻

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I'm playing everything in my record collection (@81%) #MonksMusic explores my Classical record collection 800-2024 Here for music & art #ASD but not in a good way. I post UK disability stories but avoid politics. Not a monk, don't dance

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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 4h
#NowPlaying And Time Shall Be No More - Per Norgard
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 4h
#NowPlaying Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Sheherazde
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DAREBEE @darebee.bsky.social · 6h
Crop Top Workout is an abs session with a rhythm you will memorize by the second round. youtu.be/L0yVZ77YmpM #Darebee
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Crop Top Workout [ How-To ] [ One Set ] by #DAREBEE
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 7h
#NowPlaying Pat Metheny Group
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 12h
#NowPlaying American Light Music Classics
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 16h
#NowPlaying Johannes de Cleve Missa Rex Babylonis
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 17h
#MonksMusic 🎻 Year - 1805 Composer - George Frederick Pinto Work - Rondo in E flat www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_...
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The Romantic Muse
Welcome to Hyperion Records, a British classical label devoted to presenting high-quality recordings of music of all styles and from all periods from the twelfth century to the twenty-first.
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 17h
#NowPlaying Snow Patrol - The Forest Is The Path
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 18h
Another two hours wasted because AI made a wrong & ill-informed decision & then didn't know how to fix the mess. A human sorted the issue within five minutes
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 18h
#NowPlaying Runrig - The Story
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#NowPlaying Keyboard Concerto No 1 In D Minor BWV1052 - Bach Angela Hewitt / Australian Chamber Orchestra
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#NowPlaying Christvesper Dresden 1624 - Rogier Michael et al
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#NowPlaying Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Horn Duos In E Flat K487/496A
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Govt minister Josh MacAlister claims unemployed young people are paid with PIP to be out of work. Except PIP isn't an out of work benefit, plenty of people who receive PIP are in work & PIP enables them to do that. Josh knows this. What hes doing is whipping up anger towards disabled people.
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#NowPlaying Carl Stamitz - La Chasse: Symphony in D Major, S. 31
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DAREBEE @darebee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
You've all seen the benefits of doing X number of squats a day. Here's how this works, what it does and how to apply it so you benefit from it. darebee.com/fitness/how-... #Darebee
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100 Squats a Day: How-To & Benefits | DAREBEE
One hundred bodyweight squats a day is one of the oldest fitness challenges there is and it keeps coming back because it works up to a point. It is simple, it takes five to ten minutes, it needs no...
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#NowPlaying YouTube 1/3 - @solobasssteve.bsky.social random stuff I've got from the Net
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#NowPlaying Forest - Judith Weir
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#MonksMusic 🎻 Year - 1804 Composer - Adalbert Gyrowetz Work - String Quartet In G Major Op 44 No 1 www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_...
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Gyrowetz: String Quartets Op 44
<p>Since the early 18th century, music has been encouraged in all children in the Czech lands and so it is not surprising to find, by the end of the eighteenth century, Bohemian and Moravian…
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#NowPlaying Bright Size Life - Pat Metheny
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#NowPlaying Maurice Ravel - Concertos pour piano & Mélodies Cédric Tiberghien Stéphane Degout François-Xavier Roth / Les Siècles
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#NowPlaying The Wedge - Bach Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 548
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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The yabane motif carries profound symbolic significance in Japanese culture, representing protection from evil and the ability to move forward without looking back - themes that resonated powerfully during Japan's period of rapid modernization and military expansion in the 1930s.
This silk/rayon blend hitoe summer kimono presents a striking example of textile design that masterfully balances traditional Japanese motifs with the geometric sensibilities of international Art Deco and modernist movements. The bold checkerboard composition alternates between sections of deep teal horizontal stripes and dramatic black grounds populated with yabane (arrow feather) motifs rendered in vibrant coral red, pristine white, golden yellow, and emerald green. This systematic alternation creates a dynamic visual rhythm that transforms the kimono into a sophisticated study in pattern and counter-pattern, reflecting the period's fascination with industrial design principles and geometric abstraction while maintaining distinctly Japanese cultural references.

