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May 19, 2019 23 tweets 5 min read
In case you haven’t come across them, here’s a Sunday thread about 1920s/30s dance marathons. These were a craze that swept across America in the 1920s/30s, that involved dancing for as long as possible. They began after a woman called Alma Cummings danced for 27 straight hours in 1923, outlasting 6 different partners.
Mar 30, 2019 38 tweets 20 min read
Aaaaand we’re off with #50Concertos!! Same rule as #50Symphonies - I’m tweeting one of my favourite concertos a day on this thread, and only one concerto per composer. The Spotify playlist is here:
open.spotify.com/user/leahbroad…
And we’re starting off with… 1. Dobrinka Tabakova Concerto for Cello & String Orchestra. One of the best pieces you will ever hear. Listen to the way the first movement melts into the second, and then the second will break your heart. #50Concertos
Jan 22, 2019 34 tweets 16 min read
Well it's mid-week and freezing cold, so here's a thread of composers as biscuits.

1. J. S. Bach, Chocolate Leibniz. Basically cannot go wrong with this biscuit. 2. C. P. E. Bach, Orange Leibniz. Nice try, bit different, but not as good as the original (soz beb)