Lisa
@lisasass.bsky.social
LitWit • Baroque music & early keyboards • Hockey • Enterprise tech marketing
"Write what you know. That should leave you with a lot of free time."
~Howard Nemerov
#ClassicalMusic #Baroque #SciComm
"Write what you know. That should leave you with a lot of free time."
~Howard Nemerov
#ClassicalMusic #Baroque #SciComm
There’s a ground bass that can help you find bliss—Bach’s Passacaglia in C minor BWV 582, for example.
Then there are grounded bases that decidedly do not, especially near Fort Bliss.
#ElPaso flights in/out halted for unprecedented 10 days.
Things that make you go “huh?” 🤔 #ELP #FAA #ClassicalMusic
Then there are grounded bases that decidedly do not, especially near Fort Bliss.
#ElPaso flights in/out halted for unprecedented 10 days.
Things that make you go “huh?” 🤔 #ELP #FAA #ClassicalMusic
Bach - Passacaglia in C minor BWV 582 - Smits | Netherlands Bach Society
YouTube video by Netherlands Bach Society
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 2:30 PM
There’s a ground bass that can help you find bliss—Bach’s Passacaglia in C minor BWV 582, for example.
Then there are grounded bases that decidedly do not, especially near Fort Bliss.
#ElPaso flights in/out halted for unprecedented 10 days.
Things that make you go “huh?” 🤔 #ELP #FAA #ClassicalMusic
Then there are grounded bases that decidedly do not, especially near Fort Bliss.
#ElPaso flights in/out halted for unprecedented 10 days.
Things that make you go “huh?” 🤔 #ELP #FAA #ClassicalMusic
I’m sure @thalia.bsky.social has some advice & thoughts to offer on this International Day of Women and Girls in Science…
🤔👩🔬🧪
#WomenInScience #MCB #IDWGS #microbiology #unesco
🤔👩🔬🧪
#WomenInScience #MCB #IDWGS #microbiology #unesco
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🔬👩🔬
We’re launching the Women Microbiologists Network: a member-led networking and discussions event for women in microbiology by Dr. Enas Newire.
Read the news story and join:
🔗 https://microb.io/4ax5M5I
We’re launching the Women Microbiologists Network: a member-led networking and discussions event for women in microbiology by Dr. Enas Newire.
Read the news story and join:
🔗 https://microb.io/4ax5M5I
February 11, 2026 at 1:03 PM
I’m sure @thalia.bsky.social has some advice & thoughts to offer on this International Day of Women and Girls in Science…
🤔👩🔬🧪
#WomenInScience #MCB #IDWGS #microbiology #unesco
🤔👩🔬🧪
#WomenInScience #MCB #IDWGS #microbiology #unesco
Last night was less insomnia and more…rest-adjacent. Not surprising after an always-complicated day. 🤷🏻♀️
🎨 Henry Miller. “Insomnia” series. Info in alt text.
🎵 Vikingur Olafsson performing György Kurtág, Játékok: Little Chorale.
youtu.be/x4LGf4AYCS4?...
#ClassicalMusic #goodmorning #needcoffee
🎨 Henry Miller. “Insomnia” series. Info in alt text.
🎵 Vikingur Olafsson performing György Kurtág, Játékok: Little Chorale.
youtu.be/x4LGf4AYCS4?...
#ClassicalMusic #goodmorning #needcoffee
February 11, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Last night was less insomnia and more…rest-adjacent. Not surprising after an always-complicated day. 🤷🏻♀️
🎨 Henry Miller. “Insomnia” series. Info in alt text.
🎵 Vikingur Olafsson performing György Kurtág, Játékok: Little Chorale.
youtu.be/x4LGf4AYCS4?...
#ClassicalMusic #goodmorning #needcoffee
🎨 Henry Miller. “Insomnia” series. Info in alt text.
🎵 Vikingur Olafsson performing György Kurtág, Játékok: Little Chorale.
youtu.be/x4LGf4AYCS4?...
#ClassicalMusic #goodmorning #needcoffee
‘Nite, peeps.
Closing the day in the comfort of the familiar—one of Bach’s most tender dialogues. Such a heart-swelling center of intimate, long, sighing lines.
Concerto for 2 Violins BWV1043, II. Largo ma non tanto.
Voices of Music with Rachel Podger & Elizabeth Blumenstock.
#ClassicalMusic
Closing the day in the comfort of the familiar—one of Bach’s most tender dialogues. Such a heart-swelling center of intimate, long, sighing lines.