The yabane motif carries profound symbolic significance in Japanese culture, representing protection from evil and the ability to move forward without looking back - themes that resonated powerfully during Japan's period of rapid modernization and military expansion in the 1930s. The arrow feathers are depicted with a contemporary stylization that emphasizes their linear, almost aerodynamic qualities, enhanced by accents of supplementary silver metallic threads that add luminosity and movement to the design. The technical achievement of this piece lies in its complex weaving structure, where the lightweight hitoe construction suitable for summer wear accommodates multiple colors and metallic elements while maintaining the crisp definition necessary for such precise geometric patterning. The silk/rayon blend reflects the era's embrace of new synthetic materials, allowing for more affordable production while achieving the lustrous surface quality that makes both the stripes and arrow motifs appear to shimmer and shift as light moves across the fabric.
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#NowPlaying The Beatles - Rubber Soul
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#NowPlaying An English Ladymass - Anonymous 4
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Chris Edwards "SINGING TRAIN CONDUCTOR" @singingconductor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🇺🇸 CLASSICAL LP CHART BILLBOARD FEB 1971 + SPACE ODYSSEY www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMtd... @dancingmonk.bsky.social
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#NowPlaying No Resting Place - Nico Muhly
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Mathieu Duplay 🌈 @mathieuduplay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The hypocrisy of a culture that urges people to feed their children AI-generated word salads, but cries out in mock horror when a prize-winning author is suspected of doing the same to his readers. It's *almost* as if AI isn't what's causing the problem.
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DAREBEE @darebee.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Unfold is a gentle mobility workout for a body that has spent too long in the shape of a chair. youtu.be/HAScmZsp9gQ #Darebee
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Unfold Workout [ FULL ] by #DAREBEE
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#NowPlaying André Campra French Cantatas
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#MonksMusic 🎻 Year - 1803 Composer - Frantisek Krommer Work - Oboe Concerto In F Major, Op 37 www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_...
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Mozart & Krommer: Oboe Concertos
Welcome to Hyperion Records, a British classical label devoted to presenting high-quality recordings of music of all styles and from all periods from the twelfth century to the twenty-first.
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#NowPlaying Jimi Hendrix Blues
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#NowPlaying Gavin Higgins Horn Concerto
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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
‘A new bike’ Artist: Martin Aitchison (1977)
Peter opens the door to a young friend proudly showing off his new chopper bike (or is it a chipper?) Behind the boys a milkman delivers milk in his van. 
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#NowPlaying Anonymous 4 - Miracles of Sant'Iago
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#NowPlaying A Tribute (1/2) - Kathleen Ferrier
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Thank EU for The Music @thankeuforthemusic.com · 26/09/2026
The @telegraph.co.uk decided not to publish our response to Tim Stanley’s 13 September piece, in which he called those organising the EU flags at the Proms “sad sack Remainers”. We believe in open dialogue and free speech, so we’ve published our response here... #LastNightOfTheProms
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#NowPlaying Tomas Luis da Victoria - Missa dum complerentur
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#NowPlaying Five Variants of Lazarus & Dives - Ralph Vaughan Williams
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The DCMP 🇲🇽 / 🇺🇦 / 🇬🇧 @dailyclassicalmusicpost.com · 27/09/2026
Heino Kaski: Piano Pieces, Op. 15/1: “Vuorenpeikkojen iltasoitto” Throughout history, myths and legends have brought ancient mysteries and epic sagas to life. This September, the Daily Classical Music Post will explore how composers from different eras and continents have reimagined these stories…
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Heino Kaski: Piano Pieces, Op. 15/1: “Vuorenpeikkojen iltasoitto”
Throughout history, myths and legends have brought ancient mysteries and epic sagas to life. This September, the Daily Classical Music Post will explore how composers from different eras and continents have reimagined these stories through the universal language of music. Vuorenpeikkojen iltasoitto, Op. 15/1 In Nordic folklore, trolls are mythical beings that were originally depicted as unpredictable and potentially dangerous but not inherently evil.
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#NowPlaying King Crimson Royal Albert Hall, London, England - May 18, 1995
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#NowPlaying Huw Watkins - Concerto for Orchestra
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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Woman Looking at Herself in a Mirror Katsushika Hokusai 1805 (Bunka 2) MEDIUM/TECHNIQUEHanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and mica on silk CREDIT LINEWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Standing tall with her back turned toward the viewer, a statuesque beauty (bijin) bends gently toward a black-lacquered vanity chest (kyōdai), her delicate hand poised behind her head as she adjusts a comb within her jet-black hair. She wears a sweeping grey silk kimono adorned with a subtle, repeating floral pattern, secured by a rich rust-red obi emblazoned with circular blossom motifs. Her exposed white nape (eri-ashi) creates a striking visual focal point above the low-slung collar of her garment. At the base of the composition, a large circular hand mirror mounted on the vanity catches her face in dramatic reflection, revealing her pale skin, soft red lips, and focused gaze illuminated by the faint shimmer of mica and gold leaf embedded in the silk. The image evokes the quiet intimacy of a private boudoir: the smooth texture of polished lacquer, the soft rustle of trailing silk hems, and the still air of a personal ritual.
Painted in 1805 (Bunka 2) by the legendary master Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), this hanging scroll (kakemono) belongs to the genre of nikkufu-de bijinga—original, hand-painted depictions of beautiful women on silk, as opposed to mass-produced woodblock prints. Created during Hokusai's middle period, when he produced some of his most elegant character studies prior to his world-renowned landscape series, the work showcases the artist's consummate mastery of human anatomy, textile drapery, and spatial framing. The inclusion of a calligraphic poem above the vanity adds a literary dimension, inviting the viewer to contemplate the emotional state of a woman preparing for or awaiting a lover. Executed with mineral pigments, ink, gold, and mica on fine silk, the painting demonstrates the pinnacle of Edo-period painting monozukuri (artisanal mastery in fine art), combining delicate brushwork with sophisticated material techniques.
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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“The swallows can be distinguished from the martins by their reddish-chestnut throats and foreheads, their beautiful steel-blue backs and wings, and their long, forked tails” Writer: EL Grant Watson Artist : CF Tunnicliffe
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#MonksMusic 🎻 Year - 1802 Composeer - Daniel Steibelt Work - La Chasse - Piano Concerto 05 In E Flat Major, Op 64 www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_...
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Steibelt: Piano Concertos Nos 3, 5 & 7
<p>Howard Shelley and the Ulster Orchestra return for a second volume in Hyperion’s new Classical Piano Concerto series. Daniel Steibelt—the man who dared to challenge Beethoven and lost—ruled the…
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#NowPlaying Croft No. Five Talk of the Future
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#NowPlaying Anton Bruckner Mass in F minor
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#NowPlaying Marin Marais - Suite for Viola da Gamba in A Major V 17-28
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#NowPlaying A Sutured World - Lisa Lim
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Dancing Monk🌻 @dancingmonk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#NowPlaying Nicola Porpora - Cantatas
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