Concerto for 2 Violins BWV1043, II. Largo ma non tanto.
Voices of Music with Rachel Podger & Elizabeth Blumenstock.
#ClassicalMusic
Bach Double: Rachel Podger & Elizabeth Blumenstock BWV 1043 (Violin Concerto in D Minor) 4K
YouTube video by Voices of Music
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 4:38 AM
‘Nite, peeps.
Closing the day in the comfort of the familiar—one of Bach’s most tender dialogues. Such a heart-swelling center of intimate, long, sighing lines.
Concerto for 2 Violins BWV1043, II. Largo ma non tanto.
Voices of Music with Rachel Podger & Elizabeth Blumenstock.
#ClassicalMusic
Closing the day in the comfort of the familiar—one of Bach’s most tender dialogues. Such a heart-swelling center of intimate, long, sighing lines.
Concerto for 2 Violins BWV1043, II. Largo ma non tanto.
Voices of Music with Rachel Podger & Elizabeth Blumenstock.
#ClassicalMusic
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To my lost sheep night readers.
You will find the following poets in today's timeline:
Jewish-German Nobel poet Nelly Sachs.
Poems by Mexican Jose Emilio Pacheco collected by City Lights Publishing.
Peruvian Cesar Vallejo under the translation of Jull Costa
You will find the following poets in today's timeline:
Jewish-German Nobel poet Nelly Sachs.
Poems by Mexican Jose Emilio Pacheco collected by City Lights Publishing.
Peruvian Cesar Vallejo under the translation of Jull Costa
February 11, 2026 at 12:59 AM
To my lost sheep night readers.
You will find the following poets in today's timeline:
Jewish-German Nobel poet Nelly Sachs.
Poems by Mexican Jose Emilio Pacheco collected by City Lights Publishing.
Peruvian Cesar Vallejo under the translation of Jull Costa
You will find the following poets in today's timeline:
Jewish-German Nobel poet Nelly Sachs.
Poems by Mexican Jose Emilio Pacheco collected by City Lights Publishing.
Peruvian Cesar Vallejo under the translation of Jull Costa
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Not your average “I got a new job” post. A measured and powerful act of courage—read the thread!
so i have news. i am starting a position as an assistant professor at the graduate institute of journalism at the national taiwan university, 台大新聞所。
February 11, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Not your average “I got a new job” post. A measured and powerful act of courage—read the thread!
Drafts have arrived—finally! Looks like it’s an option when composing, or as an option after posting when you remove a post (correct those errors!).
You’ll need to update to the latest version.
You’ll need to update to the latest version.
February 11, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Drafts have arrived—finally! Looks like it’s an option when composing, or as an option after posting when you remove a post (correct those errors!).
You’ll need to update to the latest version.
You’ll need to update to the latest version.
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I was lucky enough to speak to @historyextra.bsky.social about strikes and collective action in Ancient Rome. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
Going on strike in ancient Rome
Podcast Episode · HistoryExtra podcast · 02/09/2026 · 39m
podcasts.apple.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:37 PM
I was lucky enough to speak to @historyextra.bsky.social about strikes and collective action in Ancient Rome. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
Monday. 🙄
The Ghost of To-Dos Past reminds me of things I ignored.
Ghost of To-Dos Present? Things I’m still ignoring.
Ghost of To-Dos Future snorts, “Relax, you’ll ignore these too!”
Here’s a proverbial punch in the face by an angel—Dame Emma summoning consciousness, ready or not.
#ClassicalMusic
The Ghost of To-Dos Past reminds me of things I ignored.
Ghost of To-Dos Present? Things I’m still ignoring.
Ghost of To-Dos Future snorts, “Relax, you’ll ignore these too!”
Here’s a proverbial punch in the face by an angel—Dame Emma summoning consciousness, ready or not.
#ClassicalMusic
Rise, Glory, Rise (Rosamond) T.A.Arne - Emma Kirkby
YouTube video by Vintage Baroque Voices
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Monday. 🙄
The Ghost of To-Dos Past reminds me of things I ignored.
Ghost of To-Dos Present? Things I’m still ignoring.
Ghost of To-Dos Future snorts, “Relax, you’ll ignore these too!”
Here’s a proverbial punch in the face by an angel—Dame Emma summoning consciousness, ready or not.
#ClassicalMusic
The Ghost of To-Dos Past reminds me of things I ignored.
Ghost of To-Dos Present? Things I’m still ignoring.
Ghost of To-Dos Future snorts, “Relax, you’ll ignore these too!”
Here’s a proverbial punch in the face by an angel—Dame Emma summoning consciousness, ready or not.
#ClassicalMusic
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An opinion without 3,14 is just an onion. 🧅
February 9, 2026 at 9:11 AM
An opinion without 3,14 is just an onion. 🧅
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Latest episode of Classical Muse now on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGz_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGz_...
Brilliance, Warmth, Charm & Class | Classical Muse – Mozart, Boccherini, Diabelli & Braun
YouTube video by talking albums
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:04 AM
‘Nite, peeps. Here’s a marvelous Baroque dialogue—would that all disputes resolved this easily!
🎵 J.G. Graun. Trio sonata in G Major “Melancholicus & Sanguineus”, GWV A:XV:11. II. Allegro non troppo
🎻 Graun was also WF Bach’s violin teacher, BTW.
youtu.be/mqIVr4Rppcw?...
#ClassicalMusic
🎵 J.G. Graun. Trio sonata in G Major “Melancholicus & Sanguineus”, GWV A:XV:11. II. Allegro non troppo
🎻 Graun was also WF Bach’s violin teacher, BTW.
youtu.be/mqIVr4Rppcw?...
#ClassicalMusic
A musical dispute (Graun: Melancholicus & Sanguineus 2) | Ensemble Diderot
YouTube video by Ensemble Diderot
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 3:33 AM
‘Nite, peeps. Here’s a marvelous Baroque dialogue—would that all disputes resolved this easily!
🎵 J.G. Graun. Trio sonata in G Major “Melancholicus & Sanguineus”, GWV A:XV:11. II. Allegro non troppo
🎻 Graun was also WF Bach’s violin teacher, BTW.
youtu.be/mqIVr4Rppcw?...
#ClassicalMusic
🎵 J.G. Graun. Trio sonata in G Major “Melancholicus & Sanguineus”, GWV A:XV:11. II. Allegro non troppo
🎻 Graun was also WF Bach’s violin teacher, BTW.
youtu.be/mqIVr4Rppcw?...
#ClassicalMusic
For the classical music world, the original is still the best when it comes to a Bad Bunny performing a halftime* show on Super Bowl Sunday. 🦉🏈🎵
#ClassicalMusic #BadBunny #Superbowl
youtube.com/watch?v=WqGE...
*And we’d call it ‘cut time.’
#ClassicalMusic #BadBunny #Superbowl
youtube.com/watch?v=WqGE...
*And we’d call it ‘cut time.’
Looney Tunes Classic | Rhapsody Rabbit | Boomerang Official
YouTube video by Cartoon Cartoons
youtube.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
For the classical music world, the original is still the best when it comes to a Bad Bunny performing a halftime* show on Super Bowl Sunday. 🦉🏈🎵
#ClassicalMusic #BadBunny #Superbowl
youtube.com/watch?v=WqGE...
*And we’d call it ‘cut time.’
#ClassicalMusic #BadBunny #Superbowl
youtube.com/watch?v=WqGE...
*And we’d call it ‘cut time.’
I know we’re all yearning for some really great news wherever we can find it these days, so you’ll be thrilled to learn that my dishwasher’s drain hose has finally thawed out.
Celebrate responsibly. 🎉🎊🙌
Celebrate responsibly. 🎉🎊🙌
a fireman is holding a flamethrower with the words let 's bring out the flamethrowers below him
Alt: a fireman is holding a flamethrower with the words let 's bring out the flamethrowers below him
media.tenor.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:49 PM
I know we’re all yearning for some really great news wherever we can find it these days, so you’ll be thrilled to learn that my dishwasher’s drain hose has finally thawed out.
Celebrate responsibly. 🎉🎊🙌
Celebrate responsibly. 🎉🎊🙌
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Can’t go wrong with Scott Ross playing Scarlatti turned up to 11 on a Saturday morning, with a double-shot and biscotti on the side.
youtube.com/watch?v=h-Rh...
#ClassicalMusic
youtube.com/watch?v=h-Rh...
#ClassicalMusic
Scott Ross - Le Vezinet ( Jean Philippe Rameau )
YouTube video by Juha Bach
youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Can’t go wrong with Scott Ross playing Scarlatti turned up to 11 on a Saturday morning, with a double-shot and biscotti on the side.
youtube.com/watch?v=h-Rh...
#ClassicalMusic
youtube.com/watch?v=h-Rh...
#ClassicalMusic
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‘…La Guillotine…it was the best cure for headache, it infallibly prevented hair from turning gray, it imparted a particular delicacy to the complexion, it was the National Razor which shaved close.’
📚C.Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
🖼️ P.-A. Demachy, Une exécution capitale
#BookWormSat
📚C.Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
🖼️ P.-A. Demachy, Une exécution capitale
#BookWormSat
February 7, 2026 at 11:08 AM
‘…La Guillotine…it was the best cure for headache, it infallibly prevented hair from turning gray, it imparted a particular delicacy to the complexion, it was the National Razor which shaved close.’
📚C.Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
🖼️ P.-A. Demachy, Une exécution capitale
#BookWormSat
📚C.Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
🖼️ P.-A. Demachy, Une exécution capitale
#BookWormSat
Since I have 240+ mutuals with @ogre.red, sharing this information. May want to take note of the EIC’s responses to questions and concerns in the comments, as well. #poetry #writing
Red Ogre (@ogre.red) gets rights to your work upon *submission*.
And those rights are ridiculous. They can change your work, not credit you, use your work for advertising, or put it in an anthology.
Don't submit to this one, folks.
And those rights are ridiculous. They can change your work, not credit you, use your work for advertising, or put it in an anthology.
Don't submit to this one, folks.
February 7, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Nite, peeps! This should keep the party going, tho:
Henry Eccles, Sonata in G Minor. Courante, Adagio.
In his 12 Solos for Violin, 18 mvmts were, um, “borrowed” from Valentini. Brazen, even for Baroque.🤦🏻♀️
Théotime Langlois de Swarte, violin; Justin Taylor, harpsichord.
#ClassicalMusic #TGIF
Henry Eccles, Sonata in G Minor. Courante, Adagio.
In his 12 Solos for Violin, 18 mvmts were, um, “borrowed” from Valentini. Brazen, even for Baroque.🤦🏻♀️
Théotime Langlois de Swarte, violin; Justin Taylor, harpsichord.
#ClassicalMusic #TGIF
Henry Eccles - sonata G minor - Courante, Adagio - Langlois de Swarte & Taylor
YouTube video by Theotime Langlois de Swarte
youtu.be
February 7, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Nite, peeps! This should keep the party going, tho:
Henry Eccles, Sonata in G Minor. Courante, Adagio.
In his 12 Solos for Violin, 18 mvmts were, um, “borrowed” from Valentini. Brazen, even for Baroque.🤦🏻♀️
Théotime Langlois de Swarte, violin; Justin Taylor, harpsichord.
#ClassicalMusic #TGIF
Henry Eccles, Sonata in G Minor. Courante, Adagio.
In his 12 Solos for Violin, 18 mvmts were, um, “borrowed” from Valentini. Brazen, even for Baroque.🤦🏻♀️
Théotime Langlois de Swarte, violin; Justin Taylor, harpsichord.
#ClassicalMusic #TGIF
Another 🧪🔬👩🔬 goodbye:
“For nearly three decades, IUPAC has been headquartered in North Carolina, in… Research Triangle Park, one of the leading scientific hubs in the United States. From there, it has played a pivotal role in shaping international scientific, industrial, and regulatory priorities…”
“For nearly three decades, IUPAC has been headquartered in North Carolina, in… Research Triangle Park, one of the leading scientific hubs in the United States. From there, it has played a pivotal role in shaping international scientific, industrial, and regulatory priorities…”
February 7, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Another 🧪🔬👩🔬 goodbye:
“For nearly three decades, IUPAC has been headquartered in North Carolina, in… Research Triangle Park, one of the leading scientific hubs in the United States. From there, it has played a pivotal role in shaping international scientific, industrial, and regulatory priorities…”
“For nearly three decades, IUPAC has been headquartered in North Carolina, in… Research Triangle Park, one of the leading scientific hubs in the United States. From there, it has played a pivotal role in shaping international scientific, industrial, and regulatory priorities…”
One of the two things significantly raising the temp of my Friday:
🔥Veracini, Ouverture No. 6 in G minor (Allegro).
🎻 Basically, the orchestra kicks down the door & oboist stampedes in.
Suh-weet.
The other heat generator? A scholarly mystery. 🤷🏻♀️
#ClassicalMusic #TGIF
youtube.com/watch?v=Rf0J...
🔥Veracini, Ouverture No. 6 in G minor (Allegro).
🎻 Basically, the orchestra kicks down the door & oboist stampedes in.
Suh-weet.
The other heat generator? A scholarly mystery. 🤷🏻♀️
#ClassicalMusic #TGIF
youtube.com/watch?v=Rf0J...
Francesco Maria Veracini (1690-1768): Ouverture n.6 in sol min.
YouTube video by EnsembleZefiro
youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:16 PM
One of the two things significantly raising the temp of my Friday:
🔥Veracini, Ouverture No. 6 in G minor (Allegro).
🎻 Basically, the orchestra kicks down the door & oboist stampedes in.
Suh-weet.
The other heat generator? A scholarly mystery. 🤷🏻♀️
#ClassicalMusic #TGIF
youtube.com/watch?v=Rf0J...
🔥Veracini, Ouverture No. 6 in G minor (Allegro).
🎻 Basically, the orchestra kicks down the door & oboist stampedes in.
Suh-weet.
The other heat generator? A scholarly mystery. 🤷🏻♀️
#ClassicalMusic #TGIF
youtube.com/watch?v=Rf0J...
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... and if you're inclined to offer celestial thanks for the close of the week, here you go
(fun fact: Handel's Dettingen Te Deum was composed in honor of a 1743 victory, the final time a sitting British monarch (George II) personally led forces in the field):
youtu.be/AxgWzeEII0U?...
(fun fact: Handel's Dettingen Te Deum was composed in honor of a 1743 victory, the final time a sitting British monarch (George II) personally led forces in the field):
youtu.be/AxgWzeEII0U?...
Händel - Dettingen Te Deum; We praiseThee, o God
YouTube video by GustavAdolphusRex
youtu.be
February 6, 2026 at 10:47 AM
... and if you're inclined to offer celestial thanks for the close of the week, here you go
(fun fact: Handel's Dettingen Te Deum was composed in honor of a 1743 victory, the final time a sitting British monarch (George II) personally led forces in the field):
youtu.be/AxgWzeEII0U?...
(fun fact: Handel's Dettingen Te Deum was composed in honor of a 1743 victory, the final time a sitting British monarch (George II) personally led forces in the field):
youtu.be/AxgWzeEII0U?...
G’nite, peeps. Handel “Ombra mai fu” from Serse sung by Andreas Scholl. Flawless, liquid, luminous voice with such warmth. Here, it opens a calm place to step into to be filled with both peace & longing.
Scene context, Italian & English text are in Alt text of next post. #ClassicalMusic #Opera
Scene context, Italian & English text are in Alt text of next post. #ClassicalMusic #Opera
Serse, HWV 40, Atto I Scena 1: Arioso "Ombra mai fù"
YouTube video by Andreas Scholl - Topic
youtu.be
February 6, 2026 at 4:22 AM
G’nite, peeps. Handel “Ombra mai fu” from Serse sung by Andreas Scholl. Flawless, liquid, luminous voice with such warmth. Here, it opens a calm place to step into to be filled with both peace & longing.
Scene context, Italian & English text are in Alt text of next post. #ClassicalMusic #Opera
Scene context, Italian & English text are in Alt text of next post. #ClassicalMusic #Opera
200-second break with a Handel trio sonata.
Pause doomscrolling, or bemoaning gray slush, or staring at snowcrete burying your car—or worse, swearing at the car that stole your spot after you’d finally dug it out.
👀🪑Looking at you there, #Boston…
Anyway. Take a breather and enjoy.
#classicalmusic
Pause doomscrolling, or bemoaning gray slush, or staring at snowcrete burying your car—or worse, swearing at the car that stole your spot after you’d finally dug it out.
👀🪑Looking at you there, #Boston…
Anyway. Take a breather and enjoy.
#classicalmusic
"Sonate en trio en ut mineur HWV 386a" 4e mouvement - Aminta e Fillide (Handel)
YouTube video by Les Arts Florissants
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 7:26 PM
200-second break with a Handel trio sonata.
Pause doomscrolling, or bemoaning gray slush, or staring at snowcrete burying your car—or worse, swearing at the car that stole your spot after you’d finally dug it out.
👀🪑Looking at you there, #Boston…
Anyway. Take a breather and enjoy.
#classicalmusic
Pause doomscrolling, or bemoaning gray slush, or staring at snowcrete burying your car—or worse, swearing at the car that stole your spot after you’d finally dug it out.
👀🪑Looking at you there, #Boston…
Anyway. Take a breather and enjoy.
#classicalmusic